Comparison

Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite vs ST BLE Drone

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite

This app turns your smartphone into a scientific instrument suite, enabling measurement, recording, analysis, and export of real-time sensor data. It offers tools for kinematics, acoustics, light, magnetism, and more, suitable for students, educators, researchers, and hobbyists.

Highlights
  • Real-time sensor data measurement
  • Data recording and analysis
  • Data export functionality
  • Kinematics tools (accelerometer, gyroscope)
  • Acoustics tools (sound meter, oscilloscope)
  • Magnetism tools (compass, magnetometer)
  • AR visualization for magnetic fields and measurements
Features
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Whether you’re a student, educator, researcher, or hobbyist, Physics Toolbox transforms your smartphone’s built-in sensors into a powerful suite of scientific instruments. Easily measure, record, analyze, and export real-time data for a variety of uses—from classroom experiments to cutting-edge research. KINEMATICS G-Force Meter Linear Accelerometer Gyroscope Inclinometer Motion Visualizer (LiDAR-tracked position and velocity) ACOUSTICS Sound Meter Tone Detector Tone Generator Oscilloscope Spectrum Analyzer Spectrogram LIGHT Light Meter Color Detector Proximeter Stroboscope MAGNETISM Compass Magnetometer Magna-AR (AR visualization of magnetic field vectors) OTHER Barometer GPS - latitude, longitude, altitude, speed, direction, number of satellites Ruler-AR (AR-estimated measurements) COMBINATION Multi Record Roller Coaster GAME Play (data-verified challenges)

About

ST BLE Drone

Features
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The ST Drone is an STEVAL-FCU001V1 board, based on STM32 processor and ST sensors such as the 9-axis gyroscope, accelerometer, magnetometer, pressure, temperature and BLE. The GUI allows to pilot the ST Drone after the BLE connection has been established, then the drone is driven by touchable analog cursors. The GUI is composed by the following screens: • Pilot • BLE connector • Drone parameters settings and configurations • Help (in English or Italian) to explain the commands, the icons and their features Video about ST drone flight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGFqIDVpMT4 For more information about ST Drone: https://community.st.com/community/drone-zone For more information about STEVAL-FCU001V1: http://www.st.com/en/evaluation-tools/steval-fcu001v1.html To download free source code: https://github.com/STMicroelectronics-CentralLabs/ST_Drone_FCU_F401

Screenshots

Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite4 screens
ST BLE Drone3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ST BLE Drone at none against Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite's 1. ST BLE Drone also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 8 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ST BLE Drone asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite ships an update weekly, ST BLE Drone every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite versus ST BLE Drone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhysics Toolbox Sensor SuiteST BLE Drone
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.8K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChrystian VieyraSTMicroelectronics

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Pro$5.99
None

ST BLE Drone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite free?
Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ST BLE Drone free?
ST BLE Drone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite or ST BLE Drone have ads?
Neither Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite nor ST BLE Drone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite or ST BLE Drone?
Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite ships an update weekly, and ST BLE Drone every 8 months. Most recently, Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite was updated on September 29, 2026 and ST BLE Drone on September 10, 2026.

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