Vibration Meter, seismograph vs Beacon Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vibration Meter, seismograph
This application uses your phone's accelerometer to measure and record vibrations from various sources, including earthquakes and everyday objects. It displays ground motion on a graph and uses an instrumental intensity scale for analysis. You can also monitor and share your measurement results.
- Measures vibration strength
- Detects seismic waves
- Uses accelerometer for analysis
- Displays ground motion graph
- Utilizes instrumental intensity scale
- Monitors and shares results
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Vibration meter is an app called seismograph or seismometer, which measures the strength of vibration, quakes, earthquakes, vibrations of the human body or any other objects around you. Our app allows for detecting and recording of seismic waves generated by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, avalanches and other sources of vibration and shocks. Accelerometer in your mobile phone is used for detection of vibrations and measurement analysis. Graph presents a record of the ground motion at a measuring point. Ground movement or an object is presented as a function of time in the three Cartesian axes, with the z axis perpendicular to the Earth's surface and the x- and y- axes parallel to the surface. Mercalli intensity scale is a seismic scale used for measuring the intensity of an earthquake. It measures the effects of an earthquake and it is distinct from the moment of magnitude. Richter Scale assigns a magnitude number to quantify the energy released by an earthquake. Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA) is equal to the maximum ground acceleration that occurred during earthquake shaking at location. PGA is equal to the amplitude of the largest absolute acceleration recorded on an accelerogram at a site during a particular earthquake. In this app we use Instrumental Intensity Scale (developed by The United States Geological Survey) which maps peak ground acceleration and peak ground velocity on an intensity scale similar to the felt Mercalli Scale. These values are used to create shake maps by seismologists on around the world. Mercalli Intensity Scale distinguishes the following levels of vibration and impact damage: I. Instrumental - Not felt. Recorded by seismographs. II. Weak - Felt only on top floors of high buildings. III. Slight - Felt indoors, like a passing light truck. IV. Moderate - Windows, doors rattle. Like passing train. V. Rather Strong - Felt by all. Small objects upset. VI. Strong - Books off shelves. Trees shake. Damage. VII. Very Strong - Difficult to stand. Buildings damaged. VIII. Destructive - Significant damage. Trees broken. IX. Violent - General panic. Serious damage. Cracks. X. Intense - Most buildings destroyed. Rails bent. XI. Extreme - Rails bent greatly. Pipelines destroyed. XII. Catastrophic - Near total damage. This app allows you monitor and share the results of your measurements with other users. Measure and monitor all vibration and shocks using smartphone or tablet!
Beacon Simulator
This utility app transforms your smartphone into a beacon transmitter. It's designed for developers to easily test beacon-enabled applications without needing physical hardware. Quickly set up and broadcast signals, and generate UUIDs for your development workflow.
- Turn phone into a beacon
- Test beacon-enabled apps
- No hardware required
- Quickly configure beacon
- Broadcast signal instantly
- Generate and share UUIDs
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Beacon Simulator turns your phone into a Beacon. Designed with developers in mind, Beacon Simulator makes it easy to start testing your Beacon-enabled apps without having to buy any hardware. Quickly configure your beacon and start broadcasting a signal instantly. Generating UUIDs and sharing them to your development environment is simple.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Vibration Meter, seismograph at 42% against Beacon Simulator's 0%. Vibration Meter, seismograph also leads on ratings volume (717 vs 2). Beacon Simulator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Vibration Meter, seismograph sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Beacon Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Beacon Simulator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vibration Meter, seismograph has 717 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 42% of Vibration Meter, seismograph's written reviews are positive against 0% of Beacon Simulator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Vibration Meter, seismograph | Beacon Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (717 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 717 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ExaMobile S.A. | Marino Software |
Customer experience
Vibration Meter, seismograph
Beacon Simulator
In-app purchases
Vibration Meter, seismograph
- Remove ads$1.99
Beacon Simulator
No in-app purchases
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