Comparison

Vibration Meter, seismograph vs Movesense Showcase

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Measures vibration strength
  • Detects seismic waves
  • Uses accelerometer for analysis
  • Displays ground motion graph
  • Utilizes instrumental intensity scale
  • Monitors and shares results
Features
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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!

About

Movesense Showcase

This application allows you to connect and stream data from specialized motion sensors. Record and analyze motion, heart rate, and temperature data, or develop custom sensor applications. It's designed for creating personalized wearable solutions.

Highlights
  • Connect multiple motion sensors
  • Stream real-time sensor data
  • Record data logs for analysis
  • Share data in CSV and JSON formats
  • Update sensor firmware
Features
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Movesense is an open and programmable development environment for sensing solutions, capable of measuring motion, heart rate, temperature and more. With the tiny, durable, water resistant motion sensor you can track anything that moves. Connect one or multiple Movesense sensors to Movesense Showcase application, stream data from the sensors to your phone and record your data for further analysing. You can also develop your own app in the Movesense sensor to make it work exactly as you need. With our innovative tools you can build your own wearables. To access all features, a Movesense sensor is required. You can get your own Movesense sensor from https://www.movesense.com/shop Main features: • Sensor connection for one or multiple sensors • Easy-to-use data recording function • Sharing recorded data logs (CSV and JSON) • Device firmware update to selected sensor

Screenshots

Vibration Meter, seismograph4 screens
Movesense Showcase4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Movesense Showcase at 100% against Vibration Meter, seismograph's 42%. Movesense Showcase also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Vibration Meter, seismograph's advantage is ratings volume (733 vs 3). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Vibration Meter, seismograph sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Movesense Showcase asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Movesense Showcase 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 733 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Vibration Meter, seismograph's written reviews are positive against 100% of Movesense Showcase's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vibration Meter, seismograph ships an update every 7 months, Movesense Showcase every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Vibration Meter, seismograph versus Movesense Showcase: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVibration Meter, seismographMovesense Showcase
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (733 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings733 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperExaMobile S.A.Movesense Oy

Customer experience

Vibration Meter, seismograph

All ratings730 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive42.5%
Neutral5.5%
Negative52.1%

Movesense Showcase

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Vibration Meter, seismograph

One-time1
  • Remove ads$1.99
None

Movesense Showcase

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vibration Meter, seismograph free?
Vibration Meter, seismograph is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Movesense Showcase free?
Movesense Showcase is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Vibration Meter, seismograph or Movesense Showcase?
Movesense Showcase is rated higher. Vibration Meter, seismograph averages 4.7 out of 5 from 733 ratings, while Movesense Showcase averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Vibration Meter, seismograph or Movesense Showcase have ads?
Neither Vibration Meter, seismograph nor Movesense Showcase shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vibration Meter, seismograph or Movesense Showcase?
Vibration Meter, seismograph ships an update every 7 months, and Movesense Showcase every 3 months. Most recently, Vibration Meter, seismograph was updated on November 11, 2026 and Movesense Showcase on November 2, 2026.

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