Comparison

Vibration Meter, seismograph vs MultiSens

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

MultiSens

This application allows users to test various machine condition monitoring sensors. It connects to sensors, displays Time Waveform and Vibration Spectrum graphs, and auto-calibrates for data acquisition.

Highlights
  • Test machine condition monitoring sensors
  • Connect to sensors
  • Plot Time Waveform graph
  • Plot Vibration Spectrum (Acceleration, dB, Velocity)
  • Auto-calibrate to sensors
  • Data acquisition with adjustable sampling rates and sample counts
Features
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The app is designed to test drive different Machine Condition Monitoring sensors, connect to them and plot the Time Waveform graph and the Vibration Spectrum in Acceleration, dB and Velocity. The app will auto-calibrate to each sensor and provides data acquisition with different sampling rates and number of samples.

Screenshots

Vibration Meter, seismograph4 screens
MultiSens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MultiSens at none against Vibration Meter, seismograph's 1. MultiSens also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). Vibration Meter, seismograph's advantage is ratings volume (732 vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). 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. Vibration Meter, seismograph sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MultiSens asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MultiSens 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 732 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vibration Meter, seismograph ships an update every 7 months, MultiSens every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Vibration Meter, seismograph versus MultiSens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVibration Meter, seismographMultiSens
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (732 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings732 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB99 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperExaMobile S.A.Sens-OS

Customer experience

Vibration Meter, seismograph

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

MultiSens

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Vibration Meter, seismograph

One-time1
  • Remove ads$1.99
None

MultiSens

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vibration Meter, seismograph free?
Vibration Meter, seismograph is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MultiSens free?
MultiSens is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Vibration Meter, seismograph or MultiSens?
MultiSens is rated higher. Vibration Meter, seismograph averages 4.7 out of 5 from 732 ratings, while MultiSens averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Vibration Meter, seismograph or MultiSens have ads?
Neither Vibration Meter, seismograph nor MultiSens shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vibration Meter, seismograph or MultiSens?
Vibration Meter, seismograph ships an update every 7 months, and MultiSens every 2 months. Most recently, Vibration Meter, seismograph was updated on November 6, 2026 and MultiSens on November 3, 2026.

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