Faraday Test vs iVe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Faraday Test
Test the signal blocking capabilities of Faraday bags and enclosures. This utility app verifies complete signal transmission blockage for Wi-Fi and cellular signals, generating a detailed report of the results.
- Test Wi-Fi signal blocking
- Test cellular signal blocking
- Verify complete signal blockage
- Generate test reports
- Assess Faraday bag effectiveness
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This app is designed to test the signal blocking strength of Mission Darkness faraday bags and enclosures. It allows the user to perform a test with wifi and cell signals to determine whether the faraday enclosure completely blocks signal transmission. A report is generated with the results.
iVe
This app helps investigators identify vehicle systems and acquire data for forensic analysis. It provides step-by-step guides and allows secure data sharing for collaboration.
- Identify vehicle systems
- Acquire data forensically
- View system identification guides
- Step-by-step removal walkthroughs
- Securely share acquired data
- Conduct analysis on the go
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Vehicles hold a vast amount of data that can be used to uncover critical information during an investigation and help determine what happened, where it occurred, and who was involved. iVe Mobile is a resource for investigators to identify vehicle systems, determine what information is obtainable, view system identification guides, access step-by-step walkthroughs for removing systems and instructions for acquiring data in a forensically sound manner. The mobile app also gives users the ability to view the contents of their collections and conduct analysis whenever and wherever they need to. Users can securely share data acquired with other investigators, prosecutors and clients so that they can quickly and easily collaborate through the identification, acquisition and analysis of vehicle data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iVe at 4.6 against Faraday Test's 2.3. iVe also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 10 months). Faraday Test's advantage is review sentiment (29% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iVe holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of Faraday Test's written reviews are positive against 0% of iVe's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Faraday Test ships an update every 10 months, iVe every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Faraday Test | iVe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (11 ratings) | 4.6 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Merakai, LLC | Berla Corporation |
Customer experience
Faraday Test
iVe
In-app purchases
Faraday Test
No in-app purchases
iVe
No in-app purchases
