GL Angler Diary vs Vertical Shaft Alignment
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GL Angler Diary
Record your fishing catches and share valuable data with biologists. Track essential details like length, fate, sex, and fin clips for steelhead. Contribute to scientific understanding of fish populations.
- Record fishing catches
- Share data with biologists
- Track steelhead details
- Log length, fate, sex, fin clips
- Contribute to scientific research
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The Great Lakes Angler Diary was developed by Brenton Consulting, LLC, with funding from Michigan State University Extension, Michigan Sea Grant, and Detroit Area Steelheaders. The purpose of this app is to allow anglers to record their catches and share information with biologists. At a minimum, anglers are asked to record the following for all steelhead (rainbow trout) caught during the fishing season: - Length (to nearest quarter inch) - Fate (kept or released) - Sex (male or female) - Fin clips
Vertical Shaft Alignment
This app guides users through the vertical shaft alignment process for motor and pump applications using specific Bluetooth-connected sensors. It facilitates measurement and alignment, and allows for instant PDF report generation on-site.
- Bluetooth sensor connectivity
- Guided measurement and alignment process
- Icon-based adaptive user interface
- Instant PDF report generation
- Works with RT-300/AT-200 sensors
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This is a companion app for performing vertical shaft alignment, using the RT-300/AT-200, on typical applications such as a motor and a pump. The app guides the user throughout the complete measurement and alignment process when using the Bluetooth® connected ACOEM sensors. The PDF Report function provides a fast on-site reporting capability by converting saved measurement reports into PDF files. ---- Note: This app works only with the ACOEM RT-300 and AT-200 ---- Key Features: - Connected using Bluetooth® - GuideU: Our patented icon-based and color-coded adaptive user interface - Create an instant PDF-report Visit the website www.acoem.com for more information on alignment in general, the ACOEM tools and support of the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GL Angler Diary at every 6 weeks against Vertical Shaft Alignment's every 6 months. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for GL Angler Diary against 5.0 for Vertical Shaft Alignment. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
GL Angler Diary ships an update every 6 weeks, Vertical Shaft Alignment every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GL Angler Diary | Vertical Shaft Alignment |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sudhiandra Lodd | ACOEM Group |
Customer experience
GL Angler Diary
Vertical Shaft Alignment
In-app purchases
GL Angler Diary
No in-app purchases
Vertical Shaft Alignment
No in-app purchases
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