TapManager vs MicroPStat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TapManager
This utility app helps manage and customize tap-based wearable devices. It offers tutorials for quick setup and allows adjustments to scroll speed and language. A compatible tap wearable is required for full functionality.
- Tap wearable management
- Scroll speed adjustment
- Language selection
- Tutorials for setup
- Customizable settings
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and scroll speed and language selection. TapManager provides a seamless setup experience for Tapping, with brief, important tutorials which will get you up and running in no time. Tap wearable is required.
MicroPStat
This instrument enables voltammetric and striping analysis for low-level analyte detection. Users can navigate menus, collect, view, and analyze data directly on their iPad or iPhone, with cloud backup and MicroSD card access.
- Voltammetric analysis
- Striping analysis for low-level detection
- iOS device control (iPad/iPhone)
- Data collection and viewing
- iCloud data backup
- MicroSD card data access
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Analytical Instrument Systems, Inc. has introduced a new unique instrument for voltammetric analysis, the AIS DLK MP-1. The instrument performs all the standard voltammetric analysis as well as striping analysis for low level detection of analytes under study. This instrument allows the user to navigate through menus using any standard iPad™ or iPhone™. The instrument allows the user to collect and view data on the iPad™ or iPhone™ and directly send data to the iCloud™ where it can be further analyzed. All data is backed up to a MicroSD card and can be removed to get instant access to data collected. This system allows for the immediate analysis of data through our new unique Web interface called AIS Educate and coming soon AIS Professional.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MicroPStat at 100% against TapManager's 30%. MicroPStat also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9). TapManager's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
MicroPStat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TapManager has 28 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of TapManager's written reviews are positive against 100% of MicroPStat's.
TapManager ships an update monthly, MicroPStat every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | TapManager | MicroPStat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (28 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tap Systems Inc. | Analytical Instrument Systems, Inc. |
Customer experience
TapManager
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In-app purchases
TapManager
No in-app purchases
MicroPStat
No in-app purchases
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