ISSMGE vs PocketDIC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ISSMGE
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The ISSMGE is the pre-eminent professional body representing the interests and activities of Engineers, Academics and Contractors all over the world that actively participate in geotechnical engineering. As a truly global organisation, the ISSMGE provides a focus for professional leadership to some 90 Member Societies and around 20,000 individual members.
PocketDIC
This application uses your smartphone camera to measure deformation and strain fields through Digital Image Correlation. It automatically computes displacement and strain, allowing you to visualize key components and save analysis results.
- Capture reference and deformed images
- Automatic DIC algorithm computation
- Visualize strain and displacement components
- Save analysis results as PNG
- User-friendly step-by-step usage
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PocketDIC is an app that measures deformation and strain fields using Digital Image Correlation (DIC) with your smartphone camera. Features: - Capture reference and deformed images using the built-in camera - Automatically compute displacement and strain fields using DIC algorithm - Visualize εxx, εyy, εxy, U, and V components as color maps - Save analysis results as PNG images How to use: 1. Capture a reference image 2. Capture deformed images at intervals 3. Tap the DIC button to analyze automatically 4. Review and save the strain map Suitable for education and research in materials science and solid mechanics.
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Verdict
ISSMGE and PocketDIC are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
ISSMGE ships an update monthly, PocketDIC fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ISSMGE | PocketDIC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ARGO-E GROUP I.K.E. | Shigeto Yamasaki |
In-app purchases
ISSMGE
No in-app purchases
PocketDIC
No in-app purchases
