Sensors Toolbox vs Cumulocity IoT Sensor App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sensors Toolbox
Access and visualize data from all your smartphone's sensors in real time. Collect information from accelerometers, gyroscopes, GPS, barometers, and more, then convert it into easy-to-read graphs. This app offers a clean, intuitive interface for comprehensive sensor analysis.
- Real-time sensor data collection
- Accelerometer, gyroscope, GPS
- Barometer, decibel meter, metal detector
- Compass functionality
- Intuitive graph visualization
- User-friendly interface
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Sensor toolbox makes the most of all the sensors in your smartphone. With a user-friendly interface and easy to read layout, Sensor Multitool - Toolbox allows you to collect data in real time for any and all sensors on your phone. Convert the data into easy to read graphs with a detailed readout from each sensor. This app contains everything you need: an accelerometer, gyroscope, GPS Data, barometer, decibel meter, metal detector, compass, and much more. This app follows all material design guidelines, meaning the app is clean and simple to use This app uses intuitive graphs to create clean, orderly graphs of all data collected.
Cumulocity IoT Sensor App
This app allows you to transform your smartphone into an IoT device, visualizing sensor data and sending measurements to a cloud platform. You can register your phone, trigger alarms, and connect Bluetooth devices for data transmission.
- Register smartphone as an IoT device
- Visualize phone sensor data
- Trigger alarms and send peak values
- Connect Bluetooth devices
- Send measurements to IoT platform
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Visualize your smartphone sensor data and send measurements to the Cumulocity Platform. Cumulocity is the #1 low-code, self-service IoT platform—the only one that comes pre-integrated with the tools you need for fast results: device connectivity and management, application enablement and integration, as well as real-time and predictive analytics. The Cumulocity IoT Sensor App enables you to: - Register your smartphone as an IoT device and see your phone sensor data in Cumulocity - Trigger alarms and send peak values from your mobile phone - Connect Bluetooth devices and send measurements to the IoT platform Sign up for a free Cumulocity trial and start sending your mobile phone sensor data to the cloud https://www.cumulocity.com/start-your-journey/free-trial/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cumulocity IoT Sensor App at 100% against Sensors Toolbox's 53%. Cumulocity IoT Sensor App also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and ads (none vs shown). Sensors Toolbox's advantage is ratings volume (134 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cumulocity IoT Sensor App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sensors Toolbox has 134 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Sensors Toolbox's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cumulocity IoT Sensor App's.
Sensors Toolbox ships an update every 7 months, Cumulocity IoT Sensor App every 14 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Sensors Toolbox | Cumulocity IoT Sensor App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (134 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 134 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Neal | Cumulocity GmbH |
Customer experience
Sensors Toolbox
Cumulocity IoT Sensor App
In-app purchases
Sensors Toolbox
No in-app purchases
Cumulocity IoT Sensor App
No in-app purchases
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