Comparison

Sensors Toolbox vs IMU Utility

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time sensor data collection
  • Accelerometer, gyroscope, GPS
  • Barometer, decibel meter, metal detector
  • Compass functionality
  • Intuitive graph visualization
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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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.

About

IMU Utility

This tool displays and transfers measurement data from iPhone's MotionManager and internal IMU sensors. It supports exporting data in CSV, JSON, and Google Protobuf formats, allowing your iPhone to function as an external IMU sensor.

Highlights
  • View MotionManager data
  • View internal IMU sensor data
  • Transfer measurement data
  • Export data as CSV
  • Export data as JSON
  • Export data as Google Protobuf
Features
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The IMU Utility is an easy tool to show and transfer the measurement data of iPhone's both MotionManager and internal IMU sensors. This application provides transferring the measurement data as well as watching the data by using three different kinds of formats such as CSV, JSON and Google Protobuf. You can use your iPhone as an external IMU sensor.

Screenshots

Sensors Toolbox4 screens
IMU Utility4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sensors Toolbox at 53% against IMU Utility's 0%. Sensors Toolbox also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (134 vs 2). IMU Utility's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sensors Toolbox holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sensors Toolbox has 134 ratings behind it against 2, 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 0% of IMU Utility's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sensors Toolbox versus IMU Utility: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSensors ToolboxIMU Utility
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (134 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews52.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings134 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew NealPusik Park

Customer experience

Sensors Toolbox

All ratings134 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral2.2%
Negative16.4%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive52.8%
Neutral9.4%
Negative37.7%

IMU Utility

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sensors Toolbox

No in-app purchases

None

IMU Utility

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sensors Toolbox free?
Sensors Toolbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IMU Utility free?
IMU Utility is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sensors Toolbox or IMU Utility?
Sensors Toolbox is rated higher. Sensors Toolbox averages 4.2 out of 5 from 134 ratings, while IMU Utility averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Sensors Toolbox or IMU Utility have ads?
Sensors Toolbox shows ads; IMU Utility does not.

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