Sonar Mobile vs Pre
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sonar Mobile
Locate Bluetooth devices and monitor environmental conditions in real-time. Gain insights into asset usage and maintenance needs without traditional tracking solutions. Jumpstart your business's digital transformation with this powerful IoT tool.
- Real-time asset location
- Environmental condition monitoring
- Bluetooth device tracking
- Predictive maintenance alerts
- Asset usage insights
- Digital transformation tool
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Easily find assets and monitor environmental conditions from the palm of your hand with Sonar powered by Thinaer. Built on the Thinaer IoT platform, Sonar is the first-ever tool of its kind to see and locate your Bluetooth devices and use them to create a powerful People, Places, and Things view of your business. - What if you could locate your equipment in real-time without leaving your desk? - What if you could monitor and manage environmental conditions from virtually anywhere? - What if your equipment could raise its hand when it needed maintenance? - What if you knew how your assets were being used and could adjust inventory with the click of a button? - What if you could do all that and more without all the overhead of traditional RTLS or RFID tracking solutions? Sonar Mobile, powered by Thinaer. Built for healthcare but agnostic enough for every industry. Download Sonar Mobile and jumpstart your digital transformation.
Pre
This app guides users through pre-alignment tasks using a connected Bluetooth probe. It allows measurement and recording of run-out, bearing clearance, and soft foot, with the ability to generate instant PDF reports.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Icon-based adaptive user interface
- Measure and record Run-Out
- Measure and record Bearing Clearance
- Measure and record True SoftCheck
- Generate instant PDF reports
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This is a companion app for performing pre-alignment tasks, using the RT-300/AT-10. The app guides the user through the complete pre-alignment process when using the Bluetooth® connected ACOEM Run-Out Probe. This offers a complete pre-alignment package, including the possibility to measure and record Run-Out, Bearing Clearance, and True SoftCheck. The PDF Report function provides a fast on-site reporting capability by converting saved measurement reports into PDF files. ---- Note: This app works with the ACOEM Run-Out Probe ---- Key Features: - Connected using Bluetooth® - GuideU: Our patented icon-based and color-coded adaptive user interface - Measure and record Run-Out, Bearing Clearance and True SoftCheck. - True SoftCheck - soft foot measurements directly on the feet of the machine. - 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 rating: Pre at 5.0 against Sonar Mobile's 4.2. Pre also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Sonar Mobile's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). 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.
Pre holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sonar Mobile has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Sonar Mobile ships an update every 6 weeks, Pre every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sonar Mobile | Pre |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Advantix THINaër LLC | ACOEM Group |
Customer experience
Sonar Mobile
Pre
In-app purchases
Sonar Mobile
No in-app purchases
Pre
No in-app purchases









