InterSpec Radiation Analysis vs Magna
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
InterSpec Radiation Analysis
Analyze nuclear radiation spectral data to identify nuclides, determine source activity, and calculate shielding. Supports various detector file formats and includes tools for dose rate calculations and nuclide decay information.
- Spectral nuclear radiation data analysis
- Nuclide identification
- Source activity determination
- Shielding amount calculation
- Spectral file format conversion
- Dose rate calculations
- Interactive nuclide decay information
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InterSpec assists in analyzing spectral nuclear radiation data, using a peak-based methodology. Common uses include identifying nuclides present, determining source activity, shielding amounts, source age, or other nuclear reactions present. InterSpec also provides a number of other tools useful for analyzing radiation data including spectral file format converting, dose rate calculations, interactive nuclide decay and reference information, gamma cross section calculations and references, and more. InterSpec can open data files from most common spectral radiation detectors (e.g., most NaI, HPGe, LaBr, CLYC, CsI, etc. based systems) and assist in their analysis.
Magna
Visualize magnetic fields in real space using your device's magnetometer and ARKit. This app overlays magnetic field data onto your camera view, ideal for STEM education and research. Explore real-world magnetic sources with color-coded visualizations.
- AR magnetic field visualization
- Internal magnetometer data integration
- 3D mapping with ARKit
- Color-coded magnitude spheres
- Compass direction display
- Adjustable settings and color key
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This app combines the data collected by the internal magnetometer with the three-dimensional mapping of ARKit to plot magnetic fields in real space superimposed upon the camera view. Useful for students and teachers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and academic or industrial researchers, this app helps users to visualize magnetic fields based upon real sources—not prepared computational models—without the use of external sensors. The actual total magnitude of the magnetic field at real points in space can be visualized with color-coded spheres to see changes in magnitude. A menu allows the user to learn more about the operating principles of the magnetometer, display compass directions in the field of view, and change settings to display/remove magnetic field values and modify the color key.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: InterSpec Radiation Analysis at 4.3 against Magna's 3.5. InterSpec Radiation Analysis also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Magna's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 11 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
InterSpec Radiation Analysis holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
InterSpec Radiation Analysis ships an update every 11 months, Magna every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | InterSpec Radiation Analysis | Magna |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (12 ratings) — better | 3.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | William Johnson | Chrystian Vieyra |
Customer experience
InterSpec Radiation Analysis
Magna
In-app purchases
InterSpec Radiation Analysis
No in-app purchases
Magna
No in-app purchases
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