Comparison

Illuminance Pulsation Meter vs APSI Bench

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

Head to head
About

Illuminance Pulsation Meter

Measure the ripple coefficient of light sources to identify screens that may cause eye strain or fatigue. Helps in selecting lamps, monitors, and laptops with minimal screen flicker.

Highlights
  • Measure ripple coefficient of light sources
  • Test LED, LCD, and fluorescent lamps
  • Monitor screen flicker in real-time
  • Visual indicator scale from green to red
  • Guidance for stable phone positioning
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The application will help you choose a lamp, monitor or laptop with a screen without pulsations. A high coefficient of pulsation can affect fatigue, well-being and eye strain. The application allows you to measure the ripple coefficient of radiation sources in the visible spectrum: - LED, halogen, fluorescent lamps and incandescent lamps - various lamps - LCD and LED monitors and TVs The readings are not 100% reliable and the average error depending on the light source and the frequency of pulsation can be more than 10%. In order to take measurements, you need to bring the phone to the measured source and press the start button. The measurement results will be updated in real time, the arrow will show the ripple factor, and the scale will be filled from green to red. For best results, keep your phone straight. If the phone is not fixed, an image of the shaking device will appear in the lower left corner of the screen and the readings will be very different from the actual ones.

About

APSI Bench

Test your device's CPU performance with single-core, multi-core, and long-term ray tracing tests. Compare your results to a reference system and identify potential overheating issues.

Highlights
  • Single-core CPU performance tests
  • Multi-core CPU performance tests
  • Ray tracing algorithm tests
  • Long-term CPU stress testing
  • Overheating detection
  • Comparison to reference system
Features
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This app is aimed at interested users and testers who want to test the performance of the integrated CPUs. For this purpose, it offers a mixed test for single-core and multi-core CPUs, as they also occur in real life. In the single core test, the app calculates ten million random numbers from a total of six different data types (Int, Float, etc.). Such calculations are crucial for game apps. APSI Bench then calculates one million FFT transformations that are common in audio applications, for example. In addition to this, the app also runs a ray tracing algorithm that uses several CPU cores at the same time. You can set how many cores should be used here. The results of these tests are based on a reference system (currently a Macbook Pro 16 inch with an eight-core Intel i9 CPU). That reaches about 100 points. Every user of the app can test the ratio of their Apple product to the MacBook Pro. A decisive extension is the newly built in long-term measurement. Here the app carries out the ray tracing tests with all available CPUs over a long period of time that can be set by the user (up to 30 minutes). The result is then displayed in graphic form. If problems arise with overheating of the CPU cores, this will be visible in the graphic. Finally, the app is also a technology demonstration. The entire interface was designed in SwiftUI 2, with gorgeous animations being used. The app will also be offered as a universal app for macOS.

Screenshots

Illuminance Pulsation Meter4 screens
APSI Bench3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: APSI Bench at 5.0 against Illuminance Pulsation Meter's 4.2. APSI Bench also leads on price ($0.99 vs $3.99). Illuminance Pulsation Meter's advantage is update cadence (every 7 months vs every 21 months) and ratings volume (32 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Illuminance Pulsation Meter costs $3.99 and APSI Bench $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

APSI Bench holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Illuminance Pulsation Meter has 32 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Illuminance Pulsation Meter ships an update every 7 months, APSI Bench every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Illuminance Pulsation Meter versus APSI Bench: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIlluminance Pulsation MeterAPSI Bench
Price$3.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.2 (32 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 21 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperALEXEY KOZLOVChristian Moeller

Customer experience

Illuminance Pulsation Meter

All ratings32 ratings
Positive78.1%
Neutral6.3%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative42.9%

APSI Bench

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Illuminance Pulsation Meter

No in-app purchases

None

APSI Bench

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Illuminance Pulsation Meter free?
Illuminance Pulsation Meter costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is APSI Bench free?
APSI Bench costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Illuminance Pulsation Meter or APSI Bench?
APSI Bench is rated higher. Illuminance Pulsation Meter averages 4.2 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while APSI Bench averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Illuminance Pulsation Meter or APSI Bench have ads?
Neither Illuminance Pulsation Meter nor APSI Bench shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Illuminance Pulsation Meter or APSI Bench?
Illuminance Pulsation Meter ships an update every 7 months, and APSI Bench every 21 months. Most recently, Illuminance Pulsation Meter was updated on October 24, 2026 and APSI Bench on October 14, 2026.

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