Comparison

SCPI Commander vs Gdisp

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

Head to head
About

SCPI Commander

Control LXI enabled instruments directly from your device. Send SCPI commands, automate measurements with a built-in script engine, and process results. Easily manage and export instrument data, logs, and screen dumps.

Highlights
  • Connect to LXI instruments
  • Send SCPI commands
  • Built-in script engine
  • Automate measurements
  • Process measurement results
  • Export data and logs
  • Instrument identity inquiry
Features
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This app will connect to any LXI enabled instrument. You can control and get data back using for example SCPI (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments) or any other kind of commands that can be send as plain ASCII over socket. Built-in script engine to automatize measurement and process the result. Features * Connected instrument can be added as favorite to make connection easier next time. * Automatically enquires the identity of the connected instrument. * Favorites can be exported as a CSV file. * Interactive IO, send and see the results immediately * Logging off a number of measurement. * Easy export off the session from both interactive io and logging measurement . * Ability to change the time-out value * Ability to change how much data can be read back. * Quick access to the instrument web-page * Quick access to common SCPI commands. * During logging, possible to pause and step through measurements. * Extensive help for interactive IO and logging measurement * Script Engine to automatize measurement * Process the measured values * Statistical calculations (Mean, Median, Standard deviation) * Export Statistical, binary blocks etc as CSV. * Easy to get screen-dump from connected instrument, save, print, view and zoom * Help for all screens, including all commands * Possibility to print favorites, logs and picture (AirPrint enabled printer)

About

Gdisp

Features
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Easy and simple to get longitudinal and lateral acceleration. This is useful because the information can be projected along with the video recording. Feature - Clock and 2-axis acceleration indicator - LowPassFilter - Zero offset button

Screenshots

SCPI Commander4 screens
Gdisp2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SCPI Commander at none against Gdisp's shown. SCPI Commander also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SCPI Commander ships an update weekly, Gdisp every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SCPI Commander versus Gdisp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSCPI CommanderGdisp
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael AugustssonShuntaro Shinohara

In-app purchases

None

SCPI Commander

No in-app purchases

None

Gdisp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SCPI Commander free?
SCPI Commander is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gdisp free?
Gdisp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SCPI Commander or Gdisp have ads?
Gdisp shows ads; SCPI Commander does not.
Which is updated more often, SCPI Commander or Gdisp?
SCPI Commander ships an update weekly, and Gdisp every 4 weeks. Most recently, SCPI Commander was updated on October 24, 2026 and Gdisp on October 15, 2026.

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