Comparison

ETPhone vs Image Saliency

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

Head to head
About

ETPhone

This application enables real-time gaze computation and recording for eye tracking data collection using a compatible wearable device. It offers control over camera settings, participant calibration, and data recording to an SD card. Collected data can be easily transferred for detailed analysis on a PC.

Highlights
  • Real-time gaze computation
  • Gaze data recording
  • Camera gain and quality control
  • Participant calibration
  • SD card recording control
  • Data download for PC analysis
Features
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Argus Science is pleased to release the latest version of the ETPhone App for use with the Argus Science ETVision wearable eye tracker. This Release builds upon the original ETPhone App by adding real-time gaze computation and recording directly on your iOS Phone or Tablet, allowing increased flexibility and control for eye tracking data collection. With this latest ETPhone Release you may name files, control gain and quality of the ETVision cameras, calibrate participants, record gaze data and control recording to an SD card inserted in the ETVision controller. After data is collected, it is easy to download the gaze data to a PC with Argus Science’s ETAnalysis program which allows the researcher to perform typical gaze analysis functions such as Fixation definition, Pupillometry and blink criteria as well as automated area of interest creation to name a few.

About

Image Saliency

Features
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Detect quantify and visualize the key part of an image or where in the image people are likely to look. ※Image saliency(Objectness Based)

Screenshots

ETPhone4 screens
Image Saliency1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ETPhone at none against Image Saliency's shown. ETPhone also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Image Saliency's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 16 months). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ETPhone ships an update every 16 months, Image Saliency fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ETPhone versus Image Saliency: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterETPhoneImage Saliency
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16 — better17.7.2
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArgus Science, LLCHideaki Uchikoshi

In-app purchases

None

ETPhone

No in-app purchases

None

Image Saliency

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ETPhone free?
ETPhone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Image Saliency free?
Image Saliency is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ETPhone or Image Saliency have ads?
Image Saliency shows ads; ETPhone does not.
Which is updated more often, ETPhone or Image Saliency?
ETPhone ships an update every 16 months, and Image Saliency fortnightly. Most recently, ETPhone was updated on September 8, 2026 and Image Saliency on September 11, 2026.

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