ETPhone vs Pupil Detection
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Real-time gaze computation
- Gaze data recording
- Camera gain and quality control
- Participant calibration
- SD card recording control
- Data download for PC analysis
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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.
Pupil Detection
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Detect and track pupils.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ETPhone at none against Pupil Detection's shown. ETPhone also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Pupil Detection's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ETPhone ships an update every 16 months, Pupil Detection every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and August 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ETPhone | Pupil Detection |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16 — better | 17.7.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Argus Science, LLC | Hideaki Uchikoshi |
In-app purchases
ETPhone
No in-app purchases
Pupil Detection
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ETPhone free?
Is Pupil Detection free?
Do ETPhone or Pupil Detection have ads?
Which is updated more often, ETPhone or Pupil Detection?
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