Comparison

APSI Bench vs GPUScore

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

Head to head
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.

About

GPUScore

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This is a benchmark application, meant to retrieve information about the performance of devices running on iOS. It uses a ray traced 3D scene and measures the time to render each frame. Based on these measurements it outputs a score.

Screenshots

APSI Bench3 screens
GPUScore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: GPUScore at Free against APSI Bench's $0.99. APSI Bench's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On ads, 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

GPUScore is free to download; APSI Bench costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
APSI Bench versus GPUScore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAPSI BenchGPUScore
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 21 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB585 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperChristian MoellerBasemark

In-app purchases

None

APSI Bench

No in-app purchases

None

GPUScore

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is APSI Bench free?
APSI Bench costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is GPUScore free?
GPUScore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do APSI Bench or GPUScore have ads?
Neither APSI Bench nor GPUScore shows ads.

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