Comparison

PCS Instruments vs MathWake Loud Math Alarm Clock

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

Head to head
About

PCS Instruments

Calculate Hertz contact pressures and sizes for various geometries, loads, and materials. Pre-loaded with specimen data from PCS Instruments machines and common materials, with options to add custom ones.

Highlights
  • Hertz contact pressure calculations
  • Contact size calculations
  • Load and material input
  • Pre-loaded specimen data
  • Custom material support
  • Circular and line contact calculations
Features
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Designed by PCS Instruments, the PCS App allows you to easily and quickly calculate Hertz contact pressures and sizes for any valid Hertzian geometry with specified loads and materials. Specimen geometries and material properties for all our instruments are loaded on the app: simply select your specimens, input the load, and the app does the rest - giving you all the contact conditions instantly! For custom Hertz contacts, you can select from a range of standard (and custom) contact types to fit all your testing needs. For circular and line contacts you can even set just the radius of the sample and any other parameter, and the app will calculate the load required to achieve this and all the other parameters. These parameters are: - Load - Max pressure - Contact radius - Mean pressure - Contact area - Approach For users of PCS Instruments machines, the PCS App comes pre-loaded with all the contact geometry and standard specimens and materials from our instruments including the: - MTM - EHD - ETM - HFRR - MPR - ABS - ABSSL Moreover, the PCS App not only comes pre-loaded with properties for all the standard specimen materials we supply, but many more common materials, and the option for you to add and save your own custom materials.

About

MathWake Loud Math Alarm Clock

This smart alarm clock uses interactive math and puzzle challenges to help heavy sleepers and those who struggle to wake up get out of bed. It offers customizable missions, including shake and wake-and-shake tasks, to ensure users are fully alert before dismissing their alarms.

Highlights
  • Math challenges
  • Puzzle missions
  • Shake challenges
  • Wake-and-shake tasks
  • Customizable difficulty
  • No-snooze options
  • Music alarms
Features
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MathWake is the alarm clock that will not let you sleep in. The alarm keeps ringing until you solve a mission — a math problem, a typing task, a barcode scan — so you are actually awake when it stops. Built for heavy sleepers, chronic snoozers and anyone who has ever slept through a normal alarm. WHY IT WORKS A normal alarm asks you to tap a button. MathWake asks you to think. You cannot silence a mission alarm from the lock screen: if you stop it without solving the mission, it rings again a few minutes later and keeps going until you finish. Snoozing in your sleep is no longer an option. 8 WAKE-UP MISSIONS • Math — solve equations at the difficulty you choose, from easy addition to hard multiplication • Missing Symbol — pick the operator that makes the equation true • Typing — type the phrase on screen, letter for letter • Color Tiles — a memory game that forces your eyes open • Shake — shake your phone a set number of times • Object Hunt — find a real object (your toothbrush, the kettle) with the camera • Barcode — scan a barcode in another room to stop the alarm • Classic — a simple stop button for the mornings that don't need a fight Set how many problems you want and how hard they should be. LOUD. IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE. • Rings even when your phone is on silent • Volume rises gradually, so it starts gentle and ends unmissable • Strong vibration for deep sleepers • 78 alarm sounds in 7 categories: calm, energetic, funny, emergency-loud, techno and classic • Shake to snooze, and a wake-up check that asks if you are really up SLEEP TRACKER Put your phone on the bed and MathWake tracks movement and sound through the night. Wake up to a report with your sleep score out of 100, time to fall asleep, time awake, deep sleep, bedtime consistency and noisy (snore-likely) minutes. See how your sleep changes from night to night. HABIT ALARMS AND MORE • Habit alarms — repeating reminders to drink water, take medication, stretch or study, with their own sounds • Quick alarm — a nap or a short break in two taps • Timer and stopwatch • Streaks and wake-up statistics: alarms set, snoozes, on-time wake-ups and average wake time • Repeat by weekday, custom labels, per-alarm missions and sounds WHO IT IS FOR • Heavy sleepers who sleep through regular alarms • Students with early classes and exams • Shift workers and early commuters • Anyone building a consistent morning routine MATHWAKE PREMIUM MathWake is a subscription app. Premium unlocks every mission, every sound, the sleep tracker and habit alarms. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Available in 20 languages. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mathwake.com/privacy Stop sleeping through alarms. Solve it, get up, own your morning.

Screenshots

PCS Instruments4 screens
MathWake Loud Math Alarm Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PCS Instruments at none against MathWake Loud Math Alarm Clock's 8. PCS Instruments also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). On price, review sentiment 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. MathWake Loud Math Alarm Clock sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. PCS Instruments asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PCS Instruments versus MathWake Loud Math Alarm Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPCS InstrumentsMathWake Loud Math Alarm Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—14 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB254 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPCS Instruments LimitedAli Eser Koca

Customer experience

PCS Instruments

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MathWake Loud Math Alarm Clock

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PCS Instruments

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

MathWake Loud Math Alarm Clock

Subscriptions7
  • Premium Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium$2.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
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  • Monthly Premium$7.991 Month
  • MathWake Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium$52.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is PCS Instruments free?
PCS Instruments is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MathWake Loud Math Alarm Clock free?
MathWake Loud Math Alarm Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PCS Instruments or MathWake Loud Math Alarm Clock have ads?
MathWake Loud Math Alarm Clock shows ads; PCS Instruments does not.

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