Comparison

Petrol Stations @ SG vs Acceleration

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

Head to head
About

Petrol Stations @ SG

Features
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Petrol Stations in Singapore Search - Company, Store (Fairprice, Cheers, Shell Select or Convenience Store), ATM (DBS, OCBC, UOB, POSB), AXS, DHL Express, POP Station, Car Wash, Food (McDonald's, Deli by Shell, Baker's Oven, Old Chang Kee, Hotbake Sandwich Vending Machine) etc Sort - Based on your distance from your current location Nearby - Display the nearest petrol stations from your current location

About

Acceleration

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'Acceleration' is special in two ways. First, it processes the readings from your built-in accelerometers in real time to show only horizontal acceleration. Second, it takes data directly from your built-in accelerometers, sidestepping built-in smoothing. Created originally to help EV drivers who were concerned that their brake lights were coming on inappropriately during regenerative braking, it can also be used to display braking and acceleration performance. It's a small app that's easy to use. You don't have to sign-in, there aren't any ads and an internet connection isn't needed. To use the app, set your device in one fixed place. Tap 'Calibrate' to let the app find the size and direction of gravity. Horizontal acceleration is now displayed. When 'Record' is tapped, for the next 13 seconds a scatter graph of calculated readings is displayed. Two green arrows let you increase or decrease the vertical scale of the graph. By default, unsmoothed data from your accelerometers is used. Tapping the 'Smooth' button continuously averages the last last ten readings. This helps to manage results. To help check the correct function of brake lights during regeneration, the 'Lamp' button displays a panel that changes from blue to yellow at 0.7m/s/s, and to red at 1.3m/s/s. Upgrading will let you save your sets of data to look at later. You can also export full-sized pictures of graphs into your camera roll. However, apart from this, the free version of this app is fully functional. This app takes raw data from the accelerometers - not the processed data provided by the operating system. When 'Calibrate' is pressed, the magnitude and direction of gravity is measured, relative to the device. The app then continues to collect data from the accelerometers, mathematically projecting it onto the plane perpendicular to the original gravity vector. It reports the magnitude of this projected vector. This process produces a reliable result for horizontal acceleration, whilst making you aware of jitter and sensitivity.

Screenshots

Petrol Stations @ SG4 screens
Acceleration4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Petrol Stations @ SG at none against Acceleration's 1. Petrol Stations @ SG also leads on device support. Acceleration's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Acceleration sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Petrol Stations @ SG asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Petrol Stations @ SG versus Acceleration: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPetrol Stations @ SGAcceleration
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsโ€”
AdsYesโ€”
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betterโ€”
Requires iOS15.08.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size55 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNovanet SolutionsKevin Power

In-app purchases

None

Petrol Stations @ SG

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Acceleration

One-time1
  • Acceleration - Save and Show$0.99

Questions

Is Petrol Stations @ SG free?
Petrol Stations @ SG is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Acceleration free?
Acceleration is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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