Clinometer + bubble level vs Snow Scope App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clinometer + bubble level
This professional tool offers precise slope measurement using all sides of your device and its camera. It supports various modes, relative angle measurements, and advanced calibration for accurate results in diverse applications.
- Multiple measurement modes (Clinometer, Camera, Bubble Level)
- Relative angle measurement
- Advanced two-way calibration
- Speech synthesis for readings
- Five unit modes (degrees, percentage, rise/run)
- Motion-sensitive lock feature
- Peer mode for two-device measurements
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This professional tool called Clinometer is the most precise (all you can get with some calculations) slope measurement tool for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad using all sides of the device plus the camera. It can be used for simple applications like aligning a frame as well as for more sophisticated fields of applications where an arbitrary slope needs to be measured exactly. Read the reviews (and write your own) for all the applications you find! Thank for all your positive feedback! Please use our support link if you have questions and suggestions, we don't read the iTunes reviews every day! With this tool, the slope can be measured by all edges of the device and through the camera. The current features include: ◆ 3 Modes (incl. auto switching): Clinometer mode (auto when holding upright), Camera mode (any direction, manual activation) and Bubble level (smoothly fading in when holding flat). ◆ Relative angles: Besides measuring absolute angles, for every mode you can measure the relative angle between device positions ◆ Advanced two way calibration on all sides: For every 4 sides plus the bubble mode you can calibrate in two steps, which allows you to calibrate exactly even on non-level surfaces. Each direction can be calibrated individually to achieve the optimal precision. ◆ Speech synthesis: The device will speak the current reading, so you don't have to watch the display while measuring/aligning your object. ◆ Five different unit modes: The device can display the slope in degrees (rounded or in tenth of degrees), percentage, rise over run (common for roof slope measurement in :12) and 1V:H (common in engineering) ◆ Dial Rotation: You can smoothly rotate the background dial and thus define which side of the device represents 0° and 90° degrees. ◆ Motion-sensitive Lock feature: Besides the common instant simple tap hold mechanism you can activate the motion-sensitive lock. If activated the device waits for the final lock until you hold your device steady enough for at least 2 seconds. You can set the lock sensitivity between 0.1° and 1.0° degrees. ◆ Peer Mode: Use two devices to measure angles: One as a display, the other as the measurement device that can be attached to the hardware you want to align. ◆ Fullscreen Mode: The full screen mode can be toggled by tapping the center of the screen and by the upper and lower arrows in the center. This prevents you from erroneous inputs while measuring. ◆ Different color schemes: Press the S/C Button to instantly switch the color. The color can be selected differently for the bubble and the clinometer mode. The predefined color sets include day and night color schemes (Black on White, White on Black and Red). ◆ Adjustable Auto-Lock: You can prevent the device from turning into the sleep mode. According to wikipedia: An inclinometer or clinometer is an instrument for measuring angles of slope (or tilt), elevation or inclination of an object with respect to gravity. It is also known as a tilt meter, tilt indicator, slope alert, slope gauge, gradient meter, gradiometer, level gauge, level meter, declinometer, and pitch & roll indicator. For recreational use only. After the calibration it CAN (!) be very accurate especially for the main axis after calibration. The measurement is performed as well as possible (we try our best) by using the three inbuilt accelerometers. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! We will improve the application long-term. This was the first application of this kind shortly after the opening of the App Store. Since then it is continuously updated and enriched with new features.
Snow Scope App
Easily record, view, analyze, and share snowpack data including profiles, test results, and height measurements. Syncs data to the cloud for real-time organization and historical tracking. Supports hands-free recording and integration with specialized probes.
- Record snow profiles, test results, and height measurements
- Hands-free recording with voice-to-pit and audio notes
- Cloud sync for real-time data sharing and historical database
- Web and mobile app access
- Filtering, spatial viewing, and analysis tools
- Export observations to other platforms
- Integrates with Snow Scope Probes for rapid quantification
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The Snow Scope App is the easy and FREE way to create, view, analyze, and share all kinds of snowpack data: snow profiles, snowpack test results, snow height measurements, and automated profiles from Snow Scope Probes. - A simple yet powerful interface allows snow profile recording in the field, and "voice to pit" and audio notes functions allow hands free profile recording! Simple enough for novices, yet detailed enough for professionals: all OGRS and SWAG fields are included! - Backed by the power of the Propagation Labs Snow Database, your data is seamlessly synced to the cloud and across your organization, sharing snowpack observations in real time and creating a historical database for all your snowpack obs in one place! - Record, edit, or view observations in field on the mobile app or inside on the equally powerful and intuitive web app. - Powerful filtering, spatial viewing, and analysis tools allow you to see all your snow data in one place and draw insights about the snowpack. - Simple export tools allow you to share your snowpack observations to other platforms. - Help out the snow science community by measuring snow height observations to be shared with the Community Snow Observations project! - Rapidly quantify spatial variability and measure objective snow profiles by using the app with a "Snow Scope Probe" - instantly visualize probe measurements in the field. Propagation Labs is dedicated to building the best tools for snowpack data collection and analysis, and thrives on community input and feedback. If you have an idea or an issue to report, please reach out at contact@propagationlabs.com. Terms of Use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.propagationlabs.com/terms-and-privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Snow Scope App at Free against Clinometer + bubble level's $1.99. Snow Scope App also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). Clinometer + bubble level's advantage is ratings volume (42 vs 4) and chart position (#89 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Snow Scope App is free to download; Clinometer + bubble level costs $1.99 up front. Clinometer + bubble level sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Snow Scope App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Snow Scope App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clinometer + bubble level has 42 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Clinometer + bubble level ships an update every 4 months, Snow Scope App every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clinometer + bubble level | Snow Scope App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (42 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #89 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Peter Breitling | Propagation Labs LLC |
Customer experience
Clinometer + bubble level
Snow Scope App
Bugs and requests
Clinometer + bubble level
Reported bugs
3 issues- Calibration not working correctly on some devices
- App freezing or crashing on launch for some users
- Readings not accurate when device is in a case
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode or night-friendly interface
- Ability to measure average slope over a distance
- Option to display both degrees and percent slope
- Integration with camera for sighting and measuring angles
- Bluetooth connectivity to pair multiple devices
Snow Scope App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Clinometer + bubble level
- Support Updates Level Bronze$0.99
- Support Developer Level Silver$2.99
- Support Developer Level Gold$7.99
Snow Scope App
- Snow Scope Pro Monthly14 Days trial$8.991 Month
- Snow Scope Pro Yearly14 Days trial$79.991 Year
Questions
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