HotPaw Basic vs System Profiler
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HotPaw Basic
Experience retro computing by typing and running Basic programs on your iPhone or iPad. This app functions as a programmable calculator and can display simple line graphics, Morse code audio, and perform FFT analysis.
- Retro text-mode Basic interpreter
- Programmable calculator functionality
- Simple line graphics display
- Morse Code audio output
- FFT analysis
- GPS location support
- MQTT and BTLE communications
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Calling all early-personal-computing fans, remember typing Basic programs into your home computer? HotPaw Basic recreates the retro-experience of a text-mode Basic interpreter, and it runs right on your iPhone or iPad. You can also use HotPaw Basic as a programmable calculator, or for displaying simple line graphics. The HotPaw Basic interpreter supports the minimal Basic language, including: Commands: let if then else endif dim data read restore for to step next while wend goto gosub return ? print input open close end stop mat run new list del save load dir cls rem Functions: int() abs() sgn() rnd() sqr() exp() log() log10() sin() cos() tan() atn() len() val() asc() str$() chr$() hex$() mid$() timer() date$ time$ pi Operators: + - * / mod ^ = and or xor not Also includes new command and functions to support line graphics, Morse Code audio, FFT analysis, GPS location, MQTT and BTLE communications. Line numbers are required. Type in the text of your program and type "run" to run them. See: http://www.hotpaw.com/rhn/basic/iphone/ for a more complete description of the Basic language syntax, commands and functions which this Basic interpreter supports.
System Profiler
Access detailed information about your device's system, memory, network, and active connections. Monitor CPU and battery usage, disk space, and network speeds in a well-organized interface.
- Device system information
- Real-time disk and memory usage
- Battery level and status
- CPU usage and load averages
- Network speed and IP details
- List of active connections
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SYSTEM PROFILER dashboard provides a well-organized, multi-layered user interface using which information about the iPad applications, Operating System, and active services can be checked. System: This tab will give information about currently running devices, the amount of CPU and battery usage, space utilization, page memory allocation, technical specification related to product can be found here. - Device systems information (Name, Version, Retina) - Uptime, last boot - Real-time disk usage & free space - Battery level & status (charging, discharging) - CPU usage, CPU count, load averages - Memory usage, pages ins/outs (detailed information) - All Processes Memory: Get complete display regarding the RAM specific wired memory, free space, Active, Inactive memory. - Real time Wired, Active, Inactive memory visual status displays Network: Type of channel used for carrying information, the type of data employed, bandwidth of the network. Get details about the Internet Protocol ID of the working system (like Subnet Mask, Network Address, Broadcast Address, Host Address etc.). - Mobile carrier information - Data Used - Live network speed - Advanced information about your network and IP - Get your public IP (as seen on internet) Connections: Get details regarding the number of active connections, remote system IP, local IP with their port numbers. - List active connections - Connection local and remote IP - Connection local and remote port - Connection status - Connection download and upload traffic.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: System Profiler at Free against HotPaw Basic's $4.99. System Profiler also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.3). HotPaw Basic's advantage is rating (3.9 vs 2.2) and review sentiment (52% vs 25%). On ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
System Profiler is free to download; HotPaw Basic costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HotPaw Basic holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of HotPaw Basic's written reviews are positive against 25% of System Profiler's.
| Parameter | HotPaw Basic | System Profiler |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) — better | 2.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.4% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.3 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HotPaw Productions | SysTools |
Customer experience
HotPaw Basic
System Profiler
In-app purchases
HotPaw Basic
No in-app purchases
System Profiler
No in-app purchases









