Vibration vs WatchGuard AuthPoint
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vibration
This app analyzes vibration spectrums using your device's sensors. It can process time-series data, remove DC bias, apply windows, and perform FFT for frequency analysis. Results can be emailed for documentation.
- Built-in accelerometer and gyroscope analysis
- Internal microphone and external Digiducer support
- Adjustable sample rates and data lengths
- FFT and frequency spectrum plotting
- DC bias removal and Hamming window
- Data export via email and iTunes
- Apple Watch companion app for triggering
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Vibration turns your iPhone or iPad into a true FFT vibration spectrum analyzer — a portable alternative to a commercial spectrum analyzer for machinery diagnostics, acoustic testing, and hobbyist vibration analysis. Version 5.00 is a complete visual redesign: a modern, color-coded interface built around the way vibration technicians actually work, with clean, uncluttered screens for every channel and setting, a drag-cursor readout for reading exact values on any plot, and a crisp new PDF report you can generate and share in seconds. MEASURE FROM ANYWHERE - Built-in 3-axis accelerometer and gyroscope — sensitivity to about 0.02g, range ±2g - Built-in microphone input for acoustic vibration analysis - Digiducer professional USB accelerometer support (additional Digiducer features unlockable via in-app purchase) ANALYZE LIKE A BENCH-TOP SPECTRUM ANALYZER - Time series and FFT frequency spectrum on every channel, with adjustable sample rate (10 Hz–100 Hz internal, up to 48 kHz with microphone/Digiducer) - Linear-Linear, Log-Log, Log-Linear, and Linear-Log frequency display modes - Hamming, Hanning, and Flattop windowing - Integrate and differentiate in the frequency domain - RMS and peak levels per channel and combined - Frequency averaging and peak hold - Color-coded peaks list with the top 5 peaks per channel - Tap-and-drag cursor readout in portrait or landscape, with magnetic snap to peaks - Selectable data length from 256 to 4096 samples, variable start delay up to 20 seconds - DC-remove option to eliminate the gravity vector BUILT FOR THE FIELD - Guided accelerometer calibration with an on-screen orientation guide, live stability meter, and a locked reposition countdown - Trigger acquisitions from one or more accelerometer channels or the microphone - Auto-repeat and auto-save for long-duration monitoring - Apple Watch companion app — trigger a sample and review settings right from your wrist DOCUMENT YOUR RESULTS - New crisp PDF report — identical on iPhone and iPad — with time series and frequency plots and acquisition details - Open, non-proprietary format — data saves as plain CSV you can reload in the app or open in Excel, MATLAB, or Python, and email straight to your desktop - Save data locally and transfer with the Files app - Screen snapshots sync to your computer like any photo In many applications, Vibration is an excellent portable alternative to a commercial spectrum analyzer. In predictive maintenance applications it can help identify bearing defects, shaft misalignment, imbalance, and structural resonant frequencies — and it's equally useful for monitoring the acceleration of part and material handling equipment. Further development and additional features are planned. Use the email links in the app to request features or report issues.
WatchGuard AuthPoint
Securely authenticate to company networks and cloud applications directly from your smartphone. This app offers fast push notifications for approval and offline QR code scanning. It also provides a convenient place to store and manage various authenticators.
- Push-based authentication
- Offline QR code authentication
- Authenticator storage
- Token migration
- Customizable tokens
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WatchGuard’s AuthPoint app allows you to authenticate right from your own phone! No need to carry keyfobs or thumb drives; instead install and activate AuthPoint, and then use it to authenticate to company networks and cloud applications. It enables speedy push-based authentication as well as offline authentication using QR codes with the phone’s camera. This app requires activation of AuthPoint service, offered by WatchGuard. The AuthPoint app features: - convenient, secure authentication in seconds when you approve a push notification message - additional storage for all your authenticators such as those used with Google Authenticator, Facebook, Dropbox and more - quick self-service migration of tokens when changing phones - customizable tokens with unique names and pictures With AuthPoint, you can do your part to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive systems and data arising from lost or stolen credentials.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: WatchGuard AuthPoint at Free against Vibration's $9.99. WatchGuard AuthPoint also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (44 vs 10). Vibration's advantage is review sentiment (79% vs 53%) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). On update cadence, ads 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
WatchGuard AuthPoint is free to download; Vibration costs $9.99 up front. Vibration sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WatchGuard AuthPoint asks for nothing beyond the download.
Vibration holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 44 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Vibration's written reviews are positive against 53% of WatchGuard AuthPoint's.
Vibration ships an update every 6 weeks, WatchGuard AuthPoint every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vibration | WatchGuard AuthPoint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (10 ratings) — better | 4.3 (44 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.3% of reviews — better | 52.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 44 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #49 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Diffraction Limited Design LLC | WatchGuard Technologies |
Customer experience
Vibration
WatchGuard AuthPoint
In-app purchases
Vibration
- Enable full Digiducer functionality$19.99
WatchGuard AuthPoint
No in-app purchases
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