Vibration vs nVoq Wireless Microphone
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.
nVoq Wireless Microphone
Transform your iOS device into a wireless microphone for seamless speech recognition. Experience accurate and convenient dictation anywhere, at no additional cost. This tool enhances your ability to capture spoken words for various applications.
- Wireless microphone functionality
- Accurate speech recognition
- Noise-canceling capabilities
- Convenient dictation
- Free to use with nVoq account
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Your iOS device is now a wireless mic! Enjoy accurate, convenient speech recognition anywhere. With the nVoq.Wireless Microphone, you can use your iOS device as a wireless microphone and enjoy accurate, convenient speech recognition anywhere, at no extra cost! With the Wireless Mic application, your iPhone instantly becomes a high-quality, noise-canceling microphone ready to deliver accurate speech recognition. Give it a try today with your nVoq account!
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Verdict
Vibration and nVoq Wireless Microphone both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 79% of Vibration's written reviews are positive against 0% of nVoq Wireless Microphone's. Vibration also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and chart position (#89 vs unranked). nVoq Wireless Microphone's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On rating, ratings volume, 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
nVoq Wireless Microphone is free to download; Vibration costs $9.99 up front. Vibration sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. nVoq Wireless Microphone asks for nothing beyond the download.
nVoq Wireless Microphone holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 27 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of Vibration's written reviews are positive against 0% of nVoq Wireless Microphone's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Vibration ships an update every 6 weeks, nVoq Wireless Microphone every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vibration | nVoq Wireless Microphone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (11 ratings) | 4.7 (27 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 27 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #89 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 14.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Diffraction Limited Design LLC | nVoq |
Customer experience
Vibration
nVoq Wireless Microphone
In-app purchases
Vibration
- Enable full Digiducer functionality$19.99
nVoq Wireless Microphone
No in-app purchases
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