Comparison

Vibration vs Voice Recorder Lite

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Currently charting
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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.

About

Voice Recorder Lite

Record, edit, and play back audio with high-quality sound and noise reduction. This app allows for background recording, seamless playback, and easy sharing to cloud services or via email. It supports various audio formats and external devices for versatile use.

Highlights
  • HD audio recording (44.1KHz)
  • WAV, CAF, M4A format options
  • Background recording support
  • Audio trimming and editing
  • Cloud sharing (Dropbox, iCloud)
  • External microphone and speaker support
  • Call interruption handling
Features
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Live sound with its true feelings. Enjoy recording, playback and audio editing with Voice Recorder. We have fine tuned it for your day-to-day activities. Attending something important and want to record it for later playback, Voice Recorder will allow you to record your meetings, lectures, and other events with codec noise reduction technology. You can record anything within 10-100 meters around you. Edit the recording as per your need and save it for later playback. Voice Recorder has multiple playback options helping you decide how you want to hear your recording. Developed specially for Apple, it plays just as excellent with Apple EarPods as it plays with our old earphones. You can auto upload and even share the recording on cloud (Dropbox) in seconds. Voice Recorder is an easy to use and handy app to record the meeting, lecture, music and many more. The interface is designed to make it quick. With single tap you can record and share the recordings. Enjoy sound, record, edit, play and listen! List of Features # Audio Recorder - Quality options: (Low:8KHz, Medium:22.05KHz, High:44.1KHz) - Format options: (WAV, CAF, M4A) - External input device support : Bluetooth Mic, Other External Mic (Tested with Tascam mic) - Background recording support (New) - Continue recording into existing recordings. - Call Interruption handling - Recording will continue after a call or other interruption. # Audio Player - Quick audio player - Playback controls (Fast backward, Fast backward) - External output device support (Bluetooth and External speaker devices) - Background audio playing # Audio Trimming - Select a part of recording and trim it. # Sharing - Email recordings - Dropbox sharing (Auto upload recording support) - Upload to iCloud Drive - Import recordings to computer with iTunes file sharing - Airdrop sharing with iOS and Mac devices. # Universal App - Support for both iPhone and iPad devices. # AVAILABLE IN 11 DIFFERENT LANGUAGE English, Español, Français, Deutsch, Português (Br.),Português, Italiano, 中文 (Simplified), Русский, 日本語, 한국어

Screenshots

Vibration4 screens
Voice Recorder Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Voice Recorder Lite at Free against Vibration's $9.99. Voice Recorder Lite also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (74K vs 12). Vibration's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (79% vs 54%). On rating 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Voice Recorder Lite is free to download; Vibration costs $9.99 up front. Vibration sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Voice Recorder Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Vibration against 4.6 for Voice Recorder Lite. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Voice Recorder Lite has 74K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Vibration's written reviews are positive against 54% of Voice Recorder Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vibration ships an update every 6 weeks, Voice Recorder Lite every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Vibration versus Voice Recorder Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVibrationVoice Recorder Lite
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (12 ratings)4.6 (74K ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.3% of reviews — better54.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1274K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#81 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDiffraction Limited Design LLCLiveBird Technologies Private Limited

Customer experience

Vibration

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive79.3%
Neutral8.6%
Negative12.1%

Voice Recorder Lite

All ratings74,079 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral4.1%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews1,109 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral5.8%
Negative39.8%

User reviews

Vibration

From 12 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🔬 Accurate measurements
  • 💡 Useful for research
  • 📊 Data exportable (CSV)
  • 🚀 Fast analysis

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Randomly cuts recordings
  • 🐛 Locks up
  • 🐛 Tried to text data file
  • 🐛 Cancel button greyed out
  • 🐛 Stopped working

Voice Recorder Lite

From 74K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good sound quality
  • 🎶 Useful for recording songs/music
  • 📝 Helpful for meetings and lectures
  • 🔍 Allows playback and review of recordings

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Limited functionality in free version
  • 💰 Requires paid upgrade to access key features
  • 📢 Excessive ads in free version
  • 🐛 Unreliable recording and file saving

Bugs and requests

Vibration

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Randomly cut recordings short
  • Locked up and tried to text data file
  • Cancel button greyed out
  • Stopped working
  • No longer records, saves or allows contact with developer
Show 12 more
  • Frequencies appear at twice their actual frequency
  • Application Receipt Not Valid
  • Complains about "receipt" problem and forces app to close
  • Unable to load saved data
  • Calibration crashes and ends the program
  • Time base warning message appears
  • Y axis doesn't work
  • Cannot calibrate, unstable/orientation message
  • "i" button doesn't work
  • Needs continuous logging
  • Hangs a little
  • App hangs once in a while and has to be reset

Requested features

27 requests
  • Spectrum analysis labels
  • Continuous sampling option
  • Higher sample rate
  • Extend sample rate to 1kHz
  • Measure mm/s
Show 22 more
  • Edit which axis displayed on time series tab
  • Continuous mode
  • Higher frequency range (up to 5kHz)
  • Add continuous logging
  • Add cropping options
  • Add data storage
  • Add cursor mode
  • Add trigger level
  • Send graphics via email directly
  • Extend sample size
  • Break 50Hz fmax barrier
  • Add a sum of all 3 axes
  • Chart an equation next to the data
  • Continuous sampling option
  • Fix y axis bug
  • Extend frequency range
  • Fix bugs
  • Continuous sampling option
  • Fix y axis bug
  • Higher frequency range
  • Continuous sampling option
  • Fix y axis bug

Voice Recorder Lite

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Recordings randomly deleted or lost
  • Playback issues and sound quality degradation
  • App crashes or freezes during use

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow sharing/exporting of recordings
  • Improve cloud backup and sync capabilities
  • Add editing tools to trim/splice recordings
  • Provide better organization and search for recordings

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Vibration

One-time1
  • Enable full Digiducer functionality$19.99
None

Voice Recorder Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vibration free?
Vibration costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Voice Recorder Lite free?
Voice Recorder Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Vibration or Voice Recorder Lite?
Voice Recorder Lite is rated higher. Vibration averages 4.6 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Voice Recorder Lite averages 4.6 from 74K ratings.
Do Vibration or Voice Recorder Lite have ads?
Voice Recorder Lite shows ads; Vibration does not.
Which is updated more often, Vibration or Voice Recorder Lite?
Vibration ships an update every 6 weeks, and Voice Recorder Lite every 3 months. Most recently, Vibration was updated on November 10, 2026 and Voice Recorder Lite on November 12, 2026.

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