Barricade vs weBoost
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Barricade
This utility simplifies radiation calculations for industrial radiographers using Iridium or Cobalt sources. It quickly computes barricade distances and maximum allowable readings, eliminating the need for manual calculations or slide rules.
- Radiation calculation for Iridium/Cobalt sources
- Calculates barricade distance without shielding
- Calculates barricade distance with collimator
- Calculates emergency barricade distance
- Determines maximum allowable barricade reading
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This is a utility for Industrial Radiographers using Iridium or Cobalt sources. Ever get tired of using a clumsy slide rule to make radiation calculations? Or, even worse, doing them by hand with a pencil and paper! This app will help you verify calculations. This app is very simple to operate. You simply enter the curies, choose the source, and the shot time in minutes (if less than 60). Hit the Calculate button and you are done. The app makes four separate calculations for you. I will explain these below; 1) It calculates the the distance to the Barricade (dose of 2 mrem) without any shielding factored in. 2) It calculates the distance to the barricade with a common 4 half-value layer collimator included. 3) It calculates the distance to the barricade in an emergency or worse case conditions (eg. source malfunction). 4) It tells you what the maximum allowable reading on the barricade is. This is used when shooting for much less than and hour and the barricade is small enough that more than 2 mR/hr is observed.
weBoost
Enhance your cellular signal strength with this app designed to work with a specific signal booster system. It provides installation guidance, helps locate nearby cell towers for optimal performance, and offers offline access to booster information.
- Pinpoint nearest cell tower
- Step-by-step installation guides
- How-to videos
- Optimize performance by locating towers
- Offline booster information download
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Boost Cell Signal Anywhere Get the most from your weBoost Cell Signal Booster with the weBoost App. This app will guide you through installation and best practices for weBoost signal boosters for home, business, and in your vehicle. Use this app to: • Pinpoint the nearest cell tower • Install your weBoost with step-by-step installation guides • Watch intuitive how-to-videos • Locate nearby cell towers to optimize performance • Download booster information for offline use
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Barricade at 88% against weBoost's 36%. Barricade also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.6). weBoost's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (69 vs 3). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Barricade holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: weBoost has 69 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Barricade's written reviews are positive against 36% of weBoost's.
Barricade ships an update every 16 months, weBoost every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 4, 2026.
| Parameter | Barricade | weBoost |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better | 3.1 (69 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 36.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 69 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lance Henderson | Wilson Electronics LLC |
Customer experience
Barricade
weBoost
In-app purchases
Barricade
No in-app purchases
weBoost
No in-app purchases
