Spike Recorder vs Tommie Link+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spike Recorder
Explore neuroscience with this app, allowing you to view, hear, record, and analyze neural signals from neurons and muscles. It provides tools for students of all ages to conduct hands-on electrophysiology experiments and understand brain communication.
- View neural signals
- Hear neural signals
- Record neural data
- Analyze neural spike trains
- Measure reaction times
- Calculate neuroscience statistics
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Spike Recorder brings hands-on neuroscience recording and analysis to students, educators and researchers. Use compatible Backyard Brains hardware to explore electrical signals from nerves and muscles. Record signals from multiple channels, save recordings, and open them for playback and analysis. Use the Signal, Spike, Events and Spectrum workspaces to examine your data. Measure spike counts and rates for each selected spike train, or compare average power in frequency bands such as alpha. Create named events with colors and keyboard shortcuts. Mark events with on-screen buttons while recording, and keep their names visible on the signal. Adjust channel types, names, colors and filters to suit your experiment. Browse saved recordings with waveform previews, then open, rename or share a recording. New NWB recordings preserve supported channel settings, spike selections, event details and each screen’s scales. Hardware compatibility and connection options vary by device. Explore Backyard Brains experiment kits and learning resources at https://backyardbrains.com.
Tommie Link+
This app centralizes campus information for a specific university, making it easy to find events, student organizations, and essential resources. It offers a streamlined way to navigate campus life and stay informed.
- Event navigation
- Student organization directory
- Resource finder
- Centralized campus information
- Easy-to-use interface
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See what’s happening at St. Thomas in one place! Navigate events, student organizations, and resources in this easy-to-use app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tommie Link+ at 5.0 against Spike Recorder's 3.4. Tommie Link+ also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). Spike Recorder's advantage is ratings volume (17 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.
Tommie Link+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spike Recorder has 17 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Spike Recorder ships an update every 4 months, Tommie Link+ every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spike Recorder | Tommie Link+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Backyard Brains | Navengage Education Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
Spike Recorder
Tommie Link+
In-app purchases
Spike Recorder
No in-app purchases
Tommie Link+
No in-app purchases
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