Logcaliper vs NMEAconnect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Logcaliper
This utility app assists IT professionals in calculating and comparing data storage needs for big data and SIEM solutions. It converts various data sizes and rates, estimates storage capacity, and helps size log management systems.
- Data unit conversion
- Decimal/binary conversion modes
- Estimate storage capacity
- Size SIEM solutions
- Convert message rates
- Log source list creation
- Email export of results
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Your go-to app for data unit conversion, comparison and sizing ############################################### Logcaliper is a tool that helps IT professionals understand the volume of data they are dealing with when designing a big data or security information and event management (SIEM) solution. It allows users to convert various data sizes and rate units, estimate storage capacity for long-term retention, and size and scope their log management/SIEM solutions. Logcaliper can quickly and easily convert message rates per second, hour, day, month, or year, as well as bits and bytes. It is available for free on iPhones and iPads, making it a convenient tool for IT professionals to use on the go. HIGHLIGHTS: - Conversion of various data units - Ability to choose between decimal or binary conversion modes - Database of average log sizes for common products, based on real-world data from millions of log samples - Customizable average log size - Support for creating a list of log sources - Estimation of storage capacity requirements - Estimation of distributed storage cluster size (e.g., number of Hadoop nodes) - Email export of results - Customizable log retention period - Calculation of weighted mean log size for a list of log sources - Rounded and simplified results for easier reading - Internationalization of numbers format - Requires iOS 15 or higher
NMEAconnect
This utility app acts as a server or bridge for NMEA data, connecting to various sources like TCP/UDP, BLE, and GPS. It organizes data into modules and can forward messages to other devices, acting as a multiplexer or repeater.
- NMEA 0183, NMEA 2000, SignalK, MQTT support
- TCP/UDP, BLE, internal/external GPS, Logfile connection
- NMEA multiplexer, hub, and switch
- Server/repeater for NMEA messages
- Background updates and logging
- Message filtering and rules
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NMEAconnect can connect to almost any NMEA source using TCP/UDP, BLE, internal/external GPS, Simulation or Logfile and act as an NMEA server/bridge via TCP/UDP. With NMEAconnect you have: ∙ support of NMEA 0183, NMEA 2000, SignalK or MQTT data of almost any device ∙ a simple setup with preconfigured sources plus versatile configuration options ∙ all values ordered into clear 'Modules' ∙ a NMEA multiplexer, hub or switch ∙ a server/repeater to forward NMEA messages to other devices (most NMEA-WiFi gateways are accepting only one client) ∙ a server of the internal GPS Position as NMEA data to an external device ∙ a MQTT broker, client or gateway ∙ ‚unlimited‘ NMEA log (even when NMEAconnect is in background) ∙ nmeaconnect:// protocol to provide NMEA data e.g. to a Filemaker database ∙ background updates ∙ a visual indicator for NMEA activity ∙ Environments to handle different setups ∙ Message-Rules: Block, Gate Time and TalkerID for each NMEA sentence Supported & preconfigured Devices: For a complete list of supported devices please visit: www.zapfware.de/nmearemote/sources/ ∙ WiFi: Actisense W2K-1 AstraYacht B&G: Vulcan, Zeus comar (NMEA-2-WiFi & i300W/i320W) Digital Yacht (TCP, UDP & NavLink 2) GoFree™ (B&G) GMM (NMEA 0183 & N2k) iKommunicate nke NMEA WiFi Interface NMEA over IP (TCP, UDP) Open Skipper (N2k Datagram) Quark-elec PilotTech - AIS Pilot Plug WiFi PredictWind DataHub Sailor Hat WiFi Gateway SailTimer Air Link™ ShipModul: MiniPlex-2Wi, MiniPlex-3Wi(-N2K) SignalK Vesper: Cortex, XB 8000, Watch Mate Vision vYacht Yacht Devices YDWG-02 (N2k) Yakker ∙ Bluetooth: Calypso: ULTRASONIC, CUPS 4.0 & NMEA CONNECT 4.0 OpenWind RaceBox Skywatch BL 500/1000 ∙ Internal: Core Location (iOS GPS) iOS Barometer ∙ Misc: LogFile Simulation String NOT Supported Devices: ∙ Garmin GNT 10 & chartplotters ∙ Raymarine WiFi devices (these companies are not interested in collaborations and still keeping their systems secret - vendor lock)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Logcaliper at Free against NMEAconnect's $3.99. Logcaliper also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%). NMEAconnect's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Logcaliper is free to download; NMEAconnect costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Logcaliper against 4.7 for NMEAconnect. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Logcaliper's written reviews are positive against 86% of NMEAconnect's.
Logcaliper ships an update every 9 months, NMEAconnect every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Logcaliper | NMEAconnect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | 4.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christophe Briguet | zapfware |
Customer experience
Logcaliper
NMEAconnect
In-app purchases
Logcaliper
No in-app purchases
NMEAconnect
No in-app purchases









