Data Collection vs Above Us
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Data Collection
This app allows researchers to capture accelerometer, gyroscope, and magnetometer data directly from their iOS devices. It time stamps the captured data and includes Apple's enhanced device motion for research or experimentation.
- Capture accelerometer data
- Capture gyroscope data
- Capture magnetometer data
- Time-stamped data
- Includes enhanced device motion data
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This app was developed for researchers so that they may capture accelerometer, gyroscope, and magnetometer data directly from their iOS device to use for research or play around with. The data is time stamped and the data from Apple's enhanced device motion is included for reference.
Above Us
This app tracks Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sightings in real-time by analyzing anonymized search data from major US cities. It provides a unique and private method for monitoring UAP activity, distinct from traditional sighting reports.
- Real-time UAP sighting tracking
- Anonymized search data analysis
- Coverage in 10,000+ US cities
- Privacy-focused data collection
- Map visualization of sightings
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This is made possible by serving Google Ads to searchers—whether they click the ad or not, their data is plotted to the app, while being washed of all personal identifiers. This method of tracking UAP/UFO sightings is unmatched in terms of speed, volume, and privacy (this app doesn’t rely on sighting reports, which are often slow, and discrepant with actual sightings). Searches are currently tracked across the 10,000 most-populated US cities. Each sighting marker on the map represents aggregate data for that specific date / date-range.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Above Us at Free against Data Collection's $0.99. Above Us also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.1) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
Above Us is free to download; Data Collection costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Above Us holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 9 respectively.
Data Collection ships an update every 2 months, Above Us every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Data Collection | Above Us |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.1 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chris Wozny | Pat Berlinquette |
Customer experience
Data Collection
Above Us
In-app purchases
Data Collection
No in-app purchases
Above Us
No in-app purchases
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