Sensors vs Shortwave Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sensors
Access all your device's built-in sensor data in one place. View readings for acceleration, compass, pressure, location, and more. It also retrieves location names and elevation from external databases and local weather information.
- View all device sensor values
- Supports acceleration, compass, pressure, location
- Retrieves location name and elevation
- Fetches local outdoor temperature and air pressure
- Switch between imperial and metric units
- Option to hide unavailable sensors
- Supports iPad multitasking
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See the values of the built in device sensors all together in one app. Supports (if available) acceleration, heading (compass), pressure, position, altitude and speed. In addition it gets the current location name and the elevation from the GeoNames database and the local outdoor temperature and air pressure from World Weather Online via the internet. More features: - switch between imperial and metric units - optionally hide non available sensors - support for the iPad multitasking (split view..)
Shortwave Guide
This application displays a real-time schedule of shortwave radio broadcasts worldwide, sourced from the EiBi database. Users can rescan for updates, view specific frequencies, and update the entire broadcast schedule database.
- Worldwide shortwave broadcast schedule
- Real-time station listings
- Frequency viewing
- Database updates
- EiBi database integration
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The app shows a schedule of shortwave radio broadcasting. Information taken from EiBi database. When you run the application, you will see a list of radio stations, broadcasting currently worldwide. To update the scanning time in the menu, click "Rescan". To view all the selected radio frequency specifically, use a right button. When you first launch the app, or to update the schedule database, choose "Update Database".
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sensors at $1.99 against Shortwave Guide's $8.99. Sensors also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 20%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Shortwave Guide's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 21 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Sensors costs $1.99 and Shortwave Guide $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sensors ships an update every 21 months, Shortwave Guide every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Sensors | Shortwave Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $8.99 |
| Rating | 2.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Piet Jonas | Vladyslav Haliuk |
Customer experience
Sensors
Shortwave Guide
In-app purchases
Sensors
No in-app purchases
Shortwave Guide
No in-app purchases
