Sensors vs WidgeTools
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..)
WidgeTools
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Interactive widgets! Supports both iOS 16 and iOS 17. The app includes these utilities: - Random number generator - Counter - Canvas & canvas-control in the form of home screen widgets.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: WidgeTools at every 8 months against Sensors's every 21 months. WidgeTools also leads on price ($0.49 vs $1.99). Sensors's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.3). On ads and in-app purchases 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 WidgeTools $0.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sensors ships an update every 21 months, WidgeTools every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sensors | WidgeTools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $0.49 — better |
| Rating | 2.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Piet Jonas | 一玮 王 |
In-app purchases
Sensors
No in-app purchases
WidgeTools
No in-app purchases
