iTools vs Brook Flashman
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iTools
This app acts as a pocket multitool, providing essential navigation and emergency information. It features a compass, map overlay, altitude, speed, and location details. It also includes a seismometer to detect earthquakes and tools for sharing your precise location.
- Compass with heading and degrees
- Overlay map with heading view
- Altitude, speed, and full location info
- Seismometer with earthquake intensity scales
- Precise location sharing via email/message
- Flashlight tools for emergencies
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"WHAT IS IT :: A Navigation & Emergency Multitool Always in Pocket WHO IT’S FOR :: Everyone in move, by Car, Airplane or Boat WHY IS USEFUL :: - It gives you important location information, - Can alarm and save crucial seconds when an earthquake occurs - especially during sleeping, - Can share an exact location everywhere by using coordinates HOW IT WORKS? __GUIDANCE__ It shows you all the necessary information all in one place and one screen. • Compass with Heading and Degrees • Overlay Map with Heading View & 3D • Altitude • Speed • Full Location Info (Address, Coordinates) Units Supported: • Altitude: Feet, Miles, Nautical Miles, Meters, Kilometers • Speed: Knots, Miles per Hour, Kilometers per Hour, Meters per Second In addition, this app gives you flashlight tools, designed for finding things at emergency situations. __SEISMOMETER__ It can alarm you at night and can save you important seconds to act as planned on an earthquake. It senses and translates movements into the four most used earthquake intensity scales in the world: • Shindo (Japan) • USGS (USA) • Liedu (China) • Mercalli (World) *seismos is the greek word “σεισμός” that means earthquake __LOCATION SHARING__ You can also send your current location or any other point in the map. You have the following options: • send a precise location through email or a message (iMessage, SMS), • save it as a new contact • save it in an existing contact, • open it in both Apple & Google maps, • copy the coordinates link to paste it anywhere you like. _________________ In case you need this app in your language, please contact support! * Internet connectivity (3G or WiFi) required for some functions"
Brook Flashman
This app connects to GPS positioning devices via Bluetooth. It helps users verify their current location, plan navigation routes, and organize trips.
- Bluetooth GPS device communication
- Current location confirmation
- Navigation route planning
- Trip arrangement facilitation
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gpscruise, the app communicates with GPS positioning devices through Bluetooth to help users confirm their current location, plan navigation routes, and facilitate trip arrangements.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Brook Flashman at 100% against iTools's 34%. Brook Flashman also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). iTools's advantage is ratings volume (446 vs 3) and rating (4.0 vs 3.7). 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
Brook Flashman is free to download; iTools costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iTools holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iTools has 446 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 34% of iTools's written reviews are positive against 100% of Brook Flashman's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iTools ships an update every 2 months, Brook Flashman fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iTools | Brook Flashman |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (446 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 446 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.1 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apostolos Samaras | Brook Design, LLC |
Customer experience
iTools
Brook Flashman
In-app purchases
iTools
No in-app purchases
Brook Flashman
No in-app purchases









