Comparison

iPin vs CPU Identifier

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

iPin

This app transforms your iPhone into a professional laser presenter. It works with a small, attachable laser device, allowing for wireless control of presentations and mouse cursors via simple gestures. The device stays plugged into your iPhone's headphone jack and draws power from it, eliminating the need for batteries.

Highlights
  • Laser pointer functionality
  • Wireless presentation control (PowerPoint/Keynote)
  • Gesture control for page flipping and laser activation
  • Mouse cursor control
  • 90-degree turn for ON/OFF switching
  • Draws power from iPhone, no batteries needed
Features
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***NOTICE*** iPin app is working with the "iPin laser". To buy the laser, please check out our website at www.ipinlaser.com 2012 by Conary Enterprise Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Product Name: iPin — Mobile-powered laser presenter for iPhone Product Descriptions The ultimate presenter beyond your imagination. iPin is the last brick of perfecting your iPhone to be a professional laser presenter. It is delicately engineered to be small. So small that it could even hide inside your iPhone without being noticed. It stays with your iPhone and ready for work, always. No more worry of lost and changing batteries. Features It’s small. Incredibly small. Your iPhone is smart enough to cover everything a professional presenter could do, almost; except one little stuff: a laser beam. So, what you really need, is just a laser beam, but nothing else. iPin is made so small that it could even completely sit inside the 3.5mm headphone minijack. Just plugin, your iPhone is immediately equipped with a high brightness 635nm laser beam like its own. Can’t be simpler than that. Stay plugged in. Answer the coming calls without pulling out your iPin. No panic. Simply turn 90o to OFF position and talk as usual. The iPin tip is completely redesigned to define ON and OFF position by just 90o turn. Your iPhone will deliver voice to the speaker while iPin is switched to OFF. No miss call. The iPin App reminds you, too. Seamless discussion and presentation. Start your meeting with a focus point. The key of an efficient meeting is focus on the discussion. As a presentation speaker, your iPin and the app help you easily control your PowerPoint or Keynote materials through WiFi or Bluetooth*, by simple gestures. Even you are just an attendee of the meeting, the handy iPin laser make your discussion more focused and efficient, too. WiFi/Bluetooth* connection Simply connect your iPhone to the PC or Mac that runs your presentation materials by WiFi or Bluetooth*. Done! With iPin, now you take full control on your presentation. (*Bluetooth connection is only recommended in particular cases.) Gesture Control Audience is where you should put your eyes on. Forget about buttons on the presenter. iPin app reads your intuitive thumb gestures to flip the pages and shoot the laser beam. Countdown alarm reminds you the time left. All the functions work under lowest backlight setting once the presentation starts. It helps your presentation to be elegantly perfect. One more thing! Just one quick move to control the mouse curser while you are in speech. It’s cool! Come discover it. Changing battery no more. A dim laser light point not only makes the audience confused, but also annoys you while you’re talking. What a disaster is that you find your presenter in low battery while 1st page of your speech. iPin gives you battery headache free, as long as your iPhone is charged. The power consumption of iPin is as low as playing songs*. (Laser pointer function only. Not including WiFi connection to PC or Mac) Where is iPin needed? Business meetings, conferences, classrooms, and wherever a sharing takes place. With iPin, communications become much easier. Not only the speaker gets help by iPin’s full function app, but also the meeting attendees can response to the presentation contents more accurately. iPin, a little key of mutual understanding. For more info, visit www.ipinlaser.com

About

CPU Identifier

Discover detailed information about your device's hardware. View CPU type, memory usage, and storage details. A convenient widget provides quick access to free memory and space usage directly from your notification center.

Highlights
  • CPU type identification
  • Memory usage monitoring
  • Storage space details
  • Today widget for quick info
  • Notification center integration
Features
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CPU Identifier helps you understand your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch at a glance. View your device model, chip, CPU and GPU core counts, memory, storage, and system details in one place. Monitor memory usage over time, check battery and thermal status, and browse a detailed hardware profile. The included Home Screen widget keeps memory usage, available storage, and battery information within easy reach.

Screenshots

iPin4 screens
CPU Identifier3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CPU Identifier at 78% against iPin's 21%. CPU Identifier also leads on rating (3.7 vs 1.9) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks). iPin's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CPU Identifier holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of iPin's written reviews are positive against 78% of CPU Identifier's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iPin ships an update every 5 weeks, CPU Identifier every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iPin versus CPU Identifier: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriPinCPU Identifier
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.9 (14 ratings)3.7 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.1% of reviews77.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMidJYITECH CO.,LTD

Customer experience

iPin

All ratings14 ratings
Positive21.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative78.6%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive21.1%
Neutral5.3%
Negative73.7%

CPU Identifier

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive77.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

None

iPin

No in-app purchases

None

CPU Identifier

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iPin free?
iPin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CPU Identifier free?
CPU Identifier is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iPin or CPU Identifier?
CPU Identifier is rated higher. iPin averages 1.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while CPU Identifier averages 3.7 from 7 ratings.
Do iPin or CPU Identifier have ads?
Neither iPin nor CPU Identifier shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iPin or CPU Identifier?
iPin ships an update every 5 weeks, and CPU Identifier every 2 days. Most recently, iPin was updated on October 23, 2026 and CPU Identifier on October 24, 2026.

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