HiTEC Smart Charger vs Electronic Dial Indicator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HiTEC Smart Charger
This app connects to a specific battery charger, allowing users to monitor charging status and settings in real-time from their Apple devices. It utilizes Bluetooth for seamless communication between the charger and your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad.
- Real-time monitoring
- Bluetooth communication
- Apple device integration
- Charger settings display
- Portable computing integration
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Hitec Smart Charger seamlessly integrates advancements in portable computing with the X4 ADVANCED Battery Charger;bringing real-time monitoring to your Apple® devices such as the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad. With the Bluetooth communication, the HiTEC Smart Charger can display your charger’s
Electronic Dial Indicator
Connect to wireless dial indicators to view real-time measurements, configure settings, and record data. Supports up to seven gages simultaneously, offering digital or analog readouts with tolerance status. Log data continuously or individually and share measurement files via email.
- Connect up to 7 wireless dial indicators
- View current, min, and max measurements
- Digital or analog readouts
- Zero measurement and hold functionality
- Record single or continuous data logging
- Share measurement files (CSV)
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Electronic Dial Indicator lets you connect to your wireless enabled dial indicators to view measurements, configure settings and record data. Connect: - Up to 7 gages can be connected simultaneously Measure - View current measurement, min and max - Select Digital or Analog readouts - Zero Measurement - Enable Hold* - View G/NG tolerance status at a glance* Configure* - Adjust all gage settings through an easy to use interface Record - Record single measurements for one gage or all connected gages at once - Enable continuous logging of data at a configurable interval - View recorded measurements in a table or graph - Share measurement files (csv) via email *certain models may not support hold functionality or all available gage settings Devices support several update rates (5 Hz, 1 Hz, 0.5 Hz, On button press) which can be configured on the device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Electronic Dial Indicator at every 3 months against HiTEC Smart Charger's every 14 months. HiTEC Smart Charger's advantage is review sentiment (22% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.4 for HiTEC Smart Charger against 3.3 for Electronic Dial Indicator. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 22% of HiTEC Smart Charger's written reviews are positive against 0% of Electronic Dial Indicator's.
HiTEC Smart Charger ships an update every 14 months, Electronic Dial Indicator every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HiTEC Smart Charger | Electronic Dial Indicator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) — better | 3.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 21.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hitec Multiplex Japan, Inc. | Chicago Dial Indicator Co. |
Customer experience
HiTEC Smart Charger
Electronic Dial Indicator
In-app purchases
HiTEC Smart Charger
No in-app purchases
Electronic Dial Indicator
No in-app purchases
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