Comparison

Asset Explorer vs Silent Shard

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

Head to head

Asset Explorer

for fiber optic sensing

Secure & super-fast MPC signer

Free

🔧 Utilities

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About

Asset Explorer

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AP Sensing Asset Explorer simplifies the verification, mapping and documentation of distributed fiber optic sensor installations. It enables the operator to document observations, events and functional tests along his infrastructure.

About

Silent Shard

Features

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The Silent Shard mobile app is an MPC-based Threshold Signer app as a usable, secure, and truly decentralized support for digital wallets, exchanges and institutional asset enterprises. Get the Silent Shard app today to dive into a secure multi factor authentication experience with your crypto transactions.

Screenshots

Asset Explorer3 screens

Silent Shard4 screens

Verdict

The call

Asset Explorer and Silent Shard are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Asset Explorer ships an update every 6 weeks, Silent Shard every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences

Asset Explorer versus Silent Shard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Asset Explorer	Silent Shard
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 6 weeks — better	Every 2 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	15.0	14.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	27 MB	72 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	AP Sensing GmbH	SILENCE LABORATORIES PTE. LTD.

In-app purchases

None

Asset Explorer

No in-app purchases

None

Silent Shard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Asset Explorer free?

Asset Explorer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Silent Shard free?

Silent Shard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Asset Explorer or Silent Shard have ads?

Neither Asset Explorer nor Silent Shard shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Asset Explorer or Silent Shard?

Asset Explorer ships an update every 6 weeks, and Silent Shard every 2 months. Most recently, Asset Explorer was updated on October 27, 2026 and Silent Shard on October 30, 2026.