Comparison

Gboard vs Backend Pulse

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

Head to head
About

Gboard

Transform your iPhone or iPad into a comprehensive car dashboard displaying real-time G-force, speed, altitude, and orientation. Features include full-screen gauges, HUD reflection mode, live charts, and recording capabilities for your drives.

Highlights
  • Live G-force, speed, and attitude display
  • Full-screen gauge layouts
  • HUD reflection mode for windshield display
  • Live GPS and motion-sensor charts
  • Drive recording and playback
  • CarPlay integration
  • Live Activity on Lock Screen and Dynamic Island
Features
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Gboard turns your iPhone or iPad into a compact car dashboard. β€’ Live dashboard β€” G-force (acceleration), max G, speed, altitude, pitch, roll and yaw β€’ Full-screen gauges β€” five layouts: Dual Dials, HUD Bars, Minimal, Attitude and 3D Attitude Ball, with screen mirroring and orientation lock β€’ HUD reflection mode β€” mirror the display horizontally, vertically or both and boost brightness automatically, so the reflection on your windshield reads correctly β€’ Live charts β€” six scrolling graphs for GPS and motion-sensor data, with pinch to zoom and drag to pan β€’ Recording and playback β€” record a drive, save it on your device and replay every curve from the history list β€’ CarPlay β€” see speed, altitude, G-force and attitude on your car's screen, and control recording from there β€’ Live Activity β€” follow G-force, speed and more on the Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island and on the CarPlay Dashboard while recording β€’ Metric or imperial units, plus in-app language switching No instrument cluster? Mount the phone at the windshield and use the full-screen gauges or HUD reflection mode as a head-up display β€” ideal for cars such as the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y, which have no display in front of the driver. Data at a glance: β€’ Acceleration β€” the device's current acceleration in G (9.80665 m/sΒ²) β€’ Speed and altitude β€” measured in real time with GPS β€’ Pitch, roll and yaw β€” relative to the moment you tap Start For accurate readings, mount the phone in the car before starting. Gboard is a driving aid for reference only and does not replace your vehicle's instruments.

About

Backend Pulse

Features
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Heartbeat Hero is a server and API availability monitoring tool built for developers and DevOps teams. It sends periodic heartbeats to keep you informed of service health in real time, triggers automatic alerts when anomalies occur, and delivers notifications across multiple platforms. Key features: - Monitor any server or API; freely set check intervals and thresholds - Instant anomaly alerts for rapid incident response - Historical metrics and trend analysis for complete visibility into service health - Clean, intuitive UI that gets you started in minutes - Data security guaranteed with a transparent privacy policy Whether you’re an indie developer or an enterprise ops team, Heartbeat Hero keeps your services protected. Download now and experience intelligent monitoring made simple.

Screenshots

Gboard4 screens
Backend Pulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gboard at none against Backend Pulse's 1. Backend Pulse's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Backend Pulse sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gboard ships an update every 2 months, Backend Pulse fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
Gboard versus Backend Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGboardBackend Pulse
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1513.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size8 MB26 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developerδ»•εŽ η½—Hangzhou Lushi Yuye Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Gboard

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Backend Pulse

One-time1
  • One-Month VIP$0.99

Questions

Is Gboard free?
Gboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Backend Pulse free?
Backend Pulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gboard or Backend Pulse have ads?
Neither Gboard nor Backend Pulse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gboard or Backend Pulse?
Gboard ships an update every 2 months, and Backend Pulse fortnightly. Most recently, Gboard was updated on November 4, 2026 and Backend Pulse on October 25, 2026.

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