Comparison

Clamshell vs Magneto Metal

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

Head to head
About

Clamshell

Monitor the status of all your Macs from your iPhone or iPad. This app allows you to track lid and system states remotely, ensuring you're always informed about your devices. It utilizes iCloud for secure data synchronization without third-party servers.

Highlights
  • Monitor Mac lid states
  • Track system statuses (Awake, Sleep, etc.)
  • Remote monitoring from iPhone/iPad
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Supports Mac desktops
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Clamshell goes to iPhone and iPad! This is an iOS version of the Clamshell app. It provides monitoring states of all your Macs from your iPhones and iPads that are signed in to the same iCloud account. Clamshell now supports sharing the laptop lid statuses and system statuses (Awake, Sleeping, Logging out, Restarting, Shutting down, Restarted, Shut Down, User Logged Out, App Terminated). More statuses will come in the year. No data is shared with third-party providers. Clamshell is not using any external servers but only Apple's iCloud servers. You're in full control of your data! Note for users of iMac, Mac mini, Mac Studio, and Mac Pro: Clamshell is useful for you finally! Use it to monitor statuses of your Mac desktops remotely from iPhone/iPad. Yay!

About

Magneto Metal

Features
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The app can be used for the following purposes: 1. Metal and electronic device detector 2. Test to see if the compass will give accurate readings 3. Calculate true north 4. Get an indication of the field strength around the device 5. Use Ampere's law to find the source of electrmagnetic noise 6. Detect extreme low frequency (ELF) radiation PLEASE NOTE THE APP DOES NOT NEED OR USE ANY INTERNET AND NO USER DATA IS STORED ELF (exstremely low frequency) radiation is rf radiation at low frequencies. The app measures ELF radiation below half the sampling rate (about 25 hz). Some people are more sensitive to ELF radiation than others. The app can give an indication of the radiation levels. Compass : The measurements given as delta values is the electromagnetic radiation without the earth's field. The larger the delta values the more inaccurate the compass will be. The app also gives the value for the true north in relation to magnetic north. For metal or electronic device detection the device must be very close to the metal or electronic device to detect it. It does not work over a distance like a real metal detector. The watch app only works on Apple series 5 and later that have a build-in magnetometer. Please read the terms and notes for using the app.

Screenshots

Clamshell2 screens
Magneto Metal3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Magneto Metal at 16.0 against Clamshell's 18.4. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Clamshell versus Magneto Metal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClamshellMagneto Metal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander KovrazhkinDirk Coetzee

In-app purchases

None

Clamshell

No in-app purchases

None

Magneto Metal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clamshell free?
Clamshell is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Magneto Metal free?
Magneto Metal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Clamshell or Magneto Metal have ads?
Neither Clamshell nor Magneto Metal shows ads.

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