Motion Sensor Analyzer Tool vs Sentio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Motion Sensor Analyzer Tool
This app transforms your iPhone into a professional motion data logger. Record accelerometer, gyroscope, and magnetometer data simultaneously, visualize it with interactive charts, and export it in CSV or JSON format for detailed analysis. Organize and compare recordings to gain insights into motion patterns.
- Record accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer
- Up to 200Hz sampling rate
- Interactive real-time charts
- Export data as CSV and JSON
- Organize recordings with sessions and collections
- Compare multiple recordings
- Background recording (Pro feature)
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RECORD. ANALYZE. EXPORT. Motion Sensor turns your iPhone into a professional-grade motion data logger - perfect for research, sports science, engineering, and data analysis. - CORE FEATURES - 3 Sensors in One Record accelerometer, gyroscope, and magnetometer simultaneously with a single tap. Up to 200Hz Sampling Capture high-frequency motion data with sampling rates up to 200Hz (device-dependent). Visual Charts Interactive real-time charts with X, Y, Z axis and magnitude overlay. Zoom, scroll, and analyze. Export CSV and JSON Share your data with any tool - Excel, MATLAB, Python, R, or custom analysis pipelines. Organize Your Data Name sessions, add tags, write notes, and group recordings into Collections for easy retrieval. Compare Sessions Overlay two recordings side-by-side or on the same chart to spot differences instantly. - PRO FEATURES - Unlimited Recordings Free tier includes 5 recordings. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited sessions. Background Recording Keep recording even when your screen is off or you switch apps. Live Activity and Dynamic Island See real-time sensor data on your Lock Screen while recording. Custom Presets Create and save your own sampling configurations for any activity. - PERFECT FOR - Researchers and academics collecting motion data Sports scientists analyzing movement patterns Engineers testing vibration and impact Developers building motion-aware apps Students learning about sensor data - PRIVACY - No account required. All data stored locally on your device. No data is collected or transmitted. Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac (Apple Silicon). No special permissions required - just open and record. Privacy Policy: https://sweltering-wombat-fb2.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-for-Motion-Sensor-352458630f5480d5a16ddcbcaaa9daac Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Sentio
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Sentio turns the sensors already in your iPhone — microphone, camera, torch, accelerometer — into a set of measurement tools, and keeps every measurement on the device. WHAT IT DOES Sentio provides a growing registry of measurement tools. Each one uses the phone's sensors in a specific way: • Spectrum — record ambient sound and see its frequency content, peaks and decay • Color and light — measure colour and brightness with the camera's exposure locked • Blinking — detect and time periodic light sources • Knock — tap an object and capture how it rings and how quickly it damps • Polarization — measure how much light passes through at a quarter turn • Composite tools that drive the torch or the haptic engine and measure the response Some tools use two phones together — one emits, one measures — over a direct Bluetooth link, with no account required. ORGANISE WHAT YOU MEASURE Measurements attach to a simple catalog: categories, objects, and the scenario you measured them for. You can also capture first and file it later. Any measurement can be given a ground-truth label after the fact, so a session of guesses becomes a record you can actually check yourself against. Guided activities chain several tools into one procedure when a single sensor is not enough. OFFLINE BY DEFAULT Everything runs on the device. There is no account, no upload step, and no network call needed to take or view a measurement — the app is fully usable in Airplane Mode, and that is the normal way to use it. Signing in with Apple or Google is entirely optional and does one thing: sync your own catalog between your own devices. HONEST ABOUT WHAT IT IS NOT Sentio is an instrument, not an oracle. It reports what the sensors measured and how it derived the numbers. It does not claim laboratory accuracy, it is not a medical or diagnostic device, and it should not be used to make safety decisions. Phone sensors vary between models; the tools are built around relative and resonance-based features precisely because absolute levels are not comparable across devices. PERMISSIONS • Microphone — required by the audio tools, used only while a measurement is running • Camera — required by the optical tools • Bluetooth — only for the two-phone tools, to find the other handset No advertising, no analytics SDK, no third-party trackers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sentio at none against Motion Sensor Analyzer Tool's 3. Sentio also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Motion Sensor Analyzer Tool sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Sentio asks for nothing beyond the download.
Motion Sensor Analyzer Tool ships an update every 2 weeks, Sentio every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Motion Sensor Analyzer Tool | Sentio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thiem Nguyen | Polina Bloshchitcyn |
In-app purchases
Motion Sensor Analyzer Tool
- Motion Sensor Pro – Monthly$2.991 Month
- Motion Sensor Pro – Yearly$19.991 Year
- Motion Sensor Pro – Lifetime$9.99
Sentio
No in-app purchases
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