Comparison

Mac Tools vs BGI Config

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

Head to head
About

Mac Tools

This utility transforms your smartphone into a sound and vibration detection tool. It assists technicians in pinpointing issues in vehicles and machinery by analyzing rattles, squeaks, and grinding noises. Requires specialized hardware to function.

Highlights
  • Sound and vibration detection
  • Locates defective or worn parts
  • User-friendly interface
  • Analog and digital display options
  • Adjustable sound settings
  • Informative user guide
Features
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The Mac Tools SmartEAR1 Sound & Vibration Detection app was developed to help assist the service technician in locating and finding defective or worn parts in automobiles, heavy machinery or industrial equipment where vibration, rattles, squeaks and grinding sounds would be associated making the task very difficult or impossible to diagnose. When used with our specially designed hardware kits your smartphone will be transformed into a state of the art Sound & Vibration Detection Technicians Tool allowing for ease of locating and finding those troubled areas. NOTE: Additional hardware is required to use this app. For information on how to purchase hardware please contact your local Mac Tools Distributor or call 1-800-MAC-TOOLS Features: User friendly interface and intuitive operation. Sound level reading displays average, peak and real-time values. Sound level readings are displayed in either Analog or Digital. Analog and Digital readings have 2 display panels the user can choose from. Analog Meter or Analog Wave-Form. Digital Numeric or Digital Bar Graph. Background sound off-setting, sample rates, decibel off-setting can be manually be set. Reset/Refresh buttons reset/refresh values to default settings. Sound Level Reading Sampling Rate Decibel Off-set Master Volume Control User information guide includes informative facts about sound perception and permissible noise level exposure as well as a sound level comparison reference chart. Additional Information: Required: Any iOS device running iOS5.0+. Recommended: iPhone 4 and newer/ iPod Touch 4 and newer. Compatible: iPad 2 and newer.

About

BGI Config

Features
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The BGI Config App is an essential tool for users of Blue Guard Smart Sensors. Product compatibility includes: BG-One, BG-Oil, BG-HW, BG-SW, BG-SWA, BG-SWCL, and BG-SP. The BGI Config App allows the user to connect, control, monitor, and personalize their Blue Guard Smart Sensors via Bluetooth. Connect The BGI Config App connects with BGI sensors via Bluetooth. Control Set the operating modes for the BG-One and BG-Oil sensors. Set low, medium, or high oil detection sensitivity for the BG-One and BG-Oil sensors. Set the pump activation timing after water and oil detection (if applicable) for sensors with pump control. Monitor Monitor the current status of all BGI sensors. Depending on the sensor, the App allows you to monitor the temperature, voltage and current, alarm state, oil detection, detected medium, and pump output. System Test Remotely test the system to verify connections and functionality of the pump and alarm. Personalize Personalize each sensor by changing the names of devices for easy identification and differentiation.

Screenshots

Mac Tools4 screens
BGI Config4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BGI Config at every 2 months against Mac Tools's every 22 months. BGI Config also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mac Tools ships an update every 22 months, BGI Config every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mac Tools versus BGI Config: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMac ToolsBGI Config
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJS Products, Inc.Blue Guard Innovations, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Mac Tools

No in-app purchases

None

BGI Config

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mac Tools free?
Mac Tools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BGI Config free?
BGI Config is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mac Tools or BGI Config have ads?
Neither Mac Tools nor BGI Config shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mac Tools or BGI Config?
Mac Tools ships an update every 22 months, and BGI Config every 2 months. Most recently, Mac Tools was updated on October 15, 2026 and BGI Config on October 6, 2026.

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