Mac Tools vs TBA Lock Eyes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mac Tools
This utility transforms your smartphone into a sound and vibration detection tool for diagnosing issues in vehicles and machinery. It helps pinpoint rattles, squeaks, and grinding sounds, making repairs easier.
- Sound & vibration detection
- Locates defective parts
- User-friendly interface
- Analog/Digital display options
- Adjustable sound settings
- Informative user guide
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The Mac Tools SmartEAR2 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.
TBA Lock Eyes
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It's a bluetooth tools app for devices from KingMeter. Please contact internationalsales@king-meter.com to create account .
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mac Tools at none against TBA Lock Eyes's 1. TBA Lock Eyes's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 23 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. TBA Lock Eyes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mac Tools asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mac Tools ships an update every 23 months, TBA Lock Eyes every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mac Tools | TBA Lock Eyes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JS Products, Inc. | KING-METER TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD. |
In-app purchases
Mac Tools
No in-app purchases
TBA Lock Eyes
- 49.99 USD/year$49.99
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