Comparison

Mac Tools vs QTA Access Point E

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 for diagnosing issues in vehicles and machinery. It helps pinpoint rattles, squeaks, and grinding sounds, making repairs easier.

Highlights
  • Sound & vibration detection
  • Locates defective parts
  • User-friendly interface
  • Analog/Digital display options
  • Adjustable sound settings
  • Informative user guide
Features
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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.

About

QTA Access Point E

Features
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This is the QTA Access Point E, a mobile version of the QTA Access Point from the company Tridentify AB. The application is used to connect to QTA Tracers via Bluetooth to start and stop logs and read out log information. read out log information can be done by anyone, but to start a new log you must first connect to your organization. Whenever a connection is made to a QTA tracer the location is recorded and sent to the QTA Web Portal. There you have access to all your tracers' information and history. For more information, visit our website: https://www.tridentify.com/ and log in to your account. There you can also find a user manual for this application.

Screenshots

Mac Tools4 screens
QTA Access Point E4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: QTA Access Point E at every 7 months against Mac Tools's every 23 months. 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 23 months, QTA Access Point E every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Mac Tools versus QTA Access Point E: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMac ToolsQTA Access Point E
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJS Products, Inc.Tridentify AB

In-app purchases

None

Mac Tools

No in-app purchases

None

QTA Access Point E

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mac Tools free?
Mac Tools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is QTA Access Point E free?
QTA Access Point E is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mac Tools or QTA Access Point E have ads?
Neither Mac Tools nor QTA Access Point E shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mac Tools or QTA Access Point E?
Mac Tools ships an update every 23 months, and QTA Access Point E every 7 months. Most recently, Mac Tools was updated on September 10, 2026 and QTA Access Point E on September 5, 2026.

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