Comparison

AnySense vs Genrobot

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

Head to head
About

AnySense

This app allows users to collect multi-sensory data from their iPhone and external sensors. It supports offline data collection and online streaming to robots, as well as on-device policy evaluation with AR visualization.

Highlights
  • Multi-sensor data collection
  • Bluetooth and wired sensor integration
  • Offline data recording
  • Online streaming to robots
  • On-device CoreML policy evaluation
  • AR visualization of predicted actions
  • RGB and depth video recording
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AnySense is an open-source iPhone app that enables multi-sensory data collection by integrating the iPhone's sensory suite with external sensors via Bluetooth and wired interfaces, enabling both offline data collection and online streaming to robots. The app also supports on-device policy evaluation: you can load a trained CoreML policy, set a 3D goal in AR, and run the policy with AR visualization of predicted actions without a robot. We record RGB and depth videos, metric depth frames, streamed Bluetooth data (e.g. from tactile sensors) into a binary file, and timestamped pose data as a `.txt` file. Example streaming code for Bluetooth data can be found on AnySkin. USB streaming is supported by connecting the iPhone to your computer and using the library - https://github.com/NYU-robot-learning/anysense-streaming.

About

Genrobot

Features
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Genrobot Device Companion —— Seamlessly connect to your DAS hardware, monitor real-time device status, and effortlessly handle network configuration, firmware updates, and device interactions.

Screenshots

AnySense3 screens
Genrobot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Genrobot at weekly against AnySense's every 2 months. Genrobot also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

AnySense ships an update every 2 months, Genrobot weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
AnySense versus Genrobot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnySenseGenrobot
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size199 MB92 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGRAIL NYUJianzhi Xinchuang (beijing) Robot Technology Co., Ltd

In-app purchases

None

AnySense

No in-app purchases

None

Genrobot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AnySense free?
AnySense is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Genrobot free?
Genrobot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AnySense or Genrobot have ads?
Neither AnySense nor Genrobot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AnySense or Genrobot?
AnySense ships an update every 2 months, and Genrobot weekly. Most recently, AnySense was updated on October 24, 2026 and Genrobot on October 13, 2026.

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