Comparison

Metal Detector S vs NextMAG Intelligence Platform

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

Head to head
About

Metal Detector S

Features
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features include: Real-Time Magnetic Field Detection: Displays magnetic field strength (in µT) with an intuitive level indicator. Vibration Alerts: Triggers vibration when magnetic field strength exceeds the threshold (device support required). Clean Interface: Modern design with start/stop detection and vibration control buttons for intuitive operation. Features Efficient Detection: Processes magnetometer data in real-time without storing or transmitting it, ensuring privacy. Customizable Experience: Toggle vibration on/off to suit different scenarios. Notes Detection Limitation: Only detects magnetic metals (e.g., iron, nickel); non-magnetic metals (e.g., aluminum, copper) are not detectable. Device Compatibility: Some devices may not support magnetometer or vibration functions. Please check your device’s compatibility. Download Metal Detector S now and experience convenient metal detection!

About

NextMAG Intelligence Platform

Explore passive magnetic field sensing with interactive demonstrations. Analyze spectral data, locate sources, and monitor space weather. This app showcases advanced analytics without requiring hardware.

Highlights
  • Interactive demonstrations
  • Spectral analysis
  • Source localization
  • Live tracking
  • Predictive maintenance
  • Space weather monitoring
Features
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See the magnetic field. Find what others can't. NextMAG is a portable, passive magnetic sensing platform for industrial, utility, and defense teams. This app is its interactive showcase: six interactive demonstrations that let evaluators experience the platform's analysis engine with no hardware on hand. Everything runs on your device — no account, no login, no ads. SIX LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS - Spectral Monitor: a live magnetic field trace with a real FFT spectrum and scrolling spectrogram. Watch 50/60 Hz harmonics and EMI fingerprints resolve in real time. - Source Locator: invert a line of surface sensors to pinpoint a buried source's position and estimate its depth, with confidence. - Magnetic Camera: reconstruct the field over an area and localize a source in x, y, and depth — point sensors become an imager. - Live Tracking: a daisy-chained sensor mesh tracks a moving source in real time, with live and rolling error and confidence. - Predictive Maintenance: learn a machine's healthy magnetic signature, then catch bearing-fault drift early with a trend-based health score. - Live Space Weather: a high-cadence NOAA SWPC feed — Kp and G-scale, solar wind speed and density, IMF Bz, and live GOES X-ray flare class. HONEST ABOUT THE DATA Five of the six demonstrations run on synthetic magnetometer data generated on your device, clearly labeled "Simulated data" in the interface, so you can explore the full analysis pipeline — real FFTs, real inversion math, real health scoring — without hardware. The exception is Space Weather, which shows real, live conditions fetched read-only from NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center. The app does not read your phone's sensors, and no data about you is collected or uploaded. BUILT FOR EVALUATORS Passive sensing and detection only. The platform monitors the magnetic field, fingerprints interference, and locates and tracks buried or moving sources — a quiet complement to RF and counter-UAS airspace defense. In production, the same software reads from deployed NextMAG magnetometer hardware; this showcase lets your team assess the analytics first. PRIVACY BY DESIGN - No account or sign-in - No ads, no analytics, no trackers - All demonstration processing happens on-device - The app's interface is served over HTTPS from the NextMAG origin - Its only data fetch is read-only public NOAA space-weather data Questions or an evaluation inquiry? Reach us through the support link on this page.

Screenshots

Metal Detector S4 screens
NextMAG Intelligence Platform4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: NextMAG Intelligence Platform at none against Metal Detector S's shown. Metal Detector S's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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

Metal Detector S ships an update weekly, NextMAG Intelligence Platform every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Metal Detector S versus NextMAG Intelligence Platform: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetal Detector SNextMAG Intelligence Platform
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYangming MaiThe Giving Stump, llc

In-app purchases

None

Metal Detector S

No in-app purchases

None

NextMAG Intelligence Platform

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Metal Detector S free?
Metal Detector S is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NextMAG Intelligence Platform free?
NextMAG Intelligence Platform is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Metal Detector S or NextMAG Intelligence Platform have ads?
Metal Detector S shows ads; NextMAG Intelligence Platform does not.
Which is updated more often, Metal Detector S or NextMAG Intelligence Platform?
Metal Detector S ships an update weekly, and NextMAG Intelligence Platform every 4 days. Most recently, Metal Detector S was updated on October 9, 2026 and NextMAG Intelligence Platform on October 5, 2026.

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