Comparison

Brutal Time vs MDfieldmapperPro

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

Head to head
About

Brutal Time

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Brutal Time turns your iPhone into a brutalist desk clock. Put it on a charger and it fills the screen, edge to edge, with nothing but type. It tells time without decoration, distraction, or gimmicks. ON THE CHARGER StandBy widgets for every clock face, and widgets for the Home Screen. A full-screen, StandBy-style display for the app itself, with the status bar hidden so the clock owns the whole screen. Add a Shortcut and it opens by itself the moment you plug in. Always-On keeps it lit while charging and dims it after a few seconds, then lets the phone sleep again as soon as you unplug. FOUR TYPOGRAPHIC FACES Four distinct designs, each built on a different typographic system: digits locked to a ruled grid, editorial Swiss with a red accent, oversized poster glyphs cropped by the frame, and mono type over a dot-indexed field. Each reads as words or numerals, in dark or light, portrait or landscape. UNLOCK AMBIENT MOTION WITH THE FULL EDITION Each face can come alive. Continuous, ambient motion runs through the type — letters that breathe, sway, and resolve on their own unhurried rhythm, with several motions for every face. Calm and deliberate, never a screensaver. Ambient Motion is the only paid feature, and the Full Edition is a one-time purchase — buy it once, keep it forever. Everything else is free: every clock face, every typeface, every widget, the full-screen display and Always-On. Also included: - Three typefaces per face - Custom accent colors - Home Screen and StandBy widgets - No subscription. No ads. Ever. Brutal Time is shaped by brutalist design principles: visible structure, a restrained palette, and the removal of unnecessary ornament. Time is shown as type, grid, and rhythm — clear, functional, and deliberate.

About

MDfieldmapperPro

This app transforms metal detecting into a precise survey. It uses your iPhone's LiDAR and motion sensors to create a live 3D map of your detector's path and the ground. Track coil position, height, and signal response for detailed analysis and documentation.

Highlights
  • Live 3D coil path mapping
  • Coil height tracking via LiDAR
  • Signal response analysis
  • Local data storage
  • Survey data export (SQLite, point clouds)
  • Wired audio detector connection
Features
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MD Field Mapper Pro turns metal detecting into real survey work. Using your iPhone’s LiDAR, motion sensors, and a wired audio connection to your detector, it builds a live 3D map of your coil path and the ground beneath it. See where you’ve swung, how high the coil was, and how the signal changed along each pass. The app tracks your sweep path in a local map view, with every point tagged by coil position, coil height, and audio response. A dedicated profile view shows an oscilloscope-style trace of signal versus distance, so you can spot repeatable hits and noisy zones as you move. Coil height is estimated from LiDAR geometry, helping you keep sweeps consistent across the survey area. MD Field Mapper Pro is designed for use with a wired audio connection from your detector’s control unit to the iPhone. The app focuses on clean, cable-only input for the most reliable signal capture and timing. No cloud connection is required in the field; all data is stored locally on your device until you choose to export it. When you’re done, MD Field Mapper Pro can export a complete survey package, including the SQLite database, control points, sweep lines, and LiDAR-derived point clouds. These exports can be reviewed later on your computer or shared for further analysis, mapping, or archiving. Whether you’re scouting a new permission, revisiting a productive site, or documenting finds for research, MD Field Mapper Pro helps you treat every hunt like a survey line—not just a walk.

Screenshots

Brutal Time4 screens
MDfieldmapperPro2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MDfieldmapperPro at none against Brutal Time's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Brutal Time sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MDfieldmapperPro asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Brutal Time versus MDfieldmapperPro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrutal TimeMDfieldmapperPro
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperForager Lab LLCRichard Morgan

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Brutal Time

One-time1
  • Full Edition$4.99
None

MDfieldmapperPro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brutal Time free?
Brutal Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MDfieldmapperPro free?
MDfieldmapperPro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Brutal Time or MDfieldmapperPro have ads?
Neither Brutal Time nor MDfieldmapperPro shows ads.

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