Comparison

APSstatus vs LaTeXBoard

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

Head to head
About

APSstatus

Features
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APSStatus delivers instant access to accelerator and beamline operational status for APS staff, beamline scientists, and facility users. STORAGE RING STATUS View live parameters including beam current, lifetime, top-up state, injection operation, fill pattern, scheduled and actual operating modes, and operator messages from the Machine Control Room. SHUTTER STATUS Monitor all APS beamline front-end shutters at a glance. Color-coded indicators show each shutter as open or closed, with beam-ready dots reflecting the Personnel Safety System (PSS) Station A search state. BEAMLINE VIEWS Select up to four beamlines for quick-access status pages. Currently supported: 02-BM (Micro-tomography), 07-BM, 12-BM, and 32-ID. ACCELERATOR SYSTEMS Choose up to four accelerator monitoring pages: โ€ข Vacuum system โ€” sector-by-sector valve and gauge status across all 40 APS sectors โ€ข Liquid Nitrogen Dewar System (LNDS) โ€” dewar temperatures, levels, and valve states โ€ข RF and Klystron data โ€” RF system summary and klystron status โ€ข Power supply status โ€” storage ring power supply summary and detail WEB STATUS PLOTS View live APS web-based status plots including the HD storage ring comfort display, beamline status overview, and weekly history. CUSTOMIZABLE LAYOUT Select the beamlines and accelerator pages most relevant to your work. Preferences are saved and restored between sessions. All data is fetched directly from APS operational servers and refreshed on demand with pull-to-refresh on every view.

About

LaTeXBoard

Features
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Stop struggling with math on mobile. LaTeXBoard is the ultimate custom keyboard extension designed for students, engineers, and researchers who need to communicate complex mathematical formulas on the go. Unlike other solutions that rely on slow, memory-hungry WebViews, LaTeXBoard features a custom-built, 100% native rendering engine. Key Features: Instant PNG Export: Type your formula, preview it, and copy it to your clipboard as a high-quality, transparent PNG image. Perfect for WhatsApp, Slack, iMessage, and Discord. Professional Math Suite: Full support for matrices, fractions, integrals, square roots, and complex limit notations. Pure Native Performance: Built from the ground up using CoreGraphics and Swift. No WebViews, no MathJax, no latency. Memory Efficient: Optimized to run within the strict iOS keyboard memory limits (Jetsam), ensuring a stable and crash-free experience.

Screenshots

APSstatus4 screens
LaTeXBoard3 screens

Verdict

The call

APSstatus and LaTeXBoard are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
APSstatus versus LaTeXBoard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAPSstatusLaTeXBoard
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS16.616.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperArgonne National LaboratoryBugra Acemoglu

In-app purchases

None

APSstatus

No in-app purchases

None

LaTeXBoard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is APSstatus free?
APSstatus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LaTeXBoard free?
LaTeXBoard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do APSstatus or LaTeXBoard have ads?
Neither APSstatus nor LaTeXBoard shows ads.

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