Isostasy vs PocketDIC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Isostasy
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Explore the balance of our planet with Isostasy! Earth’s crust floats on the mantle like ice on water, with higher regions having deeper roots. This interactive app brings five insightful isostasy scenarios to life — adjust key parameters and watch the results unfold. Perfect for curious minds, students, and anyone fascinated by Earth science!
PocketDIC
This application uses your smartphone camera to measure deformation and strain fields through Digital Image Correlation. It automatically computes displacement and strain, allowing you to visualize key components and save analysis results.
- Capture reference and deformed images
- Automatic DIC algorithm computation
- Visualize strain and displacement components
- Save analysis results as PNG
- User-friendly step-by-step usage
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PocketDIC is an app that measures deformation and strain fields using Digital Image Correlation (DIC) with your smartphone camera. Features: - Capture reference and deformed images using the built-in camera - Automatically compute displacement and strain fields using DIC algorithm - Visualize εxx, εyy, εxy, U, and V components as color maps - Save analysis results as PNG images How to use: 1. Capture a reference image 2. Capture deformed images at intervals 3. Tap the DIC button to analyze automatically 4. Review and save the strain map Suitable for education and research in materials science and solid mechanics.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PocketDIC at 13.0 against Isostasy's 17.6. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Isostasy ships an update weekly, PocketDIC fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Isostasy | PocketDIC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nestor Cardozo | Shigeto Yamasaki |
In-app purchases
Isostasy
No in-app purchases
PocketDIC
No in-app purchases
