Comparison

M.I.M. vs VibraLens

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

Head to head
About

M.I.M.

Read full description

MIM turns your iPhone home screen into something quieter. Instead of a grid of apps fighting for your attention, MIM gives you five configurable widgets that launch exactly what you need — and nothing else. CALL, MESSAGE, NAVIGATE, LISTEN Tap a widget to call a contact, send a message, get directions, or play music — directly from your home screen. No unlocking into a maze of icons. BUILT-IN TOOLS Phone Ā· Messages Ā· Maps Ā· Music Ā· Calendar Ā· Notes Ā· Alarm Ā· Timer Ā· Contacts — all redesigned around a single black-and-white, text-first aesthetic. YOUR LAYOUT, YOUR STYLE Choose your font, size, alignment and color. Reorder modules. Hide what you don't use. Add any external app via its own shortcut. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data stays on your device and syncs only through your own iCloud account. No ads, no tracking, no analytics. MIM is a one-time purchase or on subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

VibraLens

Features
Read full description

Point your iPhone at a running machine and see its vibration: a live color overlay shows WHERE it shakes, and a readout shows how fast, in Hz. No sensors to mount, no contact, no cables. VibraLens measures through the camera, from a distance. WHAT YOU SEE VibraLens processes high-frame-rate video (up to 240 fps) in real time and paints a frequency-colored overlay directly on the camera image. Anything moving periodically lights up in the color of its frequency, so you can see at a glance which part of a machine, mount, panel, or pipe is vibrating — and at what rate. A live readout tracks the dominant frequency in Hz, and the RPM equivalent is one mental step away: 60 Hz = 3,600 RPM. WHO USES IT • HVAC techs — spot a wobbling blower wheel or an out-of-balance condenser fan before pulling a panel, then confirm the fix afterward. • Maintenance techs and engineers — find WHERE the vibration lives on a motor, pump, or gearbox: the frame, the coupling side, a mounting foot, a loose guard. • Home and property inspectors — document a shaking furnace blower or a buzzing duct with an evidence video, legend and frequency readout burned in. • Machine shops — sanity-check a spindle or a belt-driven speed by its frequency signature. • Serious DIY — figure out why the washing machine walks across the floor, which ceiling fan blade wobbles, whether the pool pump runs rough, or what speed the bench grinder really turns. FEATURES • Live frequency-colored overlay: see where periodic motion is happening • Dominant-frequency readout in Hz — reliable band roughly 8–115 Hz (about 480–6,900 RPM equivalent) • Records evidence video with the color legend and readout burned in, ready to share with a client or a work order • LO/HI band filters and a sensitivity threshold to isolate the motion you care about • Mains flicker rejection for 50/60 Hz lighting • Built-in torch control for dim mechanical rooms • Works at a distance — you never touch or attach anything to running machinery HONEST LIMITS — READ BEFORE BUYING VibraLens measures frequency, not amplitude. It will not give you mm/s, mils, severity grades, or go/no-go verdicts. Its reliable band is roughly 8–115 Hz; faster vibration is beyond what a phone camera can resolve. It needs light — it cannot see in darkness. It is a screening and troubleshooting aid, not a replacement for a calibrated contact instrument or a certified inspection. And never attach your phone to machinery — the entire point of VibraLens is that you don't have to. PRIVACY 100% on-device processing. No account, no sign-up, no analytics, no tracking, no ads. Your video never leaves your iPhone unless you choose to share it. PRICE One-time purchase. No subscription, no in-app purchases, no upsells. Buy it and use it for years. Requires an iPhone with iOS 16.6 or later. Best results with the target reasonably lit and the phone held steady or braced. Questions or ideas? support@vibralens.example — or see vibralens.example for demo videos, including a live sweep from 8 to 99 Hz on an oscillating tool.

Screenshots

M.I.M.4 screens
VibraLens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VibraLens at none against M.I.M.'s 2. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. M.I.M. sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. VibraLens asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
M.I.M. versus VibraLens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterM.I.M.VibraLens
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperGianpaolo CampoliBRADLEY LEWIS GRUBBS

In-app purchases

2 purchases

M.I.M.

Subscriptions1
  • MIM monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$22.99
None

VibraLens

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is M.I.M. free?
M.I.M. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VibraLens free?
VibraLens is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do M.I.M. or VibraLens have ads?
Neither M.I.M. nor VibraLens shows ads.
Which is updated more often, M.I.M. or VibraLens?
M.I.M. ships an update every 5 days, and VibraLens every 5 days. Most recently, M.I.M. was updated on October 24, 2026 and VibraLens on October 28, 2026.

Other comparisons