Comparison

ScrapLog vs VibraLens

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

Head to head
About

ScrapLog

This tool simplifies scrap yard visits by allowing users to quickly capture photos and videos directly into organized piles. Once finished, all captured media can be exported as a ZIP file with timestamped filenames and notes, all while remaining fully offline and private on your device.

Highlights
  • One-tap photo and video capture
  • Organized piles for captured media
  • Create and rename piles on the fly
  • Move items between piles
  • Offline operation
  • Export as ZIP with timestamped files
  • Private on-device storage
Features
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ScrapLog is a capture tool built for scrap yard visits. Open the app, hit the shutter, and every photo or video drops straight into the active pile โ€” no fiddling, no account, no internet required. CAPTURE AS YOU WALK One tap for photos, one for video. Shots land instantly in the active pile. Create new piles on the fly, rename them, and move items between piles in the gallery. EXPORT WHEN YOU'RE DONE When you leave the yard, export the whole visit as a ZIP โ€” one folder per pile, timestamped filenames, notes included. Share via AirDrop, Files, WhatsApp, or email. FULLY OFFLINE, FULLY PRIVATE Everything stays on your device in private app storage. Captures survive backgrounding and interruptions and are never added to your Photos library. No account, no cloud. SCRAPLOG PRO Upgrade for PDF reports with your own company logo, unlimited visits, photo markup and comments, ISRI favorites and the volume-button shutter. ScrapLog Pro is an auto-renewable subscription (monthly or yearly) with a 14-day free trial for new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. If you cancel, all your data stays viewable and exportable. Terms of Use: https://amrv-co.github.io/scraplog-support/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://amrv-co.github.io/scraplog-support/privacy.html

About

VibraLens

Features
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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 โ€” 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 โ€ข HVAC techs โ€” spot a wobbling blower wheel or an out-of-balance condenser fan before pulling a panel, then confirm the fix afterward. โ€ข Maintenance techs and engineers โ€” find WHERE the vibration lives on a motor, pump, or gearbox: the frame, the coupling side, a mounting foot, a loose guard. โ€ข Home and property inspectors โ€” document a shaking furnace blower or a buzzing duct with an evidence video, legend and frequency readout burned in. โ€ข Machine shops โ€” sanity-check a spindle or a belt-driven speed by its frequency signature. โ€ข Serious DIY โ€” 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 โ€ข Live frequency-colored overlay: see where periodic motion is happening โ€ข Dominant-frequency readout in Hz โ€” reliable band roughly 8โ€“115 Hz (about 480โ€“6,900 RPM equivalent) โ€ข Records evidence video with the color legend and readout burned in, ready to share with a client or a work order โ€ข LO/HI band filters and a sensitivity threshold to isolate the motion you care about โ€ข Mains flicker rejection for 50/60 Hz lighting โ€ข Built-in torch control for dim mechanical rooms โ€ข Works at a distance โ€” you never touch or attach anything to running machinery HONEST LIMITS โ€” 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 8โ€“115 Hz; faster vibration is beyond what a phone camera can resolve. It needs light โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” or see vibralens.example for demo videos, including a live sweep from 8 to 99 Hz on an oscillating tool.

Screenshots

ScrapLog4 screens
VibraLens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: VibraLens at every 5 days against ScrapLog's fortnightly. ScrapLog's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScrapLog ships an update fortnightly, VibraLens every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 5 level
ScrapLog versus VibraLens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScrapLogVibraLens
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better16.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size16 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArmin MirandaBRADLEY LEWIS GRUBBS

In-app purchases

None

ScrapLog

No in-app purchases

None

VibraLens

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ScrapLog free?
ScrapLog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VibraLens free?
VibraLens is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ScrapLog or VibraLens have ads?
Neither ScrapLog nor VibraLens shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScrapLog or VibraLens?
ScrapLog ships an update fortnightly, and VibraLens every 5 days. Most recently, ScrapLog was updated on October 31, 2026 and VibraLens on October 31, 2026.

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