Comparison

FAX BRUST vs Dowse

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

Head to head
About

FAX BRUST

Features
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FAX BURST превращает звук в канал передачи данных. Приложение кодирует короткое текстовое сообщение в звуковой сигнал, который проигрывается в динамик и принимается через микрофон — а между телефонами сигнал переносит обычная рация. Интернет и сотовая сеть не нужны. КАК ЭТО РАБОТАЕТ Поднесите телефон к рации, наберите сообщение и нажмите «Передать». Телефон проиграет звуковую посылку, вы удерживаете кнопку передачи на рации — и сигнал уходит в эфир. На другой стороне телефон-приёмник слышит сигнал через микрофон и восстанавливает текст. ДВА КАНАЛА • Аналог — для обычных (аналоговых) раций. Быстрая передача, устойчивое OFDM-кодирование. • Цифра — для цифровых раций с вокодером (DMR и подобные). Данные кодируются в параметры голоса, которые вокодер сохраняет, поэтому сообщение проходит даже через сжатие речи. ОСОБЕННОСТИ • Работает полностью офлайн — без интернета, SIM и регистрации. • Никакого сбора данных: приложение ничего не отправляет и не хранит на серверах. • Помехоустойчивое кодирование с контролем целостности сообщения. • Тёмный интерфейс, переключатель «Аналог ↔ Цифра», подсказки по передаче. ДЛЯ ЧЕГО Обмен короткими текстовыми сообщениями там, где нет связи: туризм, экспедиции, радиолюбительство, обучение, эксперименты со звуковой передачей данных. ВАЖНО Приложение — не замена голосовой связи. Оно передаёт данные звуком при поднесении телефона к рации (акустическая связь). Нужны относительная тишина у микрофона и громкость на максимуме при передаче. Длина сообщения ограничена. Приложение бесплатное. При первом запуске выполняется активация устройства — это процедура авторизации, а не оплата.

About

Dowse

Detect hidden cameras and trackers in your surroundings using your phone's sensors. It scans Wi-Fi and Bluetooth devices, guides you through a physical inspection, and helps locate lost Bluetooth items. The app also alerts you to persistent unknown trackers.

Highlights
  • Wi-Fi device scanning
  • Bluetooth tracker detection
  • Guided physical inspection
  • Lens glint scanner
  • Infrared scope
  • Lost Bluetooth item finder
  • Persistent tracker alerts
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Someone found a camera in an Airbnb once, and the whole internet remembers. You still have to sleep somewhere tonight. Dowse checks a room in one walk. You go from place to place while the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth checks run underneath, and the room seals into one report you can keep or share. THE WALK Eight places cameras actually hide, one at a time: the smoke detector, the alarm clock, the USB charger charging nothing, the air vent, the shelf, the bathroom, the TV and the mirror. At each one, hold to look. Dowse strobes your flashlight and watches for the tiny glint a lens sends back, with night vision built in for cameras that light the room in infrared. If something flashes back, its photo stays in your report. If it turns out to be a screw, tap It was nothing. THE WI-FI AND BLUETOOTH While you walk, Dowse knocks on the room's Wi-Fi address by address and flags anything that behaves like a camera, quoting the device's own words when it gives any. Bluetooth listens for 20 seconds for trackers and gadgets that have no business in a rented bedroom. PULL THE PLUG Found a camera-like device on the Wi-Fi but can't see it? Unplug things in the room one at a time. Your phone buzzes the moment it drops off the network, so you know which object it was. THE HONEST PART Every room also says what it couldn't check. A camera that records to a memory card and never joins a network is invisible to every phone app, ours included, which is why the eight places exist. If Bluetooth is off or you're on mobile data, Dowse tells you before you start, and a room that couldn't check anything doesn't use up your free check. FIND YOUR LOST STUFF Earbuds under the couch again. Pick the device and walk. The number climbs as you get closer and the Geiger clicks speed up. 60... 74... 91. There they are. Tap Found it. Works with anything that speaks Bluetooth. WATCHING YOUR BACK Dowse notices when the same unknown tracker keeps turning up around you in different places, and stays silent otherwise. No alerts about your neighbor's speaker. Your first room is free. After that, Dowse needs an active subscription. TERMS: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

FAX BRUST3 screens
Dowse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FAX BRUST at none against Dowse's 3. 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. Dowse sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. FAX BRUST asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
FAX BRUST versus Dowse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFAX BRUSTDowse
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMeral AklalRedjan Hysa

In-app purchases

None

FAX BRUST

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Dowse

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is FAX BRUST free?
FAX BRUST is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dowse free?
Dowse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FAX BRUST or Dowse have ads?
Neither FAX BRUST nor Dowse shows ads.

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