Vibration analysis vs Pitch Witch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vibration analysis
This app analyzes phone accelerometer data to create a vibration spectrum. It helps evaluate vibration strength, frequency, and the rotation speed of various mechanisms like fans and motors. Useful for quality checks, malfunction detection, and balancing homemade rotating parts.
- Vibration spectrum analysis
- Rotation speed evaluation
- Mechanism quality assessment
- Malfunction monitoring
- Customizable FFT size
- Multiple units of measurement
- Peak frequency detection
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The application analyzes the data from the phone's accelerometer and builds a vibration spectrum. This allows the evaluation of not only the strength and frequency of the vibration, but also the speed of rotation of various mechanisms: fans, motors, various rotating components; since the vibration frequency often (but not always) coincides with the frequency of rotation. The application will be useful in determining the quality of fans and motors, in determining whether their actual parameters coincide with the ones declared by the manufacturer, it will find its uses in monitoring of malfunctions (e.g. in bearings) or while testing the quality of assembly and balancing of the homemade mechanisms with rotating parts. Do not expose your iPhone to an excessive vibration, as it may break. If the analyzed vibration is too strong, use a foam material pad, or put your iPhone at a distance where the force of the vibration is not dangerous to your device. In addition to decreasing vibration for the iPhone, a foam pad improves contact between the iPhone and the vibrating part, which makes the transmission of vibration more accurate and produces better results. BE SURE TO READ THE EXAMPLES OF THE VIBRATION SPECTRUM ANALYSIS AT THE APPLICATION WEB SITE (usefulmobileapps.com). Features of the full version of the application: • The choice of units of measurement. X-axis: Hz or RPM. Y-axis: g, m/s², ft/s², mm/s, in/s (ips), mm, mil, dB(A), dB(V). • FFT size (for built-in accelerometer): 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096 (data collection time from 0.64 sec. to 40 sec.). For an accelerometer connected to the headphone jack FFT size from 2048 to 131072. For Bluetooth-accelerometer FFT size from 512 to 32768. • Linear and logarithmic frequency scale. • Linear frequency scale with maximum details (there is a choice for the displayed frequency range). • Peak frequency detection. • Values of any point (for frequency scale and sound wave (at maximum detail)). • Selecting which axis of the accelerometer is to collect data. • Octave bands (1/1,1/3,1/6,1/12). • Window functions (Blackman, Hamming, Hann (Hanning), Blackman–Nuttall, Gaussian, Flat top). • Peak hold. • Exponential spectrum averaging. • Taking a screenshot by lightly touching the screen. • Root mean square (RMS, for vibration) or average value (AVG, for absolute values) for vibration wave. Values are calculated only for data displayed on the screen. • Calibration of the built-in accelerometer. Need EXCLUSIVELY for measuring absolute acceleration values (gravitational acceleration). To activate the settings, turn on the "Vibration wave" mode and turn off the "Only fluctuations" mode. The parameters of the accelerometer depend on the temperature and voltage of the battery, and may change over time. To obtain stable values, the accelerometer should work for several minutes. • Saving the measurement results in the application. Files with saved data (SavedData_[date]_[time].txt) can be copied to a desktop/laptop computer or transferred to another iPhone using iTunes. • Export data to a text ("Y=[y1 y2... yn]", "y1;y2;... yn", "x1;y1\nx2;y2;...") or WAV file. Number of points is adjusted via "FFT size". To export octaves, use "x1;y1\nx2;y2;...". • Accelerometer connects to the headphone jack (measurement range from 5 Hz to 24000 Hz). • A stroboscope for an external accelerometer (the feature was proposed by Todd French from Los Angeles, California). • Bluetooth accelerometer. When converting acceleration into speed or displacement, at 0-5 Hz frequencies noise starts prevailing over vibration peaks, which is why such frequencies are disregarded when doing the conversion. Should vibration frequency exceed 50 Hz, the peak will be recorded at an incorrect frequency, and hence speed or displacement will not be calculated correctly. Unrealistically high speed or large displacement may be a sign of this kind of false frequency.
Pitch Witch
This free, open-source app helps users train their speaking voice by monitoring pitch and resonance in real-time. It offers advanced features like multiple pitch estimation algorithms and customizable visual guides for pitch range. Users can save, analyze, and export recordings for later review.
- Live voice pitch monitoring
- Multiple pitch estimation algorithms
- Formant estimation for resonance analysis
- Customizable visual pitch guidelines
- Save, analyze, and export recordings
- Pinch-to-zoom pitch chart
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A free and open source voice analysis app specifically geared toward aiding speaking voice pitch and resonance training. The app is intended to be a useful tool for those who are already familiar with the concepts of pitch and resonance and how they affect the sound of speech. Features • Monitor the pitch of your voice live from your device's microphone. • Switch between multiple pitch estimation algorithms (Yin or IRAPT). • Enable formant estimation to analyze vocal resonance. • Pinch to zoom and pan around the pitch chart for a closer look. • Customize the visual guide lines to help stay within a certain pitch range. • Save recordings for later inspection and playback. • Play, analyze, export, share, rename, or delete saved recordings. • No ads or collection of data whatsoever. Recordings never leave the device unless explicitly shared to another app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pitch Witch at 100% against Vibration analysis's 57%. Pitch Witch also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). Vibration analysis's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (43 vs 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
Both are free to download. Vibration analysis sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Pitch Witch asks for nothing beyond the download.
Vibration analysis holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vibration analysis has 43 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Vibration analysis's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pitch Witch's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Vibration analysis ships an update every 3 months, Pitch Witch every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vibration analysis | Pitch Witch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (43 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmitriy Kharutskiy | Privacy Research LLC |
Customer experience
Vibration analysis
Pitch Witch
In-app purchases
Vibration analysis
- Settings$2.99
- External accelerometer$2.99
Pitch Witch
No in-app purchases
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