Device Motion Detective vs Danlaw Smart Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Device Motion Detective
This utility app captures and stores detailed device motion data, including accelerometer, gyroscope, and magnetometer readings. Users can view real-time motion graphs or past records saved to the database. Data is recorded every second for up to 20 minutes per session.
- Raw accelerometer data recording
- Raw gyroscope data recording
- Raw magnetometer data recording
- Processed device-motion data
- Real-time motion graphs
- Past motion record viewing
- Data saved to database
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Detect the device motion detail information and save the information into the core data system. The user could view the past motion record from the data base system. The user could view the real time device motion list or the motion graph. The app can receive four types of motion: raw accelerometer data, raw gyroscope data, raw magnetometer data, and processed device-motion data (which includes accelerometer, rotation-rate, and attitude measurements). The current version could record the device motion data for 20 minutes when tap the record button once. After 20 minutes, the user could tap the record button again. During recording, the app will insert the motion data to the database every second. Only after recording the motion data, the feature of view record motion data will display the record information. In current edition, when the device shutdown, the database information will be cleared automatically. In short, the app may be useful to some engineering users or other users who need the detail device motion data. Best wishes.
Danlaw Smart Connect
This app connects to a car's OBD2 port via a PicoLogger device to transmit vehicle and driving data. It provides insights into battery voltage, tire pressure, GPS, trip times, and driving behavior. Data is securely transmitted to the app using Bluetooth and WiFi.
- Vehicle information (battery, tire pressure, GPS)
- Driving behavior tracking (trips, braking, acceleration)
- Automatic PicoLogger connection
- Data transmission via WiFi
- Wireless PicoLogger firmware updates
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Smart Connect is the simplest way to connect with your car. Danlaw’s PicoLogger device plugs into the OBD2 port of your car to securely transmit vehicle and sensor data to the app via your smartphone's Bluetooth connection. For more info about Smart Connect or for help getting a PicoLogger, please go to https://www.danlawinc.com/smart-connect/ APP FEATURES - Vehicle Info (battery voltage, tire pressure, GPS, and more!) - Driving Behavior (trip times, hard braking, hard accelerating, and more!) - App can automatically connect to the PicoLogger - Transmit data to the backend via WiFi - Wirelessly update your PicoLogger’s firmware
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Danlaw Smart Connect at 5.0 against Device Motion Detective's 1.0. Danlaw Smart Connect also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Danlaw Smart Connect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Device Motion Detective ships an update every 13 months, Danlaw Smart Connect every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Device Motion Detective | Danlaw Smart Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 方 沈 | Danlaw |
Customer experience
Device Motion Detective
Danlaw Smart Connect
In-app purchases
Device Motion Detective
No in-app purchases
Danlaw Smart Connect
No in-app purchases
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