Comparison

Device Motion Detective vs IMU Utility

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

IMU Utility

This tool displays and transfers measurement data from iPhone's MotionManager and internal IMU sensors. It supports exporting data in CSV, JSON, and Google Protobuf formats, allowing your iPhone to function as an external IMU sensor.

Highlights
  • View MotionManager data
  • View internal IMU sensor data
  • Transfer measurement data
  • Export data as CSV
  • Export data as JSON
  • Export data as Google Protobuf
Features
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The IMU Utility is an easy tool to show and transfer the measurement data of iPhone's both MotionManager and internal IMU sensors. This application provides transferring the measurement data as well as watching the data by using three different kinds of formats such as CSV, JSON and Google Protobuf. You can use your iPhone as an external IMU sensor.

Screenshots

Device Motion Detective4 screens
IMU Utility4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: IMU Utility at 3.0 against Device Motion Detective's 1.0. Device Motion Detective's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

IMU Utility holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Device Motion Detective versus IMU Utility: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDevice Motion DetectiveIMU Utility
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer方 沈Pusik Park

Customer experience

Device Motion Detective

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

IMU Utility

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Device Motion Detective

No in-app purchases

None

IMU Utility

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Device Motion Detective free?
Device Motion Detective is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IMU Utility free?
IMU Utility is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Device Motion Detective or IMU Utility?
IMU Utility is rated higher. Device Motion Detective averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while IMU Utility averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Device Motion Detective or IMU Utility have ads?
Neither Device Motion Detective nor IMU Utility shows ads.

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