Sensor Data Pro vs MainframeMonitor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sensor Data Pro
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Sensor Data Pro records every sensor of your iPhone on one precise timeline, together with video, sound, Apple Watch and Bluetooth sensors. Review, analyze and export your sessions for research, engineering, sports and field work. RECORD - Accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer and device motion, each at its own rate up to 100 Hz - GPS and compass, barometer and altitude, steps and activity, sound level - Keeps recording with the screen locked: when nothing else keeps it running, GPS is recorded at low accuracy (you can turn this off); anything iOS pauses is marked as a gap instead of being filled in - Event markers with quick labels, countdown, auto-stop and presets - Live Activity and Dynamic Island with Mark, Pause and Stop; Siri, Shortcuts, the Action button, Control Center and a widget - Crash-safe: an interrupted recording is recovered the next time you open the app REVIEW - Synced multi-track timeline with zoom, map and per-axis statistics - Events and gaps on every track - Export to CSV and JSON, and import sessions shared from Sensor Data Pro The free version records up to 15 minutes per session. PRO+ - Unlimited recording length - Video synced to your sensor data, and audio files you can play back on the timeline - Apple Watch heart rate and wrist motion, with start, pause, mark and stop from the watch - Bluetooth heart-rate straps (with RR intervals), cycling speed, cadence and power, and running sensors - AirPods head motion and ARKit position tracking - Live streaming to your computer over UDP, TCP, WebSocket, HTTP, MQTT or ROS 2 - iCloud sync between your devices - Spectrum, spectrogram and filters for every sensor and for the recorded sound; compare sessions, trim and split - MCAP for Foxglove and ROS 2, GPX, KML and GeoJSON routes, and whole session packages to share - Threshold triggers and unlimited presets Pro+ is available monthly, quarterly or yearly. Yearly starts with a one-week free trial. If you installed Sensor Data Pro before version 2.0, Pro+ is included for free. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no analytics, no ads. Recordings stay on your devices and leave them only when you export, stream or turn on iCloud sync. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled in your Apple Account settings at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.iamsimon.dk/privacy.html
MainframeMonitor
Transform your iPhone into a vintage mainframe with a nostalgic CRT display. Monitor live system stats like battery, CPU, and memory, all within an authentic retro console experience. Includes hidden classic text-based games.
- Live system monitoring (battery, CPU, memory, storage)
- Home screen widgets
- Authentic CRT effects (glow, scanlines)
- Retro boot sequence
- Hidden classic text-based games
- Customizable color themes (Green, Amber)
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MAINFRAME MONITOR: Your Device as a Mainframe Console Mainframe Monitor shows your device's real live data in the style of a 1980s IBM operator console: CPU, memory, storage, battery, network, thermal state and motion. All values come from your device. You also get green phosphor text, scanlines, key clicks and real MVS commands. REAL DATA, CLASSIC LOOK • Live CPU load per core, memory, DASD, battery, network and thermal state • Front panel lamp strip that flickers with the load • Seismograph as a moving paper strip. Knock on the table! • Compass, audio output, brightness and refresh rate (ProMotion) • Motion sensors with pitch, roll, yaw and G-vector • Capacity planning: battery time remaining and storage forecast • Session statistics (SMF) with averages and peak values • Clock with UTC, Julian date and 64-bit TOD register FIVE HISTORIC DISPLAYS Press PF5 to switch between green and amber phosphor, the IBM 3279 color terminal, the neon-orange IBM 3290 gas plasma display and the Tektronix 4014 storage tube. Each display has its own effects, from degauss to beam redraw, and a matching app icon. MVS CONSOLE WITH REAL COMMANDS In the syslog you enter commands like a real operator: D T, D A,L, D M=CPU, D U,DASD, D NET, D IPLINFO, D ENV, D CAPACITY, D M=MIPS (CPU benchmark) and many more. With PF8, a virtual IBM 1403 line printer prints a status report on continuous paper that you can share as an image. PARALLEL SYSPLEX Couple iPhone, iPad and Mac on your local network via Bonjour to form a sysplex. The sysplex panel shows CPU, memory and battery of all devices. TRACE ROUTE WITH WORLD MAP PF9 traces the path your data takes to any website. You see every hop with IP, location and round-trip time, plus an ASCII world map of the route. The optional latency panel measures ping, jitter, packet loss and clock drift. IPL, INTRO AND SCREENSAVERS At startup the system boots with an authentic IPL sequence. The screensavers show real values too: control panel, tape drives, core memory, punch cards, printer or oscilloscope. GAMES IN THE COBLIB Hamurabi, Void Patrol, Snake and Bagels: classics in terminal style. WIDGETS AND LIVE ACTIVITY • Widgets for the Home Screen and Lock Screen in three sizes • Control Center button • Live Activity in 3270 style on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island FOR EVERY DISPLAY The layout adapts to iPhone, iPad, Mac and foldable devices like iPhone Duo, stacked or side by side. With a hardware keyboard, F1 to F12 work as PF keys. FULLY CONFIGURABLE Show, hide and reorder panels, or choose a preset: Default, Minimal, Performance, Network or Device. Under PF1, an operator guide in German and English explains every feature. PRIVACY No tracking, no ads, no analytics. The app works offline. Network features only start after you agree (message IEA910A), and you can withdraw consent at any time under PF7. The EXT lamp shows you when data goes to the internet. Note: Job names in the log are simulated. D M=MIPS is an estimate, not an official IBM rating.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MainframeMonitor at none against Sensor Data Pro's 3. MainframeMonitor also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Sensor Data Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. MainframeMonitor asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sensor Data Pro ships an update every 9 months, MainframeMonitor fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sensor Data Pro | MainframeMonitor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Simon Bogh Holding ApS | Ralf Langhoff |
In-app purchases
Sensor Data Pro
- Pro+ Monthly$1.991 Month
- Pro+ Quarterly$4.993 Months
- Pro+ Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
MainframeMonitor
No in-app purchases








