Comparison

Sensor Play vs Scale Sync Maps

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

Head to head
About

Sensor Play

Record and analyze data from your iPhone's built-in sensors, including accelerometer, gyroscope, and GPS. Automate recordings with triggers and export data for scientific or engineering analysis.

Highlights
  • Record accelerometer, gyroscope, GPS, barometer, magnetometer data
  • Background recording up to six hours
  • Automated recording triggers (delay, GPS region, g-force)
  • Export data to CSV for analysis
  • In-app viewer for sensor recordings
  • Real-time sensor data visualization
Features
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Sensor Play - the iPhone Sensor Playground, and the best app for serious scientific research and data recording. Used by engineers, scientists, teachers, and enthusiasts all around the world. The sensors built into all iPhones are amazing examples of the power in your pocket. To have a GPS receiver, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, even a Barometer with you at all times is a marvel of miniature engineering. It's simply fun to see the output from all these sensors, play with each interactively, or just view the raw data. Record Accelerometer, Gyroscope, GPS, Barometer, Magnetometer sensor data and share by email for further analysis, or review using the in app viewer. However Sensor Play is not just a toy. Beyond the obvious fun of watching the accelerometer and gyroscope graphs bounce around you can now record multi-sensor data all at the same time, even in the background, for a full external analysis of your, or your iPhone's, motion through time and space however you so desire. And now with Automation you can trigger your recordings to start either after a simple delay, when you enter or leave a preset GPS Region, or when the iPhone is nudged above a selected gForce. Then end your recordings either after a set duration, or when you enter or leave a preset GPS Region. Automation makes getting the data you want so much easier, and eliminates lots of unnecessary recorded data. Set up the triggers as required, close the phone and go. Set and Forget! Later when you open SensorPlay the data you were after will have been automatically recorded and saved for you. The following data is recorded to a csv file for sharing through the standard iPhone share sheet. Timestamp Accelerometer: X, Y, Z Gyroscope: X, Y, Z Attitude: Roll, Pitch, Yaw Location: Longitude, Latitude, Speed, TrueHeading, Altitude Motion Activity: Type & Confidence Barometer: Pressure, Relative Altitude Magnetometer: µT X, Y, Z, calibrated x,y,z, rotation matrix, and quaternion Visual graphs of sensor recordings in one place, as long as they're not too large anyway. Background mode is supported for all recordings, accelerometer, gyro, and multi-sensor export, lock your screen and keep recording all sensor data for up to six hours. A serious engineering, scientific, and educational analysis tool. Sharing of all recordings is now through the built in share options which includes, Airdrop, mail, message, notes, dropbox (if installed), etc. Sensors currently supported: Barometer (iPhone 6 and above only) - see the atmospheric pressure in a choice of 7 units, see your relative altitude plotted over time. - Widget available to display the atmospheric pressure in the notification centre. Accelerometer - See the g-forces on the X,Y,Z axis and see them traced over time. - Widget available to show gMax in X,Y,Z axis on notification screen. - Record the data and share for further analysis Gyroscope - Watch the rate of rotation over the X,Y,Z axis plotted over time. - Record the data and share for further analysis GPS/Location Services - See your exact location mapped on screen and share your Lat/Long coordinates by text or email. Magnetometer/Compass - See the magnetic field acting on the X, Y, Z, axis along with an interactive compass. 3D/Force Touch (6S ->11 only) Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Scale Sync Maps

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With our app, you can view two maps at the same time, each at the same scale. Let’s compare different places around the world! You can use this app for free for 7 days after installation. After the free trial period ends, the app will be locked. However, you can continue to use it by unlocking it by making a one-time purchase. iOS 17.0 or later

Screenshots

Sensor Play4 screens
Scale Sync Maps3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Scale Sync Maps at Free against Sensor Play's $14.99. Sensor Play's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Scale Sync Maps is free to download; Sensor Play costs $14.99 up front. Scale Sync Maps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sensor Play asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sensor Play versus Scale Sync Maps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSensor PlayScale Sync Maps
Price$14.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (59 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings59 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhilip BroderTatsuya Yamaguchi

In-app purchases

None

Sensor Play

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Scale Sync Maps

One-time1
  • Access Unlock$1.99

Questions

Is Sensor Play free?
Sensor Play costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scale Sync Maps free?
Scale Sync Maps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sensor Play or Scale Sync Maps have ads?
Neither Sensor Play nor Scale Sync Maps shows ads.

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