IDSO1070A vs Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IDSO1070A
This utility app transforms your iOS device into an oscilloscope when paired with specific hardware. It offers intuitive touch controls for waveform analysis, including pinch-to-zoom functionality.
- Transforms iOS device into an oscilloscope
- Requires IDSO1070A hardware
- Wireless Wi-Fi connection
- 2 channels
- Pinch-to-zoom waveform interaction
- Max 250M sample rate
- FFT analysis
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IDSO1070A is an oscilloscope app for iPad, iPhone and PC。Combined with IDSO1070 hardware, it make your iOS device to be an oscilloscope。 With iOS devices’s touch screens, it enables more natural interaction with the user interface. You can zoom in or out a waveform using your fingers. IDSO1070A App must be used with IDSO1070A hardware. Feature Highlights: * Connects hardware wirelessly via Wi-fi * 2 channels * Intuitive software: pinch-to-zoom waveforms * Max 250M sample rate with 70 MHz bandwidth * 5ns/div-500s/div * FFT Demo video: http://youtu.be/MiBV-p-kykI
Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite
This app turns your smartphone into a scientific instrument suite, measuring sound, light, magnetism, and motion. It's ideal for students, educators, researchers, and hobbyists to record, analyze, and export real-time scientific data.
- Measure sound, light, magnetism, and motion
- Record, analyze, and export real-time data
- Includes G-Force Meter, Accelerometer, Gyroscope
- Features Sound Meter, Oscilloscope, Spectrum Analyzer
- Light Meter, Color Detector, Stroboscope
- Compass, Magnetometer, AR visualization
- Barometer, GPS, AR Ruler
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Whether you’re a student, educator, researcher, or hobbyist, Physics Toolbox transforms your smartphone’s built-in sensors into a powerful suite of scientific instruments. Easily measure, record, analyze, and export real-time data for a variety of uses—from classroom experiments to cutting-edge research. KINEMATICS G-Force Meter Linear Accelerometer Gyroscope Inclinometer Motion Visualizer (LiDAR-tracked position and velocity) ACOUSTICS Sound Meter Tone Detector Tone Generator Oscilloscope Spectrum Analyzer Spectrogram LIGHT Light Meter Color Detector Proximeter Stroboscope MAGNETISM Compass Magnetometer Magna-AR (AR visualization of magnetic field vectors) OTHER Barometer GPS - latitude, longitude, altitude, speed, direction, number of satellites Ruler-AR (AR-estimated measurements) COMBINATION Multi Record Roller Coaster GAME Play (data-verified challenges)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IDSO1070A at none against Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite's 1. IDSO1070A also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 3) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). 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. Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. IDSO1070A asks for nothing beyond the download.
IDSO1070A holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite has 1.8K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of IDSO1070A's written reviews are positive against 81% of Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite's.
IDSO1070A ships an update every 4 weeks, Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IDSO1070A | Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.7 (1.8K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 80.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 1.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 君虎 刘 | Chrystian Vieyra |
Customer experience
IDSO1070A
Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite
In-app purchases
IDSO1070A
No in-app purchases
Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite
- Upgrade to Pro$5.99
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