DialReadPad vs EPA VSAT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DialReadPad
This app wirelessly connects to compatible Bluetooth measurement devices, allowing users to record and analyze readings from instruments like micrometers and calipers directly on their iPhone. It offers real-time plotting, customizable accuracy, and comprehensive PDF report generation with data import and user-defined fields.
- Wireless Bluetooth measurement device connection
- Real-time and offline plotting
- Customizable reading accuracy
- PDF report generation
- Data export to CSV and SQLite
- Analog dial indicator simulation
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This App connects to the Motionics bluetooth (LE) measurement device and reads the readings from any micrometer, caliper, dial indicator or any other digital measurement instruments from Mitutoyo with SPC output. This system allows you to have a wireless bluetooth measurement device and read the values directly from your iPhone. The App requires the bluetooth measurement device to test but can be fully tested with all its features from the "Run Demo" page of the App. Features: - Continuous or Single Measurement recording options - Real-time plots of reading up to 10 samples/second - 10, 5, 1 Hz sampling rate options - Customizable reading decimal accuracy - Off-line post processing plot - connect to both Bluetooth Low Energy and Wi-Fi devices - Off-line polar plot for runout, surface profile test and several other applications - Analog rotating dial indicator (mm and inch) from App - Reading units: mm/inch - Pinch/Pan/Zoom/Zoom All for real-time and off-line graphs - Zoom individually in x or y in plot - Max/Min/Avg/TIR (total indicator reading) values - Total recording Samples/Time values - Green-Red Threshold indicators for TIR - Define Machine ID/Session Name/Operator Name/Company Name for PDF report - QR Reader for Machine ID - Pause/Play Button during recording - Trigger switch of the device to record a reading either from device or from the App - SQLite database - Export SQLite database of the App through Email - Export CSV file of recordings PDF Report Generation: - import machine image from camera/library - customize your report logo - import reading plots and polar plots - import TIR health indicator - add custom notes - speech-to-text for notes - automatic data import into report for summary of test - user signature - includes user map/location in the report (can be disabled) - email the pdf report - save the pdf report to database - wireless printing of the pdf report
EPA VSAT
This tool helps drinking water and wastewater systems assess risks from malevolent acts and natural hazards. It assists in evaluating improvements for enhanced security and resilience, aiding compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Risk assessment for water systems
- Resilience evaluation
- Security improvement assessment
- Compliance with Safe Drinking Water Act
- Assesses malevolent acts and natural hazards
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VSAT is a tool for assessing risk and resilience at drinking water and wastewater systems. It can be used to estimate risks from malevolent acts and natural hazards and to evaluate improvements for increased security and resilience. The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) section 1433 requires that each community water system serving more than 3,300 people assess the risks to and resilience of its system from malevolent acts and natural hazards. EPA designed VSAT Web 3.0 to help water systems comply with SDWA section 1433.
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: EPA VSAT at fortnightly against DialReadPad's every 3 months. DialReadPad's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.6). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for DialReadPad against 5.0 for EPA VSAT. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
DialReadPad ships an update every 3 months, EPA VSAT fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DialReadPad | EPA VSAT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Motionics LLC | United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) |
Customer experience
DialReadPad
EPA VSAT
In-app purchases
DialReadPad
No in-app purchases
EPA VSAT
No in-app purchases
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