DialReadPad vs FARO Flatness Check
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
FARO Flatness Check
Analyze and visualize floor flatness and levelness issues in real-time on an iPad. This app integrates with a specific laser scanner to provide instant feedback, mark issues, and facilitate on-site efficiency. Results can be easily documented and shared through cloud integration.
- Immediate analysis of floor flatness
- Visualization of levelness issues
- Augmented Reality for instant feedback
- On-site efficiency for data capture
- Direct FARO Sphere integration
- Convenient documentation and sharing
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FARO Flatness Check enables an immediate analysis and visualization of floor flatness and levelness issues on an iPad when using a FARO Focus (Premium, Core, M70, S70, S150, S350) laser scanner to capture real-time data. By leveraging Augmented Reality features, FARO Flatness Check enables instant issue marking and fixing by providing live feedback. FARO Flatness Check provides best on-site efficiency for data capture with the Focus Premium scanner in the concrete industry. Documenting and sharing analysis results becomes very convenient with FARO Flatness Check through its direct FARO Sphere integration.
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: FARO Flatness Check at every 3 weeks against DialReadPad's every 3 months. DialReadPad's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 14.0). 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 FARO Flatness Check. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
DialReadPad ships an update every 3 months, FARO Flatness Check every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DialReadPad | FARO Flatness Check |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 320 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Motionics LLC | FARO Technologies Inc. |
Customer experience
DialReadPad
FARO Flatness Check
In-app purchases
DialReadPad
No in-app purchases
FARO Flatness Check
No in-app purchases
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