Comparison

DialReadPad vs LaserSoft Joint Pole

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

LaserSoft Joint Pole

Features
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LaserTech’s Joint Pole is a field data collection program that Electric Utility professionals and their contractors use to measure the location, condition, attachment heights and make-ready measurements on utility poles. The user fills out a series of Tabs of customizable information about the pole and any equipment attached to it. Graphic prompts will trigger measurements from Laser Tech’s TruPulse lasers to record all the necessary height, span, sag and clearance values. Common export file formats move the data onto a PC for further analysis.

Screenshots

LaserSoft Joint Pole4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: LaserSoft Joint Pole at 3 against DialReadPad's 1. DialReadPad's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
DialReadPad versus LaserSoft Joint Pole: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDialReadPadLaserSoft Joint Pole
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMotionics LLCLaser Technology, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

DialReadPad

No in-app purchases

None

LaserSoft Joint Pole

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DialReadPad free?
DialReadPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LaserSoft Joint Pole free?
LaserSoft Joint Pole is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DialReadPad or LaserSoft Joint Pole have ads?
Neither DialReadPad nor LaserSoft Joint Pole shows ads.

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