Comparison

CrowdSense vs Robot Reeva

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

Head to head
About

CrowdSense

This app allows researchers to collect rich mobile sensor data from iOS devices for studies. It prioritizes user control and transparency, requiring explicit permission before activating any sensor. Data collected can be easily accessed and exported for analysis.

Highlights
  • Continuous sensing with rich mobile sensor data
  • User control and explicit sensor permission
  • Support for a wide range of device sensors
  • Easy data access and export
  • Secure data sharing and USB export
  • Built on open-source SensingKit framework
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CrowdSense is a free continuous sensing app that enables researchers to collect rich mobile sensor data using iOS devices. Built on the open-source SensingKit framework, the app makes it easy to run mobile sensing studies and capture high-quality sensor streams for research and experimentation. CrowdSense prioritizes transparency and user control by requiring explicit permission before any sensor is activated, ensuring that all data collection is clear, secure, and fully under the user’s consent. The app supports a wide range of device sensors, allowing researchers to capture diverse signals for behavioral, environmental, and mobility studies. Supported sensors include accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, device motion (gravity, user acceleration, magnetic field, rotation, and attitude), motion activity, pedometer, altimeter, location, heading, iBeacon proximity, Eddystone proximity, battery status, microphone, screen brightness, and network connection. Data recorded with CrowdSense can be easily accessed and exported for analysis. Researchers can share collected data directly from within the app or export it securely via USB using iTunes File Sharing, providing flexible workflows for integrating sensor datasets into research pipelines. CrowdSense was developed as part of a PhD research project at Queen Mary University of London and is designed to support large-scale mobile sensing experiments using the SensingKit framework. More information about SensingKit is available at https://www.sensingkit.org, and additional details about the research behind the project can be found at https://minoskt.github.io. Relevant publications include: “Finding Dory in the Crowd: Detecting Social Interactions using Multi-Modal Mobile Sensing” (SenSys-ML 2019), “Detecting Group Formations using iBeacon Technology” (HASCA 2016), “SensingKit: Evaluating the Sensor Power Consumption in iOS Devices” (IE 2016), “Walking in Sync: Two is Company, Three’s a Crowd” (WPA 2015), and “Poster: SensingKit — A Multi-Platform Mobile Sensing Framework for Large-Scale Experiments” (MobiCom 2014).

About

Robot Reeva

Features
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An app program that allows you to see the work of spatial orientation sensors based on the measurement of physical quantities – such as acceleration, tension and orientation of the Earth's magnetic lines (Gyroscope, Compass, Accelerometer)

Screenshots

CrowdSense4 screens
Robot Reeva1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Robot Reeva at fortnightly against CrowdSense's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CrowdSense ships an update every 2 months, Robot Reeva fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
CrowdSense versus Robot Reeva: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrowdSenseRobot Reeva
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKleomenis KatevasGrigoriy Glazman

In-app purchases

None

CrowdSense

No in-app purchases

None

Robot Reeva

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CrowdSense free?
CrowdSense is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Robot Reeva free?
Robot Reeva is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CrowdSense or Robot Reeva have ads?
Neither CrowdSense nor Robot Reeva shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CrowdSense or Robot Reeva?
CrowdSense ships an update every 2 months, and Robot Reeva fortnightly. Most recently, CrowdSense was updated on October 4, 2026 and Robot Reeva on October 11, 2026.

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