Isotope Browser vs Physics Toolbox Accelerometer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Isotope Browser
Access comprehensive nuclear data for over 4,000 nuclides and isomers. Explore interactive charts, filter by various criteria, and view detailed information for each nuclide. Data is sourced from reliable resources and available offline.
- Properties of over 4,000 nuclides and isomers
- Interactive Chart of Nuclides
- Periodic Table of Elements
- Filter by half-life, decay mode, radiation type, and energy
- Detailed nuclide information with web links
- Offline access to embedded database
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Provided by the Nuclear Data Section of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the app gives properties of more than 4 000 nuclides and isomers. A Chart of Nuclides, with zooming and tapping enabled, and a Periodic Table of Elements are included to allow easy selection and navigation. Filter criteria on half-life, decay mode, radiation type and energy can be selected. Summary data are presented in a scrolling list, with a details page for each nuclide containing web links to the data sources and further information such as level and decay schema. The filtered nuclides can be visualised on the Chart of Nuclides. Data are taken from the most recent and reliable sources, and optimal search-and-retrieve performance is achieved with an embedded database, meaning that no network connection is required.
Physics Toolbox Accelerometer
This app uses your device's accelerometer to measure and graph G-Force and acceleration over time. It allows you to record and export data as a CSV file, making it useful for analyzing motion in vehicles, vibrations, and educational physics experiments.
- Measures G-Force and acceleration
- Graphs G-Force vs. Time
- Graphs Acceleration vs. Time
- Records and exports data as CSV
- Analyzes motion in vehicles and vibrations
- Useful for classroom physics experiments
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Turn your iPhone into a motion laboratory. Physics Toolbox Accelerometer reads the accelerometer built into your device and shows exactly what it measures — live, in three dimensions, in units you can check. MEASURE • G-Force — the ratio of normal force to gravity, in X, Y, Z and total magnitude • Linear Acceleration — the same motion with gravity removed, in m/s² • Spectrum — a live FFT that finds the dominant frequency in a vibration RECORD AND ANALYSE • Record any run to CSV, then replay it with duration, maximum and average • Import CSV files recorded elsewhere and analyse them the same way • Share a recording straight from the app BUILT FOR TEACHING Each mode explains the physics behind it: how a piezoresistive cantilever bends under acceleration, how a capacitive accelerometer varies the electric potential across its plates, and why an object in free fall reads zero g. PRO A single lifetime purchase unlocks the signal filters — moving average, Kalman and low-pass — and analysis of saved and imported recordings. Works on iPhone and iPad, in light and dark, with VoiceOver throughout.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Isotope Browser at 83% against Physics Toolbox Accelerometer's 38%. Isotope Browser also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Isotope Browser holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Isotope Browser has 27 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Isotope Browser's written reviews are positive against 38% of Physics Toolbox Accelerometer's.
Isotope Browser ships an update every 6 weeks, Physics Toolbox Accelerometer every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Isotope Browser | Physics Toolbox Accelerometer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (27 ratings) — better | 2.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.6% of reviews — better | 38.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IAEA | Chrystian Vieyra |
Customer experience
Isotope Browser
Physics Toolbox Accelerometer
In-app purchases
Isotope Browser
No in-app purchases
Physics Toolbox Accelerometer
No in-app purchases
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