Comparison

MATCO TOOLS vs XKey

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

Head to head
About

MATCO TOOLS

This utility app transforms your smartphone into a sound and vibration detection tool. It assists technicians in identifying issues in vehicles and machinery by pinpointing rattles, squeaks, and grinding sounds. Requires additional hardware to function.

Highlights
  • Sound and vibration detection
  • Locates defective or worn parts
  • Analog and digital display options
  • Adjustable sound level settings
  • User information guide included
  • Background sound off-setting
Features
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The Matco Tools SmartEAR1 Sound & Vibration Detection app was developed to help assist the service technician in locating and finding defective or worn parts in automobiles, heavy machinery or industrial equipment where vibration, rattles, squeaks and grinding sounds would be associated making the task very difficult or impossible to diagnose. When used with our specially designed hardware kits your smartphone will be transformed into a state of the art Sound & Vibration Detection Technicians Tool allowing for ease of locating and finding those troubled areas. NOTE: Additional hardware is required to use this app. For information on how to purchase hardware please contact your local Matco Tools Distributor or call 1-866-BUY-TOOL**** Features: User friendly interface and intuitive operation. Sound level reading displays average, peak and real-time values. Sound level readings are displayed in either Analog or Digital. Analog and Digital readings have 2 display panels the user can choose from. Analog Meter or Analog Wave-Form. Digital Numeric or Digital Bar Graph. Background sound off-setting, sample rates, decibel off-setting can be manually be set. Reset/Refresh buttons reset/refresh values to default settings. Sound Level Reading Sampling Rate Decibel Off-set Master Volume Control User information guide includes informative facts about sound perception and permissible noise level exposure as well as a sound level comparison reference chart. Additional Information: Required: Any iOS device running iOS5.0+. Recommended: iPhone 4 and newer/ iPod Touch 4 and newer. Compatible: iPad 2 and newer.

About

XKey

Create, edit, and share unlimited phrases in custom decks for quick messaging. This app also allows you to encode secret messages within any app and features an auto-paste function for rapid message sending.

Highlights
  • Create and share phrase decks
  • Send random phrases from decks
  • Encode and decode secret messages
  • Auto-paste functionality
  • Customizable canned phrases
Features
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XKey is an social, copy&paste keyboard app. You can create, edit and share unlimited phrases canned in Decks and send messages quickly and randomly, just like a text-only sticker pack. XKey can also magically encode and hide real messages in any apps, since XKey is a keyboard! You can also auto-paste, as we call it Message Shooter, to spam your friends in the fastest & the easiest way! XKey, social keyboard Create & share canned phrase Deck Shoot & spam random phrase from the Deck Encode, decode & send magically secret messages in any app (Cuz it’s a keyboard!)

Screenshots

MATCO TOOLS4 screens
XKey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: XKey at 100% against MATCO TOOLS's 0%. XKey also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). MATCO TOOLS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. XKey sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MATCO TOOLS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

XKey holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of MATCO TOOLS's written reviews are positive against 100% of XKey's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MATCO TOOLS ships an update every 6 months, XKey every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MATCO TOOLS versus XKey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMATCO TOOLSXKey
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (8 ratings)4.7 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings819 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJS Products, Inc.FAT, LLC

Customer experience

MATCO TOOLS

All ratings8 ratings
Positive37.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative62.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

XKey

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MATCO TOOLS

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

XKey

One-time1
  • XKey vip - one time purchase$2.99

Questions

Is MATCO TOOLS free?
MATCO TOOLS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is XKey free?
XKey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MATCO TOOLS or XKey?
XKey is rated higher. MATCO TOOLS averages 2.3 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while XKey averages 4.7 from 19 ratings.
Do MATCO TOOLS or XKey have ads?
Neither MATCO TOOLS nor XKey shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MATCO TOOLS or XKey?
MATCO TOOLS ships an update every 6 months, and XKey every 2 weeks. Most recently, MATCO TOOLS was updated on November 1, 2026 and XKey on November 7, 2026.

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