Comparison

MATCO TOOLS vs PowerProbe

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

PowerProbe

This app connects to a circuit tester for advanced vehicle electrical diagnosis. It displays real-time readings, offers an oscilloscope mode for intuitive curve visualization, and provides diagnostic functions like voltmeter and resistance testing. Users can also save and share data, and access learning videos.

Highlights
  • Real-time circuit readings
  • Oscilloscope mode
  • DC and AC voltmeter
  • Resistance testing
  • Fuel-injector test mode
  • Data saving and sharing
  • EZ Learning videos
Features
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With the PowerProbe app users can get connected to the PowerProbe Maestro, which is a last generation circuit tester used to develop electrical diagnosis in the vehicles. The PowerProbe app shows the same readings that can be seen in the Maestro display, as well as carry out additional functions, as oscilloscope mode which allows to see different curves on the smartphone or tablet display in real time, being much more practical and intuitive than the numerical results. Maestro is the top of our professional tool range develop for an advance vehicle diagnosis. With powerful multimeter functions, advanced diagnostic modes, easy to read LCD display, and a new rugged dust and water resistant housing, the Maestro has been designed to give years of trouble free testing. Moreover, the PowerProbe app expands the tool capabilities and give the user access to answers that are required. Using the PowerProbe app, users can get the most out of the circuit tester Maestro.The following are the functions that can be displayed on the PowerProbe app: • DC voltmeter with the capability of applying battery supplied voltage or ground • AC voltmeter: TRMS, peak-to peak /min/max, frequency, duty cycle • Resistance testing with a live or unloaded circuit • Fuel-injector test mode • EZ Learning videos teach the end-users how to complete the most common applications Besides those functionalities, the PowerProbe app gives the users additional value, such as data register, allowing the user to save the readings in the smartphone or tablet internal memory and share readings with other people in an easy and quick way. Another of the great functions of the app is the oscilloscope mode, which allows to see the curves on the smartphone or tablet display in real time, being much more practical and intuitive than the numerical results. Using the oscilloscope mode, users can realize much easier about the performance of the vehicle, than using the numerical results that can be seen on the Maestro.

Screenshots

MATCO TOOLS4 screens
PowerProbe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PowerProbe at 50% against MATCO TOOLS's 0%. PowerProbe also leads on rating (2.6 vs 2.3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PowerProbe holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of MATCO TOOLS's written reviews are positive against 50% of PowerProbe's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MATCO TOOLS ships an update every 6 months, PowerProbe every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MATCO TOOLS versus PowerProbe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMATCO TOOLSPowerProbe
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (8 ratings)2.6 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJS Products, Inc.MGL APPA CORPORATION

Customer experience

MATCO TOOLS

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

PowerProbe

All ratings6 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

MATCO TOOLS

No in-app purchases

None

PowerProbe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MATCO TOOLS free?
MATCO TOOLS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PowerProbe free?
PowerProbe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MATCO TOOLS or PowerProbe?
PowerProbe is rated higher. MATCO TOOLS averages 2.3 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while PowerProbe averages 2.6 from 7 ratings.
Do MATCO TOOLS or PowerProbe have ads?
Neither MATCO TOOLS nor PowerProbe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MATCO TOOLS or PowerProbe?
MATCO TOOLS ships an update every 6 months, and PowerProbe every 4 months. Most recently, MATCO TOOLS was updated on June 1, 2026 and PowerProbe on June 5, 2026.

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