buttons event recorder vs Viasat Panic Button
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
buttons event recorder
Create and utilize custom macro keyboards for efficient event logging. Ideal for field notes, research, or hobbies, it tags events with time and location. Export data in KML, GPX, and CSV formats for easy sharing and analysis.
- Custom single-purpose macro keyboards
- Field notes and research logging
- Event tagging with time and location
- Export data in KML, GPX, and CSV
- Log detailed text beyond button labels
- Exportable keyboards for team distribution
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Buttons is an app for creating and using custom single-purpose macro keyboards for the purpose of event logging. Typical uses include field notes, research or hobbies like birding. Buttons is also great if you have a variety of similar tasks that need to be recorded repeatedly and you want precise timestamps and locations for each. Once you’ve built a keyboard you can use it to record interesting events with minimal friction. Each event is timestamped and geotagged. The logs can be exported in several popular plain text formats including KML, GPX and CSV. Your keyboards can be exported and be easily distributed to a team of people so that everyone is using the same format. People with communication difficulties, whether due to disability or otherwise, can use buttons as a speech synthesiser or a non-verbal poster board.
Viasat Panic Button
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Application designed for Viasat Monitoring customers, as a supplement to the vehicle monitoring offer. Thanks to the mobile application, you will always know where your drivers are. In an emergency situation, the user can use the emergency button. After pressing it, a help request will be sent to the Viasat system.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Viasat Panic Button at none against buttons event recorder's 3. Viasat Panic Button also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. buttons event recorder sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 6 months. Viasat Panic Button asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | buttons event recorder | Viasat Panic Button |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Digital-Dirtbag | TARGA VIASAT POLSKA SP Z.O.O |
In-app purchases
buttons event recorder
- Unlock all features$1.996 Months
- 30 day free trialFree
- Unlimited logs and keyboards$5.99
Viasat Panic Button
No in-app purchases
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