Comparison

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.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

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.

Screenshots

buttons event recorder4 screens
Viasat Panic Button4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
buttons event recorder versus Viasat Panic Button: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterbuttons event recorderViasat Panic Button
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigital-DirtbagTARGA VIASAT POLSKA SP Z.O.O

In-app purchases

3 purchases

buttons event recorder

Subscriptions1
  • Unlock all features$1.996 Months
One-time2
  • 30 day free trialFree
  • Unlimited logs and keyboards$5.99
None

Viasat Panic Button

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is buttons event recorder free?
buttons event recorder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Viasat Panic Button free?
Viasat Panic Button is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do buttons event recorder or Viasat Panic Button have ads?
Neither buttons event recorder nor Viasat Panic Button shows ads.

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