Comparison

LSPIV vs Light Lecture

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

Head to head
About

LSPIV

This application enables large-scale particle image velocimetry (LSPIV) using a smartphone. It offers a non-intrusive method for measuring water surface velocity distribution in both field and lab settings. The app provides instant ortho-rectification of captured images without needing ground control points.

Highlights
  • Large-scale particle image velocimetry
  • Water surface velocity measurement
  • Non-intrusive velocimetry
  • Smartphone implementation
  • Instant ortho-rectification
  • No GCPs required
Features
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LSPIV (large-scale particle image velocimetry) is an image-based method for measuring velocity distribution on the water surface. Applications of LSPIV have been increasing for both field and laboratory experiments as unique and powerful tools for non-intrusive velocimetry using conventional imaging devices and specialized image processing software. This app utilizes a smartphone to implement LSPIV. By innovatively combining the sensors embedded in smartphones, the images captured with them can be intrinsically and instantly ortho-rectified without making recourse to GCPs. The app was developed under support by the River Fund in charge of the Foundation of River and Watershed Environment Management (FOREM), Japan; Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B); and the Research Fund of Japan Institute of Country-ology and Engineering.

About

Light Lecture

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Light lecture is a player of lecture data. Mac app "Light Lecture Recorder" lets you create lectures from a PDF file, audio files that record your voice, gestures such as pointing to important points. Most importantly, the size of the lecture file created is extremely light compared to a video file recording the actual lecture. The content is just a set of PDF file and some audio files. There are no problems with hundreds of students accessing the server at the same time. This player also has the ability to change the playback speed.

Screenshots

LSPIV1 screens
Light Lecture4 screens

Verdict

The call

LSPIV and Light Lecture are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
LSPIV versus Light Lecture: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLSPIVLight Lecture
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 13 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyota TsubakiTakeshi Ogihara

In-app purchases

None

LSPIV

No in-app purchases

None

Light Lecture

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LSPIV free?
LSPIV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Light Lecture free?
Light Lecture is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LSPIV or Light Lecture have ads?
Neither LSPIV nor Light Lecture shows ads.

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