Sensors
Raw sensor data
2023-01-18
- Sensor fusion app (5@65) Ǥ 14
LastUpdate: 2020-02-23
- Senslogs (4.8@8) 10
LastUpdate: 2020-08-27 Github
- Sensors of Android (4.3@92) 2
LastUpdate: 2020-02-26
- Sensor Insider Pro (3.4@81; ~EUR 2.00) Ǥ 15
1
LastUpdate: 2018-10-03
- Sensors List (3@14) 2
2
LastUpdate: 2018-08-04
- Sensor Server (0@0) Ǥ 5
Github; stream phone's motion sensors to websocket clients
- Sensorkraken (0@0) Ǥ 18
GitLab; record raw sensor data for later processing
Sensor overviews
2023-01-18
- Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite (4.6@15,480) 10
2
/ Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite P (4.6@813; ~EUR 3.25) 7
Video Review 2/2017 | 4/2017
- Sensors Toolbox (4.6@12,964) Ǥ 10
4
- Sensoroid - Sensor info (4.6@529) Ǥ 6
2
- Sensor Toolbox (4.4@470) Ǥ 8
8
LastUpdate: 2018-09-26
- Sensors (4.4@9) 4
2
- Sense-it (sensors) (4.3@54) 6
LastUpdate: 2020-04-12
- Mobile Sensor Seeker (4.3@40) 4
LastUpdate: 2020-12-23
- Sensorium (4.3@8) 13
LastUpdate: 2014-04-03 Github; Collect sensor data
- Sensors Multitool (4.2@10,543) Ǥ 8
5
- Sensor Sense Toolbox (4@10,513) Ǥ 12
5
- Sensor Lab (4@1,629) Ǥ 11
2
LastUpdate: 2019-06-13 Video Intro 10/2018
- SensorBox (4@15) Ǥ 12
2
Github; incl. recording to CSV
- Sensor List (3.8@1,363) Ǥ 9
5
LastUpdate: 2020-03-12
- Sensor Test for Android (3.6@925) Ǥ 3
1
LastUpdate: 2018-10-29
- Sensor Data (3.5@267) Ǥ 11
2
record, save, and analyze
- Sensor Tools (3.5@89) Ǥ 5
2
LastUpdate: 2017-12-23
- My Sensors (3@274) 2
LastUpdate: 2016-02-11
- Sensor Box (1@10) 7
1
LastUpdate: 2018-08-20
- Sensorz (0@0) 1
LastUpdate: 2019-02-28 Github
- SatStat (0@0) 10
LastUpdate: 2018-03-31 Github; GPS, sensor and network status; shows position from all location providers on map
- Sensify: Phone Sensors Plots (0@0) 6
2
Github
Sensor overviews – fancy
2023-01-18
- Sense-it (sensors) (4.3@54) 6
LastUpdate: 2020-04-12
- AndroSensor (4.1@7,655) 9
3
LastUpdate: 2015-01-25 / AndroSensor Log Collector (3.7@183) 1
LastUpdate: 2013-03-10
- Sensor Sense Toolbox (4@10,513) Ǥ 12
5
- Sensor Guru (4@258) 2
1
LastUpdate: 2017-05-12
- ASD Tools - Sensors (3.8@504) 8
3
LastUpdate: 2017-03-06
- Sensor Box for Android (3.7@25,781) Ǥ 12
3
LastUpdate: 2020-05-16
- Sensor Kinetics (3.5@7,767) 2
4
LastUpdate: 2017-06-26
- Trycorder (0@0) 14
LastUpdate: 2019-01-13 Github
Altimetres
2023-01-25
- Altimeter (4.6@12,103) 10
7
- Altimeter (4.5@753) 1
LastUpdate: 2014-10-29 / Altimeter Pro (3.6@154; ~EUR 1.25) 7
LastUpdate: 2020-12-16
- Altidroid (4.5@77) 4
LastUpdate: 2014-10-31
- Barometer Plus - Altimeter (4.4@3,988) Ǥ 11
3
- Accurate Altimeter (4.3@64,673) Ǥ 18
5
/ Accurate Altimeter PRO (4.3@1,909; ~EUR 2.50) Ǥ 15
2
- Barometer and Altimeter (4.1@1,185) Ǥ 7
3
LastUpdate: 2020-04-26
- Barometer Altimeter DashClock (4@2,948) 7
3
LastUpdate: 2015-05-28
- Accurate Altimeter Free (3.9@727) Ǥ 17
4
LastUpdate: 2021-06-13
- Barometer and Altimeter (3.9@321) 13
LastUpdate: 2020-07-09
- Sensitive Altimeter (3.6@251) 1
- Altimeter Offline (3.3@3,235) 7
5
- AltiVario. Recording altimeter (2.9@280) Ǥ 9
3
LastUpdate: 2014-12-26
Barometer
2023-01-18
- Barometer Free (5@24) 3
2
LastUpdate: 2016-07-15
- Barometer Reborn 2022 (4.6@11,682) Ǥ 10
4
- Barometer HD (4.6@104) 0
LastUpdate: 2020-07-09
- Accurate Barometer (4.4@14,804) Ǥ 16
4
/ Accurate Barometer PRO (4.4@713; ~EUR 1.00) Ǥ 11
1
- DS Barometer & Altimeter (4.2@5,427) Ǥ 12
2
LastUpdate: 2021-02-24
- Barometer and Altimeter (4.1@1,185) Ǥ 7
3
LastUpdate: 2020-04-26
- Barometer Altimeter DashClock (4@2,948) 7
3
LastUpdate: 2015-05-28
- Barometer and Altimeter (3.9@321) 13
LastUpdate: 2020-07-09
- AtmosphereLogger (3.7@238) 3
LastUpdate: 2020-07-25 Github
- Barometer In Status Bar Lite (3.6@786) 8
5
/ Barometer In Status Bar (3.1@213; ~EUR 7.00) 7
LastUpdate: 2020-09-13
- Barometer HD (3.4@509) 0
LastUpdate: 2013-11-28
- Barometer Graph (3@102) 1
LastUpdate: 2018-02-28
Compass sensor
2023-01-18
The compass clearly is one of the sensors available in all smartphones. Some of these apps are also mentioned in the Augmented Reality category.
- Compass Steel 3D (4.6@51,016) Ǥ 4
/ Compass Steel (4.7@44,891) Ǥ 3
- Compass (4.5@189,086) 5
2
- Compass (4.5@65,641) 4
2
/ Compass PRO (4.3@7,251; ~EUR 2.25) 0
- AR GPS Compass Map 3D (4.5@3,653) 5
/ AR GPS Compass Map 3D Pro (4.6@1,010; ~EUR 3.50) Ǥ 6
- GPS Compass (4.5@15) 6
2
compass with altimeter
- Compass (4.4@38,423) Ǥ 19
7
- Compass (4.4@18,973) Ǥ 13
1
compass, speedometer, metal detector
- Compass Level & GPS (4.3@40,954) Ǥ 12
6
- Compass Free (4.3@33,074) 4
2
- Material Compass (4.3@783) 0
LastUpdate: 2019-01-24
- Smart Compass (4.2@256,861) Ǥ 14
3
/ Smart Compass Pro (4.6@6,055; ~EUR 2.50) Ǥ 10
- Compass Galaxy (4.2@103,181) 2
1
LastUpdate: 2021-07-10
- Compass PRO (4.2@68,539) 2
8
LastUpdate: 2017-10-24
- Compass (4.1@868) 1
LastUpdate: 2017-05-03 compass & flashlight
- Material Compass (4.1@29) 2
LastUpdate: 2018-08-18 Github
- Compass (4@320) 6
1
LastUpdate: 2021-02-06
- Beauty Compass (4@5) 2
LastUpdate: 2019-06-24 Github
- Digital Field Compass (3.8@2,127) Ǥ 3
1 LastUpdate: 2016-07-29 / Digital Field Compass Plus (4.5@285; ~EUR 2.00) 1
LastUpdate: 2015-01-30
- Azimuth Compass (3.7@1,717) 0
LastUpdate: 2017-08-10
- Living in the sun - Sun & Moon (2.9@1,149) 8
3
LastUpdate: 2018-05-29 / Living in the sun Pro (4.2@311; ~EUR 2.50) 8
1
LastUpdate: 2015-10-15
- Bompass (0@0)
Github; a compact, beautiful compass app
- NorthDog Audio Compass (0@0) 0
LastUpdate: 2019-01-18 Github; uses 3D sound "coming from north"; useful for the visually impaired!
- Compass (0@0) 0
GitLab
Sensor Tools
2023-01-18
- Bubble level (4.6@272,978) Ǥ 17
4
Github
- Sound Meter (4.5@209,198) Ǥ 11
3
/ Sound Meter Pro (4.5@3,841; ~EUR 2.50) Ǥ 5
- Bubble (4.5@31,621) 2
LastUpdate: 2012-12-18
- Sound Meter & Noise Detector (4.4@67,530) 8
3
- Clinometer + bubble level (4.1@52,548) Ǥ 4
5
LastUpdate: 2016-06-08 / Clinometer + bubble level (4.5@703; ~EUR 0.50) Ǥ 4
2
LastUpdate: 2016-05-29
- Sound Meter (4@2,379) Ǥ 6
2
LastUpdate: 2019-01-02
- Toolbox - Handy Pro Tools (3.8@14,524) Ǥ 9
2
LastUpdate: 2018-01-31
- Smart Ruler (3.8@13,346) Ǥ 8
2
/ Smart Ruler Pro (4.8@1,329; ~EUR 2.00) Ǥ 6
- Metal Detector (3.7@113,548) Ǥ 9
2
- Bubble level (3.4@1,453) 2
LastUpdate: 2013-10-03
Sensor based Games
2023-01-18
- Roll The Balls (4.9@15) 0
LastUpdate: 2016-12-16
- Round Labyrinth (4.8@252) 3
3
LastUpdate: 2016-02-03
- Classic Labyrinth 3d Maze (4.5@143,854) Ǥ 3
2
/ Classic Labyrinth Maze 3d 2 (4.6@4,674) Ǥ 10
4
LastUpdate: 2020-06-15
- aTilt 3D Labyrinth Free (4.4@47) 6 5
LastUpdate: 2016-03-11
- Classic Maze Ball (3@77) 2
4
LastUpdate: 2017-06-29
- Teeter 3D (1.8@513) Ǥ 6
2
- Hard Bullet Hell - Astral Duel (1@80) 4
1
- Rings Sensor Game (0@0) 4
LastUpdate: 2020-12-12
Other sensor apps
2023-01-18
- Sensor Test (4.8@2,590) Ǥ 1
- phyphox (4.6@5,725) 14
Github; Video Channel; Sci-Hub PDF 3/2017; Heise 1/2018; Erfahrungsbericht 1/2018; 1h Video 36C3 12/2019; Weitere Artikel bei der Humboldt-Uni Berlin
- Clinometer (4.5@17) 2
Github; measure the inclination of your device using the accelerometers
- 4x4 Inclinometer PRO (4.3@139; ~EUR 3.00) 2
LastUpdate: 2015-03-14
- Entity Sensor Pro-EMF Detector (3.7@1,006; ~EUR 5.50) Ǥ 11
2
LastUpdate: 2020-09-23
- Weather Station (3.6@2,177) 6
LastUpdate: 2016-05-30 / Weather Station Pro (4.4@221; ~EUR 2.00) 6
LastUpdate: 2014-05-30
Further Readings:
- 7 Cool Android Apps to Make Use of the Sensors on Your Phone (7/2022)
- Die besten Physik-Multisensor-Apps für Android und iOS (6/2018 - 3/2020)
- Tückische Sensoren (MobilSicher, 1/2018): spying on users
2023-01-27