Seismometer App Reviews

Great job on the redesign! Love it! :)

Ive had this app for a long time, and have used it to demonstrate the accelerometer in the iPhone. The latest update seems to have greatly reduced the sensitivity even if you go to the settings page and turn on all 3 axes. This needs to be addressed, perhaps with a slider bar for each axis to adjust sensitivity. Speaking of the settings page, why the author chose to bury it in the main setting page for the phone is beyond me. It is way too cumbersome that way. Why not just an "i" as most apps have? The problem is if the icon for the app is several pages away from the settings page icon, it is quite difficult to go back and make changes. This REALLY needs to be fixed. Also needed are some (at least rudimentary) instructions and help pages. The update appears to have included some sharing features, but without instructions, they are worthless. Until these are fixed, I cant rate it much above 3 stars.

The 2.0 update removed some useful features from this app. Please bring back the noise filter preference. With the noise filter off in v1.x this app could be used to measure ones own heartbeat, sadly this is no longer possible. Lots of the apps sensitivity is lost in the latest update.

Before 2.0 this app was great...but now. I was hoping when i reviewed this i would give it alot of stars, but until it is fixed ill have to give it 2. Please fix!! Looking foward to the old sensitivity with the new features that came with 2.0.

Used to be awesome. Now I cant adjust sensitivity. Used it to meaure car audio affects on my dash, but not anymore.

This version is absolute rubbish. Its whopping 2 settings cant even be changed in the app itself. Its key feature is to be record or broadcast of data; Who would ever do that and why? This is NOT a scientific instrument, and little short of touching the device will show anything. Awful. Prior version showed 10x more sensitivity with more features and was good fun. This update literally ruined everything and is being promptly deleted. A shame, since this was quite unique before.

Awful since the update.

1) Full iPhone 4 support. 2) Fix bugs.

I love this seismometer reading device, and it works well too!

Was pretty and fast on 3GS. Slow and pixelated on iPhone 4.

I love the Seismometer, dont get me wrong, but I bought my iPhone 4 the other day, opened Seismo up and its flatlining like a raghead at the wrong end of a .50 BMG. It used to work fine on my 1st gen, but I havent used it since before this new, insensitive version of Seismometer everyone is complaining about came out. I used to love the sensitivity of it, where you could put it on a countertop and the vibrations through the house would register. Dont dumb it down to the level of gorillas handling Samsonite luggage, keep it sensitive. You know, like a real seismometer. And please make it work with the iPhone 4! Ill be glad to rate it 5 stars.

That about sums it up. The accelerometer capabilities of the iPod/phone were easily displayed in the old version. Now i have to shake the thing for results.

The sensitivity is back!!!! I can actually see my heart beating now if I put my phone up to my heart. Its really sensitive. I like it!! However, the app does crash after we change the port number for UDP streaming.

Nice UI and functionality, but the app exits itself a lot. Arguably better than free apps available. Dont waste your dollar. Purchased 9 Nov 2012 Using iPhone 4s, iOS 6.0.1.

Needs to be compatible with the new iPhone 5 and iPod touch. Otherwise, GREAT!!!

I love the app but it is actually supposed to be called Seismograph

Outstanding app. The streaming feature works incredibly well. Support by the developer is excellent also.

I know there are only two other reviews that give high praise, but one must be from the developer. This seismometer only displays one axis at a time…. a bit useless if you a trying to record all 3 or even just two for that matter. The streaming feature SEEMS to work well…. except it only displays the Z axis even if you select the Y or X axis. It will ONLY stream the Z axis. Since earthquakes and other shaking rarely occur on a single axis, and most are rarely on the Z axis (up/down), this is completely useless. Allow displaying/recording of multiple axis, and allow the stream to display ANY other axis besides the Z axis, and it will be a GREAT app.

Would like to have X Y Z on different pens. Also to have numbers on the chart. One more request have a adjustable limit marker and if reading is detected Above set limit optional audio alert. Other then this wish list the app is great . Yes, this is exactly what I would do and want. This app has the best animated PIN draw then all the rest available.

Someone asked for a use-case - ie why would I want this app? Night photography: How still really is your camera for a long exposure shot? Take a measure, adjust as needed. This is a great app and fun. Would love see some stats that can viewed and saved for later comparison. The Roller Coaster Physics app is along the lines of this app, and now allows you to email a full run of the measurements for later loading into Excel or other app. Looking forward to a new version