# AccelMeter

> 3D Vector Accelerometer

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id346525189](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id346525189)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id346525189`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Peter Breitling
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 2.70 / 5 (10 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.9.1
- **Last updated:** 2020-01-03
- **First published:** 2009-12-18
- **Size:** 13 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/accelmeter/id346525189)
- **Website:** [http://www.plaincode.com/accelmeter](http://www.plaincode.com/accelmeter)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.plaincode.com/app-privacy/](https://www.plaincode.com/app-privacy/)

## Description

First and only 3D-graphical Vector Accelerometer in App Store: Smoothly visualize and measure the current acceleration. It can be used on earth, on moon or in orbit (where relative would be equal to absolute mode - please prove) to visualize the direction and strength of the gravitation - or simply at home to measure the g-forces you reach while shaking your phone - however be warned if you tend to get to the limits! :-). A fun application is to place the iPhone/iPod steady in your car (or any other moving vehicle), go to relative mode, zero it once when you are standing and then see the current g-forces in effect while you drive (e.g. what g-force does your car get when you accelerate?).

The application has five different display modes for acceleration visualization:

- Absolute Mode: Displays the reverse acceleration of the iPhone (1g up when hold steady). 

- X-Rotation - Y-Rotation - Z-Rotation: The arrow will display the rotation around the X-, Y- and Z-Axis of the iPhone. The digital indicator shows the angle numerically (-180° - +180°). A way to calibrate will be added with one of the next updates, so you could use this as a level.

- Relative Mode: This mode shows the relative strength (absolute minus compensation vector) of the acceleration.

For a detailed documentation, please visit our product homepage. 

For recreational use only. However it CAN (!) be very accurate. The measurement is performed as good as possible (we try our best) by using the inbuilt accelerometer and magnetometer to their limits. The range of the accelerometer typically has a max of ±3g (~4.2g displayed here if combined). However, tell us your experience!

Check out all our products (free and paid) on www.plaincode.com

## Rankings

- #418,465 — Overall

## Review summary

Users find AccelMeter useful, but beginners struggle due to missing guidance and data-logging options. Accuracy concerns and onboarding issues recur across reviews. The app’s strengths are a clean interface and educational value, but it needs tutorials, data capture/graphing, and better reliability to appeal to a broader audience.

### Pros

- Provides acceleration readings (in g) that can be useful for experiments.
- Clean, high‑quality interface.
- Fun and educational; good for physics class and hands‑on learning.
- Produces readings that work as advertised once the basics are understood.

### Cons

- Lacks beginner‑friendly instructions or tutorials.
- No data logging, graphing, or export features.
- Readings can be inconsistent or hard to trust across devices and orientations.
- Not intuitive to use at first; numbers can be hard to read while moving.
- Initial opening shows absolute acceleration, which can confuse new users and buttons can be hard to click.

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