Stud Find - Metal Detector 4+
Proteverse LLC
Designed for iPhone
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
iPhone Screenshots
Description
NAIL DETECTOR
Use your iPhone to find nails in wooden support beams within your wall, or any sort of magnetic metal hidden from view.
For this app to work, the nails in your wall should be magnetic and your device (iPad, iPhone or iPod) should have a built-in magnetometer. This app does not detect non-magnetic objects, For example, aluminum or wood studs.
DISCLAIMER: The performance of the app is limited by the construction of the wall, presence of a phone cover and/or the material of the nails in the studs.
INSTRUCTIONS
If your device has a external case, please remove before using this app.
Calibrate your device’s magnetic sensor by moving the device in a "Figure 8" pattern. Then tap the "Intensity" reading displayed on the app to set the baseline to zero.
To accurately detect nails using this app, on iPhone 5s and below, sweep with the right edge of the device against the wall. For iPhone 6 and above, sweep with the top edge of the device along the wall.
Sometimes it helps to first figure out the location of the magnet (compass magnet) on your phone using a magnetic material so it becomes clear where to "mark" when you find a nail in the stud.
Localization Credits: Laura Klein (French), Ilgiz Khisamov (Russian), Yasu Yu (Chinese), Cem Yolcu (Turkish)
What’s New
Version 4.1
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
+ Removed multiple ads on front app page upon request from users.
Ratings and Reviews
it worked
Can’t believe it actually worked. Been download many app and none of it work. Download this as the last try and it actually worked without asking any charge nor too much ad. So happy! Thanks to the app developers
Excellent App
After setting the reading to zero (not mandatory), I moved a screw along the edge of my iPhone to see exactly where the reading shot up , which it did from 0 to about 350. Then I moved this edge over my wall until I found a place where it shot up. This is the place where a screw or nail is used to help secure a wooden stud in place. Thus I was able to find a stud. To find other studs” I repeated the process.
I can’t believe it worked!
Well... I’m surprised. My stud finder died, so I tried finding nails with a strong magnet. No luck. In desperation, I decided to give this app a whirl. It works perfectly. I just went back and forth where I figured a stud might be, and when I found a nail, the value would raise slightly. Not much, but if I slid it straight up or down from there, I’d see a little spike every time it ran over a nail. If it didn’t work, the next plan was to just measure 16” and hope for the best. The app found that the studs were spaced at some non-standard distances, so that plan would’ve failed completely. Thanks!
App Privacy
The developer, Proteverse LLC, has not provided details about its privacy practices and handling of data to Apple.
No Details Provided
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Information
- Seller
- Proteverse LLC
- Size
- 19.9 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 8.4 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 8.4 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Languages
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English, Arabic, Dutch, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Tamil, Traditional Chinese, Turkish
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Venkatramanan Krishnamani
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- Support Stud Find $0.99