Modern smartphones are not just “phones”, but high-tech gadgets with very rich functionality. For example, did you know that they can be used as scales? In our article, we will tell you about the 10 best applications that turn a gadget into a weighing tool.
General information and preparing your smartphone for use
The smartphone can act as a scale thanks to the built-in gyroscope on Android. On iOS, the 3D Touch function is used.
How is this done in practice? By placing objects on the gadget screen. In addition, to measure the weight, you need something that will act as a counterweight. If the user knows the elasticity of the counterweight under certain conditions, then he can calculate the force with which the object placed on the smartphone affects it. In essence, it turns out to be something like a spring balance.
You will need the following:
- For a smartphone, sheets of A4 paper folded in several layers can act as a spring;
- You also need a standard object. This is an object whose weight is known exactly. For example, you can take a 0.5 l bottle of water.
Most of the apps on Google Play and App Store that promise to measure weight don’t actually measure anything. They just require you to enter numbers and weight yourself. But there are real digital scales for your smartphone.
Important: you can weigh objects weighing from 10 to 500 g. You shouldn’t count on 100% accuracy. After all, there is no native scale function in smartphones, and this is just a “crutch”.
Best Digital Scale Apps for Android
We name the best applications for smartphones running the Android operating system.
Weight Scale Estimator
A good app that actually works is Weight Scale Estimator. You can download it here .
To measure weight you need to:
- Fold two A4 sheets together into a Z-shape accordion;
- Place the A4 accordion on a flat surface;
- Place the smartphone so that its upper back part lies on the accordion;
- Calibrate using a 0.5L bottle;
- Measure the object whose weight you are interested in.
The rest of the digital scale applications are configured in the same way as Weight Scale Estimator.
Statistics digital scales
Another app that works the same way as Weight Scale Estimator. You can download it here .
Synchronization with Bluetooth scales is also possible.
3 grams
Quite simple and convenient application that allows you to weigh small objects. Download here .
Kitchen Scale
A kind of culinary application for approximately measuring the weight of a particular product, fruits, vegetables, cereals, and so on.
Digital Scale FREE
Free app for measuring weight. Like the others, it allows you to turn your Android smartphone into a full-fledged scale.
Precise digital scale
Weight measurement app . You will get an approximate idea of the weight of any object.
Best Scale Apps for iPhone
There are no special applications for measuring weight in the App Store (Apple does not approve of this). But you can still measure weight using an iPhone. However, not all iPhones will work, only those with the 3D Touch function. But you won’t have to calibrate anything, like on Android.
Which iPhones can weigh objects?
- iPhone 6S;
- iPhone 6S Plus;
- iPhone 7;
- iPhone 7 Plus;
- iPhone 8;
- iPhone 8 Plus;
- iPhone X;
- iPhone XS;
- iPhone XS Max.