Its interface and detection work well enough, but every 15 seconds on the dot an “upgrade” button freezes the app for 10 full seconds to funnel users into a $1.99 upgrade. It has a paid version called Wall Stud Finder for $3.99, which has garnered one-star reviews since its 2016 release.Īnother app ENR does not recommend is Stud Finder, with the silver and blue radio dial icon. The least user-friendly app in ENR's opinion is called Wall Stud Detector. The winners were: Detector (with the black radio-dial icon) and MetalDetector (with the maroon metal detector wand icon). Since most of the 16-tested apps do the same job, we based preference on the app’s layout, ease of use, obvious reaction to detected metal and infrequency of ads. That helps when sensing through thicker material. Most of the apps have the option of increasing the magnetometer’s sensitivity level. ![]() However, the signal weakens as the thickness of the barrier increases. Using any of the apps, except one, included in the image of icons included above, ENR was able to locate a screw head through 1/4-in. If users are searching for a nail or screw in a wooden stud, patience is advised. ![]() ![]() With the magnetometer location in mind, place the back of the phone against a wall and slowly move it around until it beeps or flashes, indicating it found a metal stud.
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