SPS Smart Production Solutions vs Piab Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SPS Smart Production Solutions
This app serves as an official guide for trade show visitors, providing offline access to exhibitor information, event schedules, and fairground maps. It facilitates networking, ticket management, and personalized event planning.
- Offline exhibitor and event access
- Digital ticket and business card functionality
- Advanced exhibitor search and filtering
- Interactive fairground map with Quick Finder
- Personalized event scheduling and favorites
- In-app networking and messaging
- QR code scanning for contacts
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The official guide for visitors to the SPS – Smart Production Solutions Access all official information and stay informed at all times. Even offline, you can browse exhibitors, explore the map of the fairgrounds, and discover events. The app offers the following features: My ticket: Upload your online ticket to the app for entry and use it as a digital business card. Exhibitor search: Search for companies and products with advanced filtering and sorting options. View contacts and exhibitor appointments. Add photos or notes to exhibitors and share them if needed. Mark exhibitors as “visited”. Fairground: View exhibitor booth details. Find your favorites quickly on hall level using the Quick Finder. Events: Discover all sessions of our conference program during the event. Add events to your personal calendar or create your own favorites list. Add photos or notes to events and share them if needed. Mark events as “visited”. Networking: Connect with exhibitor contacts and other show attendees. Filter by areas of interest and message potential contacts directly. News: Stay informed with our press releases and social media posts. App Menu: Find information on opening hours, travel, parking, and additional services, as well as privacy policy, terms of use, and tracking settings. Favorites: View your saved companies and events (sign in required). Scanner: Scan QR codes from exhibitors or visitor badges and save them to your contacts. App content is updated continuously. Some features may become available shortly before the event. Please send your feedback to apps@mesago.com
Piab Connect
Configure and manage Piab products safely using NFC. View current settings, adjust device parameters, and copy configurations between devices for efficient setup. Optimize your vacuum system with statistics and performance indicators.
- NFC product scanning
- Adjust device parameters
- Copy settings between products
- View product statistics
- Set optional PIN code
- Multi-language support
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Piab Connect is a tool for managing Piab products safely over NFC. Tap a supported Piab product with your phone to view its current settings and adjust device parameters directly on site. Copy settings from one product to another for quick set up, and view statistics and system performance indicators to optimize your vacuum system. Built for technicians and service teams working with Piab equipment, Piab Connect brings vacuum system optimization into a single, guided mobile workflow. • Scan a Piab product via NFC to read its current configuration • Adjust device parameters • Copy settings from one product to another for quick set up • Review product and process statistics over NFC • Set an optional PIN code • Available in 14 languages for global service teams
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Piab Connect at none against SPS Smart Production Solutions's shown. Piab Connect also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SPS Smart Production Solutions ships an update every 2 months, Piab Connect weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SPS Smart Production Solutions | Piab Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH | Piab AB |
Customer experience
SPS Smart Production Solutions
Piab Connect
In-app purchases
SPS Smart Production Solutions
No in-app purchases
Piab Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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