Comparison

SPS Smart Production Solutions vs Hecate Admin

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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 β€œvisited”. 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 β€œvisited”. 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

About

Hecate Admin

Features
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Hecate Admin is the authoring authority for Hecate, the profile-driven capture system. Where the capture app is strictly read-only β€” it follows whatever a profile describes β€” Admin is where those profiles are created, validated, versioned, published and retired. A profile is the configurable workflow of scans, fields and validation rules that tells the capture app what an object is and how to record it. Admin is where that workflow is written and governed, then published to the MQTT broker you configure as a retained message, so every device converges on the current set. AUTHOR WITH CONFIDENCE Build a profile field by field β€” scans, typed fields, validation β€” with a guided, block-by-block wizard. Validate before you publish so devices never receive a broken workflow. VERSION AND RETIRE Every publish is versioned. Supersede a profile with a new version, or retire one cleanly β€” the broker's retained state stays the single source of truth. PROVISION BY QR Hand a device its broker connection and profiles by scanning a provisioning QR code β€” no manual typing, no secrets in the clear. The broker password goes straight into the device Keychain. THE ONLY THING YOU NEED IS AN MQTT BROKER No developer backend, no accounts, no analytics, no tracking. Everything flows through the broker you own and operate. Made for iPhone and iPad β€” one universal app. Localized in English, German, French and Spanish. Part of the Hecate family, alongside Hecate (capture) and Hecate Viewer. SUBSCRIPTION (OPTIONAL) Hecate Admin Pro lifts the free-tier quantity limits β€” unlimited saved profiles, unlimited active published profiles, several broker configurations. It is an auto-renewable subscription, offered monthly or yearly and billed to your Apple account. It renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the current period ends; you manage or cancel it in your Apple account settings. The free tier never expires. Should this project end, we will say so, stop selling new subscriptions and let running ones expire β€” your data stays on your own broker. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mmorath.github.io/hecate/privacy/admin/

Screenshots

SPS Smart Production Solutions4 screens
Hecate Admin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SPS Smart Production Solutions at none against Hecate Admin's 2. Hecate Admin's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Hecate Admin sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. SPS Smart Production Solutions asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SPS Smart Production Solutions ships an update every 2 months, Hecate Admin every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
SPS Smart Production Solutions versus Hecate Admin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSPS Smart Production SolutionsHecate Admin
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews31.3% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days β€” better
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
MonetizationAd-supportedβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size85 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMesago Messe Frankfurt GmbHMatthias MORATH

In-app purchases

None

SPS Smart Production Solutions

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Hecate Admin

Subscriptions2
  • Admin Pro (Monthly)$12.991 Month
  • Admin Pro (Yearly)$129.991 Year

Questions

Is SPS Smart Production Solutions free?
SPS Smart Production Solutions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hecate Admin free?
Hecate Admin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SPS Smart Production Solutions or Hecate Admin have ads?
SPS Smart Production Solutions shows ads; Hecate Admin does not.
Which is updated more often, SPS Smart Production Solutions or Hecate Admin?
SPS Smart Production Solutions ships an update every 2 months, and Hecate Admin every 9 days. Most recently, SPS Smart Production Solutions was updated on October 22, 2026 and Hecate Admin on October 25, 2026.

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