AiM FiRE Operations & Maintenance vs LabWare v6
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AiM FiRE Operations & Maintenance
This application provides field users with secure, real-time access to operational data on iOS devices. It allows for browsing assignments, recording time, updating status, and accessing detailed work order information, including photos and CAD drawings.
- Real-time data access
- Time clock functionality
- Material usage recording
- Status updates
- Field photo capture
- Web application integration
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AiM FiRE Operations & Maintenance is an application that provides real-time, secure access to application data for field users via iPhone, iPad and iTouch devices. -Requires the AiM Mobile server license, so that users can view and interact with the AiM application from mobile devices. -Offers a user interface designed and optimized specifically for iOS mobile devices that allows for quick, easy access to browse assignments, recording time including the ability to start/stop time clocks, record material usage, update status, view/enter notes, map phase/work order locations, capture field photos, and even the launch directly into the web application to the relevant screen and record without leaving the application. -The integrated web browser allows the user full access to the AiM application including the ability to create requests, view work orders, asset profiles, view related documents such as manuals and images, as well as the ability to view CAD drawings that are dynamically, thematically shaded and anything else that could normally be performed in AiM.
LabWare v6
This mobile application extends the functionality of a laboratory information management system. It allows users to perform key LIMS tasks like sample login, receipt, test assignment, and result entry directly from their mobile device. It leverages native device features such as the camera and GPS for enhanced data capture.
- Sample Login and Receipt
- Test Assignment and Result Entry
- Data Reviewing and Reporting
- Instrument Management
- Camera for photos and barcode scanning
- GPS for location capture
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The LabWare Mobile app complements LabWare's Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) solution. The app is able to run customer defined workflows created using the LabWare LIMS Basic scripting language. This app can be used to perform typical LIMS functions such as: - Sample Login - Sample Receipt - Test Assignment - Result Entry - Data Reviewing - Reporting - Instrument Management - and more You can use the device's native capabilities, such as the camera for taking photos and as a barcode scanner. You can also use the device's GPS and navigation features to capture and display locations within the device's Maps application. The app can extend the use of a LabWare LIMS session by allowing the device to perform tasks, with data from the task immediately passed back to the LabWare LIMS session. LabWare Mobile requires connection to your company's LabWare server via WiFi or Cellular connectivity. LabWare Mobile - A World of Possibilities ®
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AiM FiRE Operations & Maintenance at every 2 months against LabWare v6's every 4 months. AiM FiRE Operations & Maintenance also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). LabWare v6's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for AiM FiRE Operations & Maintenance against 5.0 for LabWare v6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LabWare v6 has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
AiM FiRE Operations & Maintenance ships an update every 2 months, LabWare v6 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AiM FiRE Operations & Maintenance | LabWare v6 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AssetWorks | LabWare Holdings, Inc. |
Customer experience
AiM FiRE Operations & Maintenance
LabWare v6
In-app purchases
AiM FiRE Operations & Maintenance
No in-app purchases
LabWare v6
No in-app purchases
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