AMS Optics vs DevCom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AMS Optics
Monitor facility asset health remotely with real-time notifications, analysis tools, and communication features. Track CMMS requests, view historical data, and access documents for informed decision-making.
- Real-time asset health notifications
- Diagnostic and prognostic analysis tools
- Modern communication for decision making
- CMMS request creation and tracking
- Historical trending of health data
- QR code asset identification
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The AMS Optics mobile application allows you to remain up-to-date with the health of your facility – anywhere in the world – to deliver the right information to the right person at the right time. This functionality includes: • Notifications for asset events and alarms • Analysis tools for diagnosis and prognosis of asset health • Modern communication tools for quicker, more accurate decision making • Quick filtering based on location, asset classes, and responsibility • Support for hierarchy view of assets • Historical trending for health and parameter data • Create and track CMMS requests • KPIs: unhealthy assets, overdue calibrations, overdue routes, analytics deviations, etc. • Access to documents, videos, and photos • Export and share data as CSV file • QR code search to identify assets For more information on Emerson’s digital transformation solutions, go to https://www.emerson.com/AMSoptics
DevCom
Configure, monitor, and manage HART devices directly from your iPhone or iPad. This app utilizes registered DD files for complete device access, offering wireless convenience and cost-effective handheld communication.
- Complete HART device configurations
- Uses registered DD files
- Monitor PV, Multi-variables, and Device Status
- View and edit device Variables
- Supports HART 5, 6, 7, WirelessHART, and HART-IP
- Save configurations as text and PDF
- Cloud access for saved configurations
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Benefits: - Perform complete HART device configurations using your iPhone or iPad - Uses the registered DD files from the FieldComm Group - Complete access to all features of the device DD including Methods - Monitor PV, Multi-variables, and Device Status - View and edit device Variables - The most cost-effective DD based handheld HART communication solution available for iOS! Features: - Supports HART 5, HART 6, and HART 7 devices - Supports WirelessHART devices - Supports HART-IP - Supports mobiLink HART Modem - Easy to use iOS interface - Fast device connect and data view - Save configurations as text file and PDF file for documenting the device - Write configurations to new devices - Access saved configurations from the Cloud - No tag limits - Wireless convenience - Full DD library downloaded within the App - Language support for Spanish, Portuguese, French, Swedish, German, Russian, and Chinese - 1 Year of free DD and program updates
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AMS Optics at none against DevCom's 1. AMS Optics also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). DevCom's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. DevCom sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AMS Optics asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for AMS Optics against 5.0 for DevCom. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
AMS Optics ships an update every 4 months, DevCom monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AMS Optics | DevCom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emerson Process Management | ProComSol, Ltd |
Customer experience
AMS Optics
DevCom
In-app purchases
AMS Optics
No in-app purchases
DevCom
- DevCom License Purchase$949.99
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