Retrotec rCloud vs Open as App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Retrotec rCloud
This app controls specialized testing equipment via WiFi or hotspot. It saves test results locally and to a cloud database, with completed tests viewable immediately on the app or website. Saved tests are encrypted and cannot be edited.
- Control manufacturing equipment
- Save test results locally
- Cloud data backup via Azure
- View completed tests on app
- View completed tests on website
- Encrypted local databases
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The rCloud app runs the equipment we manufacture, over a WiFi connection or iDevice hotspot. It is used to run industry specified tests, and then saves the results of the tests locally on the device and to a backend database in the cloud via Azure. The tests are not accessible for editing by the user once they are saved (local databases are encrypted). The completed tests can be viewed immediately on the App and also on the rCloud website once they are uploaded to the backend database.
Open as App
Transform spreadsheets into powerful, customizable mobile and web apps for teams. Digitize processes, improve speed, and reduce errors with a no-code solution. Build and share apps instantly, working offline and in real-time across platforms.
- Spreadsheet to app conversion
- No-code app builder
- Offline app access
- Real-time collaboration
- Customizable app templates
- Cross-platform compatibility
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Open as App enables teams to turn spreadsheets into powerful, customizable apps they can Open as App enables teams to turn spreadsheets into powerful, customizable apps they can use on the go, even offline. Depending on your business needs, you can now digitize processes, work much faster, avoid human errors, and much more without investing in development. Through our no-code solution, you built your app yourself. It's easy. All you need is Excel, Google Sheets, or other databases that serve as your app's base. Upload your file or use a template. Open as App will recognize the logic and creates your app automatically. Once you are finished, you publish your app, share it, and work with it in real time on any platform. Whether you work in Finance, Manufacturing, Health, Education, Insurance, Management, or other, you can create service quotes through your apps and have them signed on the spot, invoices on-site, pricing plans, product catalogs, dashboards, budget reports, finance reports, company performance, contact lists, inventory lists, project lists, time-tracking, recording of billable hours, customer surveys and more. Start building incredible mobile and web calculators, dashboards, lists, and surveys now!Start building incredible mobile and web calculators, dashboards, lists, and surveys now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Open as App at 4.3 against Retrotec rCloud's 2.5. Open as App also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 50%) and ratings volume (37 vs 6). Retrotec rCloud's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, update cadence, 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.
Open as App holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Open as App has 37 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Retrotec rCloud's written reviews are positive against 79% of Open as App's.
Retrotec rCloud ships an update every 2 months, Open as App every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Retrotec rCloud | Open as App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (6 ratings) | 4.3 (37 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 78.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 37 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 327 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Retrotec, Inc. | Open as App GmbH |
Customer experience
Retrotec rCloud
Open as App
In-app purchases
Retrotec rCloud
No in-app purchases
Open as App
No in-app purchases
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