Endress+Hauser SmartBlue vs XForms Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Endress+Hauser SmartBlue
This tool enables wireless configuration of field devices via Bluetooth, offering mobile access to diagnostics and process information. It ensures secure data transmission for efficient field device configuration and maintenance, even in challenging environments.
- Wireless field device configuration
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Mobile access to diagnostics
- Process information access
- Secure data transmission
- Support for various Endress+Hauser devices
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SmartBlue - the configuration Tool from Endress+Hauser SmartBlue from Endress+Hauser allows easy wireless field device configuration (via Bluetooth). SmartBlue saves time due to mobile access to diagnostics and process information even in hazardous and hard to reach areas. With its secure data transmission, reviewed by Fraunhofer Institute, it is the perfect tool for field device configuration and maintenance. List of supported Endress+Hauser devices: • Micropilot: FMR10 and FMR20 • Micropilot: FMR20/30B • Micropilot: FMR5x and FMR6x (requires BT10 Adapter) • Micropilot: FMR6xB • Micropilot: Compact FMR43 • Levelflex: FMP5x (requires BT10 Adapter) • Liquiphant: FTL51B (requires Bluetooth Option) • Liquiphant: FTL43 • Gammapilot: FMG50 • Cerabar/Deltabar: 5xB/7xB • Cerabar: PMx43 • Picomag • Promag 800 • Promag 10 and Promass 10 • Liquiline Compact CM82 • Liquiline Mobile CML18 • Liquiline CM42B • iTEMP: TMT7x • iTEMP: TMT142B • FieldEdge: SGC200 • FieldPort: SWA50
XForms Mobile
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XForms is a cloud-based mobile forms platform that enables you and your organization to easily build and manage custom data collection forms for capturing information from the field, both in online and offline modes. Unique Features: - runs in both online and OFFLINE modes (no need for an internet connection to use it while in offline mode) - Fully controllable Excel-like table grids that work on smartphones - Table grids can handle many kinds of controls in a table column, including checkboxes, listboxes, and signature fields - Embed multiple photos onto a single form - Draw on top of pictures with your finger to point out things - Geolocation aware (on form open and on form close) - Works on any device type and form factor - Automatically displays 2 columns of fields when you orient an iPad to landscape mode - Collapsible sections that can be defaulted to collapsed or open on first load - Subforms can be triggered by checking a checkbox
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Verdict
Endress+Hauser SmartBlue and XForms Mobile are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Endress+Hauser SmartBlue | XForms Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 188 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Endress and Hauser Instruments International AG | XForms LLC |
In-app purchases
Endress+Hauser SmartBlue
No in-app purchases
XForms Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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