Comparison

Endress+Hauser SmartBlue vs BlastShield Authenticator

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

Head to head
About

Endress+Hauser SmartBlue

Configure Endress+Hauser field devices wirelessly via Bluetooth. Access diagnostics and process information remotely, saving time and ensuring safety in hazardous areas. Secure data transmission is verified by the Fraunhofer Institute.

Highlights
  • Wireless field device configuration
  • Bluetooth connectivity
  • Remote diagnostics access
  • Process information retrieval
  • Secure data transmission
  • Support for numerous Endress+Hauser devices
Features
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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: FMR10B/20B/30B • Micropilot: FMR5x and FMR6x (requires BT10 adapter) • Micropilot: FMR6xB • Micropilot: FMR43 • Levelflex: FMP5x (requires BT10 adapter) • Liquiphant: FTL51B/FTL62/FTL63/FTL64 • Liquiphant: FTL43/FTL60 • Liquicap: FMI43/FTI51B • Gammapilot: FMG50 • Cerabar/Deltabar: 5xB/6xB/7xB • Cerabar: PMx43 • Picomag • Picomag Insertion • Promag 800 • Promag 10 and Promass 10 • Promag W Lite • Prosonic: FMU20B/FMU30B • Liquiline Compact CM82 • Liquiline Mobile CML18 • Liquiline CM42B • iTEMP: TMT7x • iTEMP: TMT142B • FieldEdge: SGC200 • FieldPort: SWA50

About

BlastShield Authenticator

This app provides highly secure access to a private network, making IIoT assets and infrastructure invisible to threats. It offers a convenient authentication experience similar to mobile payment systems.

Highlights
  • Software-defined private network protection
  • IIoT asset and infrastructure security
  • Invisible to malicious actors
  • Highly secure network access
  • Convenient authentication experience
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BlastShield™ is a revolutionary software-defined private network solution from BlastWave that protects IIoT assets, infrastructure and applications by rendering them invisible to malicious actors. The BlastShield™ Authenticator enables highly secure access into a BlastShield™ network via a convenient “Apple Pay” experience.

Screenshots

Endress+Hauser SmartBlue4 screens
BlastShield Authenticator3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BlastShield Authenticator at 5.0 against Endress+Hauser SmartBlue's 4.1. Endress+Hauser SmartBlue's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BlastShield Authenticator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Endress+Hauser SmartBlue has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Endress+Hauser SmartBlue ships an update every 2 months, BlastShield Authenticator every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Endress+Hauser SmartBlue versus BlastShield Authenticator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEndress+Hauser SmartBlueBlastShield Authenticator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (9 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size196 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEndress+Hauser Instruments International AGBlastWave Inc.

Customer experience

Endress+Hauser SmartBlue

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

BlastShield Authenticator

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Endress+Hauser SmartBlue

No in-app purchases

None

BlastShield Authenticator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Endress+Hauser SmartBlue free?
Endress+Hauser SmartBlue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BlastShield Authenticator free?
BlastShield Authenticator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Endress+Hauser SmartBlue or BlastShield Authenticator?
BlastShield Authenticator is rated higher. Endress+Hauser SmartBlue averages 4.1 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while BlastShield Authenticator averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Endress+Hauser SmartBlue or BlastShield Authenticator have ads?
Neither Endress+Hauser SmartBlue nor BlastShield Authenticator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Endress+Hauser SmartBlue or BlastShield Authenticator?
Endress+Hauser SmartBlue ships an update every 2 months, and BlastShield Authenticator every 5 months. Most recently, Endress+Hauser SmartBlue was updated on November 6, 2026 and BlastShield Authenticator on November 11, 2026.

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