Comparison

Endress+Hauser SmartBlue vs Ackumen

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

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.

Highlights
  • Wireless field device configuration
  • Bluetooth connectivity
  • Mobile access to diagnostics
  • Process information access
  • Secure data transmission
  • Support for various 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

Ackumen

This platform integrates advanced sensing, data analytics, and expert monitoring to simplify the management of vital systems. It collects diverse data, processes it with cloud and edge analytics, and presents actionable insights through clear visualizations.

Highlights
  • State-of-the-art sensing technology
  • Cloud and edge data analytics
  • 24/7 expert monitoring
  • Accurate predictive modeling
  • Actionable system visualization
  • Wireless sensor integration
Features
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The Ackumen Platform combines state-of-the-art sensing technology, best in class chemistries, cloud- and edge-based data analytics, 24/7 expert monitoring and analysis, and accurate predictive modeling to take the work—and the guesswork—out of managing your vital systems. The Ackumen Platform collects data: lots of it, different types, and all in context. Its state-of-the-art IoT hardware and software includes an advanced system of wireless sensors along with cloud-based data you can trust. But it doesn’t stop there. It takes system monitoring and management beyond the data dump to the insights you care about most and delivers them to you in simple, easy-to-read, actionable system visualization graphics via the Ackumen remote process monitoring system.

Screenshots

Endress+Hauser SmartBlue4 screens
Ackumen4 screens

Verdict

The call

Endress+Hauser SmartBlue and Ackumen both sit at 4.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Ackumen's written reviews are positive against 57% of Endress+Hauser SmartBlue's. Endress+Hauser SmartBlue's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Endress+Hauser SmartBlue against 4.2 for Ackumen. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 10 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Endress+Hauser SmartBlue's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ackumen's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Endress+Hauser SmartBlue ships an update every 2 months, Ackumen every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Endress+Hauser SmartBlue versus Ackumen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEndress+Hauser SmartBlueAckumen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (9 ratings)4.2 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings910 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size196 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEndress+Hauser Instruments International AGBuckman International Laboratories Inc

Customer experience

Endress+Hauser SmartBlue

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

Ackumen

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Endress+Hauser SmartBlue

No in-app purchases

None

Ackumen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Endress+Hauser SmartBlue free?
Endress+Hauser SmartBlue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ackumen free?
Ackumen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Endress+Hauser SmartBlue or Ackumen?
Ackumen is rated higher. Endress+Hauser SmartBlue averages 4.1 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Ackumen averages 4.2 from 10 ratings.
Do Endress+Hauser SmartBlue or Ackumen have ads?
Neither Endress+Hauser SmartBlue nor Ackumen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Endress+Hauser SmartBlue or Ackumen?
Endress+Hauser SmartBlue ships an update every 2 months, and Ackumen every 4 weeks. Most recently, Endress+Hauser SmartBlue was updated on November 1, 2026 and Ackumen on October 30, 2026.

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