Comparison

Acty vs Easy

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

Head to head
About

Acty

This platform offers remote video assistance with Augmented Reality to help companies quickly resolve issues, assist with installations, and troubleshoot processes. It enables collaboration between field technicians and office experts through live video sessions with AR annotations.

Highlights
  • Remote video assistance
  • Augmented Reality annotations
  • Photo and video recording
  • Screen sharing
  • Automatic translation
  • Company chat
Features
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Acty is a professional software platform which combines remote video assistance with Augmented Reality (AR) technology to provide quick and immediate video support, help companies identify and resolve problems, assist installation of machines and systems, support troubleshoot process, all from their HQ or home office effectively and quickly. The application is optimized to be installed on iPhones and iPads, to enable collaboration between technicians in the field and experts in the office. It allows you to receive support at any time through a video session to see the problem and provide precise instructions through the annotations in Augmented Reality. Key features: • Taking photos and recording videos • Freeze annotations (snap a photo and draw on the image) • Augmented Reality annotations • Meeting • Company chat – public and private • Screen sharing (documents, web pages, etc.) • Automatic text and voice translation • QR Code and Barcode scanning • Digital zoom

About

Easy

This app works with specialized hardware to align rotating machinery and belt drives. It offers guided measurement processes, generates reports in PDF and Excel, and includes a searchable user manual. A demo mode allows testing functionality without the hardware.

Highlights
  • All measurement programs in one app
  • Intuitive step-by-step guidance
  • PDF and Excel report generation
  • Include photos and digital signatures in reports
  • Searchable user manual
  • Virtual demo detectors
Features
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The Easy-Laser® XT Alignment App is used together with the Easy-Laser XT alignment systems. With this combination, you align shafts, couplings, and other rotating machinery, as well as belt drives. Without the hardware, you can still use the app in demo mode to test the functionality. KEY FEATURES • Get all measurement programs in one single app. • The intuitive user interface guides you through the measurement process step by step. • A report is generated in PDF and Excel format. You can include photos with the report, add a digital signature, and share it. • The searchable user manual opens the relevant chapter depending on where in the process you are. • Virtual demo detectors allow you to experience the easy alignment process before you purchase the measuring units. HARDWARE • XT measuring units for shaft alignment – rugged, dust and waterproof according to both IP66 and IP67. Operating times are up to 24 hours of continuous use. • Digital belt alignment tool XT190. • Vibrometer XT280. COMPATIBILITY Verified to work on: • iOS 13/iPadOS 13 or newer This app is designed to work together with the Easy-Laser XT alignment products. They can be purchased separately from your local Easy-Laser distributor. For more information, please visit our web site.

Screenshots

Acty4 screens
Easy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Acty at 5.0 against Easy's 3.9. Easy's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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

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

Acty holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Easy has 19 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Acty ships an update every 6 weeks, Easy every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Acty versus Easy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActyEasy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.9 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews—80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings219 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB518 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIconaEasy-Laser AB

Customer experience

Acty

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Easy

All ratings18 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Acty

No in-app purchases

None

Easy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Acty free?
Acty is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Easy free?
Easy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Acty or Easy?
Acty is rated higher. Acty averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Easy averages 3.9 from 19 ratings.
Do Acty or Easy have ads?
Neither Acty nor Easy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Acty or Easy?
Acty ships an update every 6 weeks, and Easy every 2 months. Most recently, Acty was updated on October 4, 2026 and Easy on October 2, 2026.

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