Comparison

M2Me vs Ecatcher Mobile

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

Head to head
About

M2Me

This app enables real-time remote maintenance and control of industrial devices like PLCs and HMIs from your PC, tablet, or smartphone. It provides a secure connection to remote sites, allowing you to monitor and manage equipment safely.

Highlights
  • Remote control of industrial devices
  • Real-time monitoring
  • Secure VPN connection
  • User-friendly interface
  • Alarm management
Features
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M2Me solution is dedicated to remote maintain and control any type of industrial devices (PLC, HMI, Drive, ...). Using M2Me you can from your PC, your tablet or your smartphone be "teleported" in real time and safely onto the remote site you want to monitor or maintain. The terminal of the remote operator shall be equipped with an M2Me Client (for PC or Smartphone) enabling a direct and secured connection to the M2Me server (Cloud solution operated by Etic Telecom). M2Me Client offers a user friendly HMI presenting the remote sites on directories. A machine Access Box (Industrial VPN router, namely RAS) ensures the connection between the devices of the machine and the M2Me server (secured VPN link) The M2Me remote solution is suitable for applications of remote maintenance and remote management with rising alarm.

About

Ecatcher Mobile

Monitor machine status and performance remotely with live KPI and alarm data from Ewon Flexy routers. Securely access HMIs from various automation vendors via your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Live KPI and alarm monitoring
  • Remote machine status access
  • Secure remote access
  • HMI integration
  • Touch ID/PIN code login
Features
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Ecatcher Mobile now offers live monitoring of KPI’s and alarms from any machine equipped with an Ewon® Flexy router. By using Ecatcher Mobile app users can get a live look into their machines’ status and performance from anywhere in the world. The Ewon Ecatcher Mobile application is used to initialize secure remote access and allows you to use mobile applications with HMIs from automation vendors such as Schneider Magelis, Rockwell and Siemens SIMATIC. Once you have logged in for the first time to your Ecatcher account, you can take advantage of the user-friendliness and security of Ecatcher Mobile by validating direct access to your account through Touch ID (or a PIN code), similar to most mobile banking applications.

Screenshots

M2Me4 screens
Ecatcher Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ecatcher Mobile at 3.6 against M2Me's 1.0. Ecatcher Mobile also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 0%) and ratings volume (9 vs 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

Ecatcher Mobile holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ecatcher Mobile has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of M2Me's written reviews are positive against 36% of Ecatcher Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

M2Me ships an update every 6 months, Ecatcher Mobile every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
M2Me versus Ecatcher Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterM2MeEcatcher Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)3.6 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews36.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperETIC TELECOMHMS Networks AB

Customer experience

M2Me

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Ecatcher Mobile

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral9.1%
Negative54.5%

In-app purchases

None

M2Me

No in-app purchases

None

Ecatcher Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is M2Me free?
M2Me is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ecatcher Mobile free?
Ecatcher Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, M2Me or Ecatcher Mobile?
Ecatcher Mobile is rated higher. M2Me averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Ecatcher Mobile averages 3.6 from 9 ratings.
Do M2Me or Ecatcher Mobile have ads?
Neither M2Me nor Ecatcher Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, M2Me or Ecatcher Mobile?
M2Me ships an update every 6 months, and Ecatcher Mobile every 3 months. Most recently, M2Me was updated on October 4, 2026 and Ecatcher Mobile on October 10, 2026.

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