Configuration tool vs Field Device Configurator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Configuration tool
This utility app allows users to configure recorder cameras, adjust video quality, and format memory cards. It also offers a live camera view to ensure proper aiming.
- Configure camera settings
- Adjust video quality
- Format memory cards
- Live camera view
- Ensure correct camera aiming
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The Seon DS2 Configuration Tool lets the user configure the recorder's cameras as device settings - for example video quality, formatting the device memory card etc. It also provides a visual live view of the cameras in the vehicle to help making sure they are aimed correctly.
Field Device Configurator
This mobile tool provides wireless access to diagnostics and process information for field devices via Bluetooth. It streamlines configuration and maintenance tasks, even in hazardous environments, with secure data transmission. An integrated device list offers a quick overview of nearby devices.
- Wireless configuration via Bluetooth
- Mobile access to diagnostics
- Process information access
- Secure data transmission
- Integrated device list
- Time-saving maintenance tool
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Wireless Field Device Configurator - the field device configuration tool via Bluetooth. The configuration tool saves time due to mobile access to diagnostics and process information even in hazardous areas. With its secure data transmission, reviewed by Fraunhofer Institute, it is the perfect tool for configuration and maintenance. The integrated device List helps to get a quick overview of all devices within range.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Field Device Configurator at 5.0 against Configuration tool's 2.7. Configuration tool's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 15 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Field Device Configurator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.
Configuration tool ships an update every 2 months, Field Device Configurator every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Configuration tool | Field Device Configurator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 188 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Safe Fleet Holdings LLC | Endress and Hauser Instruments International AG |
Customer experience
Configuration tool
Field Device Configurator
In-app purchases
Configuration tool
No in-app purchases
Field Device Configurator
No in-app purchases
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