VelocityEHS® vs Alchemy Coach 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VelocityEHS®
This app allows users to report incidents, conduct inspections, and perform observations directly from their mobile devices. It integrates with a web-based platform to streamline EHS risk management, offering features like camera and voice-to-text for faster data capture, both online and offline.
- Report incidents, near misses, and hazards
- Conduct workplace inspections
- Perform observations
- Use device camera for data capture
- Utilize voice-to-text for faster input
- View report status
- Offline data entry and syncing
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VelocityEHS Accelerate® EHS Mobile Application Part of the VelocityEHS Accelerate Platform, which brings together Velocity’s award-winning Safety, Ergonomics, Chemical Management, and Operational Risk capabilities into one integrated experience. You know your workplace best. Your participation is key to managing EHS risks, so that you and your coworkers go home safely at the end of the day and your kids can grow up enjoying the outdoors. VelocityEHS has taken its industry leading ActiveEHS technology and made it available as a mobile app developed for iOS to make it easier to do your part. The VelocityEHS mobile app works seamlessly with your web-based VelocityEHS software, giving you quick and easy access to the same EHS management capabilities you already know and trust. Complete a detailed incident report, workplace inspection or observation, using your device’s camera and voice-to-text features to capture images and enter data faster than ever. Whether you are on-site or in the field, online or offline, you can have EHS management in the palm of your hand with VelocityEHS. A VelocityEHS account is required. To set one up and learn more about our award-winning EHS management solutions, visit www.ehs.com or call 1.866.919.7922. FEATURES • Report incidents, near misses, hazards and other events in a few quick and easy steps • Conduct inspections using existing company checklists • Perform observations quickly and easily • Use your device’s camera and voice-to-text features to capture data faster, and with greater detail • View status of your submitted reports HOW IT WORKS The VelocityEHS mobile app gives you the ability to record incidents, near misses and hazards and conduct inspections and observations anywhere, anytime. Once your device is connected to the internet, the app automatically syncs with your VelocityEHS account, ensuring submitted reports are uploaded and administrative changes are applied. SAFE AND SECURE Your VelocityEHS app is protected with the same username and password information as your web-based account, and is backed by our powerful data security countermeasures including 128-bit SSL certification, RAID 5 redundancy, 24/7 network protection, and daily backup & storage — all housed in our secured facilities that are staffed around the clock and equipped with state-of-the-art photo and biometric identification systems.
Alchemy Coach 2
This mobile solution enhances productivity, quality, and safety through automated, paperless employee training and development. It facilitates root cause analysis, corrective actions, and positive reinforcements during observations and audits, streamlining performance and behavior management.
- Automated and paperless training
- Root cause analysis facilitation
- Corrective action management
- Positive reinforcement tools
- Quality checklist creation
- Process review capabilities
- On-the-job training (OJT)
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Alchemy Coach is a mobile interactive solution that helps drive continuous improvement in productivity, quality, and safety. Coach is seamlessly integrated with the Alchemy platform, so your employee training and development program is automated and paperless. Use Coach to verify that training and learning is being put into practice in the work environment. Coach allows you to facilitate root cause analysis, corrective actions, and positive reinforcements while conducting observations and audits. Use Coach as your catalyst to create quality checklists, process reviews, and on the job training (OJT). Coach is a valuable tool for creating true organizational change and streamlining performance and behavior management.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Alchemy Coach 2 at 4.5 against VelocityEHS®'s 1.6. VelocityEHS®'s advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (143 vs 10). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Alchemy Coach 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VelocityEHS® has 143 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 4% of VelocityEHS®'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Alchemy Coach 2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
VelocityEHS® ships an update monthly, Alchemy Coach 2 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VelocityEHS® | Alchemy Coach 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (143 ratings) | 4.5 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 3.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 143 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VelocityEHS Inc. | Alchemy Systems L.P. |
Customer experience
VelocityEHS®
Alchemy Coach 2
Bugs and requests
VelocityEHS®
Reported bugs
32 issues- App keeps crashing in the middle of JSA or DVIR
- Form won't submit with "missing root" error
- JSA reports not sending
- Daily tasks not uploading
- Inspection is removed from mobile app after submission attempt
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- Lost two hours of work due to connectivity glitch
- Forms never submit to the system
- Forms disappear from the app
- Submissions fail with "something went wrong"
- Progress not saved when app crashes
- Always kicks user out and requires re-login
- Does not remember location
- Lost form history
- Checklists never load
- JSAs never being submitted due to bugs
- App crashes every time on iPhone
- Cannot close out hazard IDs on the app
- Info doesn't push through to supervisors
- Does not allow making changes or viewing completed work
- Fields in checklist do not sync data
- Data does not show in computer version
- App does not sync across multiple devices
- App does not show items created from the online version
- Partner ID isn't valid
- Doesn't remember logon info
- App doesn't give any info on mobile
- App is inoperable after updates
- Cannot see what you type when logging in
- Multiple checklists not functioning
- Background and text colors changed, visually hard to see
- Cannot log out of the app on an iPad
- No one else can use the iPad after login
Requested features
6 requests- Allow editing of completed forms
- Add ability to close out hazard IDs through the app
- Sync address (geo location) and start time to the app
- Improve user interface to stay on track
- Make app compatible with landscape mode for tablets/keyboards
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- Provide adequate training for field workers
Alchemy Coach 2
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
VelocityEHS®
No in-app purchases
Alchemy Coach 2
No in-app purchases
Questions
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