Comparison

VelocityEHS® vs ETQ Reliance

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

ETQ Reliance

Extend the power of quality, EHS, and compliance management software to your mobile device. This app syncs with the server to provide the latest configurations and settings, allowing users to access and manage forms, conduct audits, and record findings directly from their mobile device, even offline.

Highlights
  • Make any form mobile
  • Work online or offline
  • Communicate compliance information
  • Collaborate from anywhere
  • Conduct field audits
  • Eliminate manual data entry
  • Real-time task notifications
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ETQ, part of Hexagon, has broadened the capabilities of its product, Reliance, by extending the power of it's Quality, EHS and Compliance Management software solutions to the flexibility of the mobile device. The Reliance Mobile app communicates with the ETQ server to get the latest configurations and settings and make them available for you wherever your mobile device goes. With the Reliance Mobile app, simply select a form within the Reliance system that you want to make mobile, add the fields and mobile elements you want to use, and then deploy it to the Reliance Mobile app. The forms will be immediately available to you and anyone you want to use them. The ETQ Reliance Mobile app keeps Reliance users connected to compliance activities even while on the go—ensuring that compliance is never out of reach. Key Features and Benefits: - Make any form within the Reliance system mobile - Work online or offline, and then re-sync your data when finished - Communicate compliance information more effectively - Collaborate from anywhere - Conduct field audits and records the findings directly from your mobile device - Increase efficiency and eliminate manual data entry - Real-time information and notification on assignments and tasks

Screenshots

VelocityEHS®4 screens
ETQ Reliance3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: VelocityEHS® at monthly against ETQ Reliance's every 8 months. VelocityEHS® also leads on ratings volume (143 vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.6 for VelocityEHS® against 1.7 for ETQ Reliance. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VelocityEHS® has 143 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VelocityEHS® ships an update monthly, ETQ Reliance every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
VelocityEHS® versus ETQ Reliance: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVelocityEHS®ETQ Reliance
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (143 ratings)1.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews3.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings143 — better3
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVelocityEHS Inc.Intergraph Corporation

Customer experience

VelocityEHS®

All ratings137 ratings
Positive13.9%
Neutral1.5%
Negative84.7%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive3.8%
Neutral1.9%
Negative94.3%

ETQ Reliance

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

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

ETQ Reliance

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

VelocityEHS®

No in-app purchases

None

ETQ Reliance

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VelocityEHS® free?
VelocityEHS® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ETQ Reliance free?
ETQ Reliance is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VelocityEHS® or ETQ Reliance?
ETQ Reliance is rated higher. VelocityEHS® averages 1.6 out of 5 from 143 ratings, while ETQ Reliance averages 1.7 from 3 ratings.
Do VelocityEHS® or ETQ Reliance have ads?
Neither VelocityEHS® nor ETQ Reliance shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VelocityEHS® or ETQ Reliance?
VelocityEHS® ships an update monthly, and ETQ Reliance every 8 months. Most recently, VelocityEHS® was updated on September 24, 2026 and ETQ Reliance on June 3, 2026.

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