Comparison

VelocityEHS® vs Dynamics 365 Field Service

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

Dynamics 365 Field Service

Empower field service workers with a mobile app designed for their needs. Access and interact with critical data even without internet connectivity, thanks to robust offline capabilities. Data sync keeps the back office updated on work performed.

Highlights
  • Robust offline capabilities
  • Periodic data sync
  • Customizable on Power Apps platform
  • Access and interact with data
  • Designed for field service workers
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Our next generation Field Service app powered by Dynamics 365. Go to http://aka.ms/FSMFeatures for more information about the app and our Field Service solutions. The Field Service mobile app is specifically crafted to the field service worker’s needs with features such as robust offline capabilities to continue accessing and interacting with the data that they need when visiting remote destinations without internet connectivity. Periodic data sync keeps the back-office informed of work being performed, so that the proper actions can be taken or kick-started as appropriate. Built on the Microsoft Power Apps platform, the mobile application is entirely customizable to define what types of data field service workers can access and much more. By installing this app, you agree to the terms at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2238123

Screenshots

VelocityEHS®4 screens
Dynamics 365 Field Service4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: VelocityEHS® at 13.0 against Dynamics 365 Field Service's 16.0. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 Dynamics 365 Field Service. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 143 and 224 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 7% of VelocityEHS®'s written reviews are positive against 5% of Dynamics 365 Field Service's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VelocityEHS® ships an update monthly, Dynamics 365 Field Service every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
VelocityEHS® versus Dynamics 365 Field Service: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVelocityEHS®Dynamics 365 Field Service
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (143 ratings)1.7 (224 ratings) — better
Positive reviews7.3% of reviews — better4.7% of reviews
Number of ratings143224 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB148 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVelocityEHS Inc.Microsoft Corporation

Customer experience

VelocityEHS®

All ratings137 ratings
Positive13.9%
Neutral1.5%
Negative84.7%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive7.3%
Neutral1.8%
Negative90.9%

Dynamics 365 Field Service

All ratings224 ratings
Positive17.4%
Neutral2.7%
Negative79.9%
Written reviews127 reviews
Positive4.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative93.7%

User reviews

VelocityEHS®

From 143 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Sync issues fixed (as of 2025-08-30)
  • 👍 Incredible (as of 2025-02-27)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes constantly
  • 🐛 App is unstable and glitchy
  • 🐛 Forms won't submit or upload
  • 🐛 Data does not sync between app and desktop
  • 🐛 Login issues (takes too long, requires multiple attempts, doesn't remember info)

Dynamics 365 Field Service

From 224 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Copilot, AI, remote assistant, access to knowledge articles, step-by-step instructions, GPS, offline capability
  • 👍 Looks and feels good, has everything needed to perform as a frontline worker

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Constant crashes, freezes, and loss of progress
  • 🔍 Difficult to navigate, poor UI/UX, not intuitive
  • ⏱️ Extremely slow, takes forever to load and sync
  • 📶 Doesn't work offline, requires full signal/data
  • 🔋 High battery consumption

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

Dynamics 365 Field Service

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Constant login issues and never-ending login loops
  • Randomly crashes or resets to home screen
  • Syncing and saving errors, lost progress
  • Incompatible with certain devices/OSes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Offline mode with full functionality
  • Streamlined, intuitive UI designed for field work
  • Batch/bulk upload and update capabilities
  • Improved performance and stability

In-app purchases

None

VelocityEHS®

No in-app purchases

None

Dynamics 365 Field Service

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VelocityEHS® free?
VelocityEHS® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dynamics 365 Field Service free?
Dynamics 365 Field Service is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VelocityEHS® or Dynamics 365 Field Service?
Dynamics 365 Field Service is rated higher. VelocityEHS® averages 1.6 out of 5 from 143 ratings, while Dynamics 365 Field Service averages 1.7 from 224 ratings.
Do VelocityEHS® or Dynamics 365 Field Service have ads?
Neither VelocityEHS® nor Dynamics 365 Field Service shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VelocityEHS® or Dynamics 365 Field Service?
VelocityEHS® ships an update monthly, and Dynamics 365 Field Service every 3 weeks. Most recently, VelocityEHS® was updated on October 8, 2026 and Dynamics 365 Field Service on October 11, 2026.

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