Elecsys Connect vs Utilisphere
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Elecsys Connect
This app provides real-time monitoring and control of field assets for industrial applications. It offers access to critical data, historical information, and alerts for various parameters like power failures and sensor readings. The solution is designed for harsh and remote environments.
- Real-time monitoring and control
- Access critical data anytime
- Historical data display
- Sensor monitoring
- Configurable alerts
- Mapping feature
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Elecsys is a leading provider of innovative M2M (machine-to-machine) technology solutions and custom electronics for critical industrial applications. Elecsys systems enable customers to gain visibility and control of field assets to increase efficiency, enhance safety, and maximize productivity. Our award-winning products can be flexibly integrated into any system and can communicate via MODBUS into existing SCADA, or via cellular or satellite telemetry into our user-friendly data management system. With tens of thousands of systems deployed in over a dozen countries, Elecsys M2M solutions have been field-proven in harsh and remote environments to provide simple, yet powerful, end-to-end solutions incorporating rugged field hardware, wireless communication systems, data management applications, and flexible data interface options. REQUIREMENTS: Elecsys Remote Monitoring Products (http://www.elecsyscorp.com/products/) KEY FEATURES: - Access to critical data anytime - Real-time monitoring and control - Mapping feature shows sites in alarm and in normal condition - Displays historical data - Graphical data display - Fully configurable site and unit information - Monitor sensors - Fully hosted solution CATHODIC PROTECTION FEATURES - Full interruption capabilities - View history - Receive immediate text or email alerts for: • Power failure • DC Volts • DC Amps • Potential • DC Pipe to Soil • AC Pipe to Soil • Native Potential • DC Instant Off • AC Current Density • DC Current Density SENSOR/TRANSDUCER FEATURES - Receive instant email or text status notifications - Fully configurable limits and thresholds can be set for each sensor - Monitor any of the following: • 4-20mA sensors • 0-5V sensors • 0-10V sensors RAIL LUBRICATION FEATURES - 24/7 monitoring and management of: • Top of rail friction On/Off pump control • Gauge face lubrication systems • Power status • Tank levels • Pump 'on' time/revolutions • Dispensed material volume • Wheel/axle count • Enable/disable pump operation - View historical data
Utilisphere
This platform provides actionable insights for damage prevention, risk analysis, and asset protection for energy, utility, and telecom companies. It digitizes critical information and automates field, plant, and office operations, including managing 811 tickets and visualizing assets.
- Damage prevention insights
- Risk analysis
- Network infrastructure asset protection
- 811 ticket management
- Asset visualization with mapping
- Offline operation capability
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The top Fortune 500 energy, utility, telecom, and fiber companies rely on actionable insights from our next-generation damage prevention, risk analysis, and network infrastructure asset protection platform. This app digitizes critical information and automates complex field, plant, and office operations. Irth offers a large set of features and technical capabilities for: - Managing 811 tickets from creation to closure - Visualizing assets and the activities around the assets with enhanced mapping - Identifying high-risk activities to prevent damages - Capturing data for any complex field, plant, and office process for critical assets - Working offline in remote areas
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Elecsys Connect at 2.3 against Utilisphere's 1.7. Elecsys Connect also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Utilisphere's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (12% vs 0%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Elecsys Connect holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 40 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Elecsys Connect's written reviews are positive against 12% of Utilisphere's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Elecsys Connect ships an update every 2 months, Utilisphere every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elecsys Connect | Utilisphere |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (9 ratings) — better | 1.7 (40 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 11.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 40 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 278 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Elecsys Corporation | irth Solutions, Inc. |
Customer experience
Elecsys Connect
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In-app purchases
Elecsys Connect
No in-app purchases
Utilisphere
No in-app purchases
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