Backlit! vs IT Portal Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backlit!
Scan documents directly from your iPhone or iPad to a SANE server. Wirelessly connect, configure your device, and save or share your scanned files.
- Wireless SANE server connection
- Device configuration
- Scan documents from iPhone/iPad
- Save to Camera Roll
- Share via other apps
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Backlit allows you to connect wirelessly to your SANE server, configure your device and scan a document on your iPhone or iPad! How to use Backlit: - download from the AppStore - add the hostname or IP address of your SANE server - tap your device - scan! Scanned documents can be saved to the iOS Camera Roll and shared via apps available on your device!
IT Portal Mobile
Access and manage critical IT infrastructure information on the go. This app provides IT professionals with quick access to network device details, documents, contacts, accounts, and licenses, streamlining IT management tasks.
- Network device information
- Document access
- Contact management
- Account and password storage
- License tracking
- Centralized IT data
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SI Portal inc. introduces their centralized IT Portal. Similar to how a doctor needs patient records when analyzing a condition, an engineer needs information about a network and its devices. IT Portal allows MSPs and IT Departments to locate information about the networks they manage. Information like documents, contacts, accounts & passwords, licenses, and most importantly network devices(the patients). Use this app to quickly access all the information you store in your IT Portal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: IT Portal Mobile at Free against Backlit!'s $1.99. IT Portal Mobile also leads on rating (4.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
IT Portal Mobile is free to download; Backlit! costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
IT Portal Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Backlit! ships an update every 9 months, IT Portal Mobile every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backlit! | IT Portal Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stanislas Chevallier | IT Portal Inc. |
Customer experience
Backlit!
IT Portal Mobile
In-app purchases
Backlit!
No in-app purchases
IT Portal Mobile
No in-app purchases
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