Comparison

AquaLXP vs Shift Communicator

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

Head to head
About

AquaLXP

This app provides operators with step-by-step instructions and quick access to instrument information for the Lovibond® PTV Process Turbidimeter. It stores complete instrument history, allows for data calculation and graphing, and includes user security features.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step illustrated instructions
  • Access to instrument history
  • Data calculation and graphing
  • User security with password protection
  • Bluetooth connectivity to sensor
  • Pro-tip information access
Features
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Rethink the need for a controller! The AquaLXP app offers an enhanced user interface to operators using the Lovibond® PTV Process Turbidimeter. Step-By-Step Instructions - At Your Fingertips • Standardize Procedures - Step-by-step illustrated instructions are integrated into the app - this ensures everyone has the same set of procedures and that those important details necessary to achieving excellence in measurement are followed. • Quick and easy access to “pro-tips.” Anywhere in the app that the information graphic appears, be sure to click. These pages contain additional information about the instrument and turbidity measurements. • Fingertip Access - Leave the manual behind! Always have access to the latest features and updated instructions by using the AquaLXP App. Complete Instrument History • Every logged reading, calibration, verification, cleaning or other maintenance performed on a sensor over its lifetime is stored in one place - on the sensor. The AquaLXP™ App allows the user to easily access that information at any time. • By connecting to a PTV Sensor with a smart device, an operator, supervisor or regulator can easily confirm if scheduled verification/calibration procedures, maintenance or cleanings have been performed as planned. Calculate, Graph and Send Data • Easily generate meaningful data - Identify trends faster by viewing or exporting the data for a selected time period as a table or as a graph. • Was there an unexpected or unintended spike in turbidity? Operators can add notes to any data point so that the “why” can be easily referenced in the future. • Quickly calculate important values, such as upper and lower control limits, and percent compliance over a selected time frame. User Security and Data Protection • Uses Bluetooth® Connectivity to communicate directly with a single sensor. Only users that are within a 30M radius of the PTV Sensor has access to the data via the app. • Set passwords - with two levels of access, users who do not need access to certain features or control settings can be prevented from accidently changing anything • Establish Criteria and protocols. Supervisors can easily set pass/fail criteria for verifications and calibrations, as well as set alarms and control other key settings such as Bubble Reject and Signal Averaging.

About

Shift Communicator

Features
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Shift Communicator The Shift Communicator is an online software tool that facilitates and simplifies the communication proces between various parts of the organisation. The Shift Communicator is an electronic logbook for keeping track of all occurrences and remarks during a shift. Through this digitalisation information can be saved and can prevent any misunderstanding during a shift handover. The App The Shift Communicator app is an extension of the normal online application. Within the app it is possible to use all functionalities of the logbook on mobile devices such as telephone and tablet. The shift handover can be filled in, KPIs and actions signed off and the self-made tabs can be used in the app. New is the possibility to take a photo with phone or tablet and upload it directly. Users of the app and normal application always have the same information! Handover The Shift Communicator helps to record and transfer information between and within different parts of the organisation. This includes shift to shift transfer, shift to chef communication and chef to shift instructions. Own tabs The Shift Communicator allows you to decide for yourself which information is being tracked. You have the complete control to make your own tabs within the application. You also determine yourself which parts, columns, select boxes, etc. the tabs exist. Examples of possible tabs are: LOTOTO, Safe work permits, Instructions for the team.

Screenshots

AquaLXP4 screens
Shift Communicator2 screens

Verdict

The call

AquaLXP and Shift Communicator are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
AquaLXP versus Shift Communicator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAquaLXPShift Communicator
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTintometer, IncOverNite Software Europe

In-app purchases

None

AquaLXP

No in-app purchases

None

Shift Communicator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AquaLXP free?
AquaLXP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shift Communicator free?
Shift Communicator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AquaLXP or Shift Communicator have ads?
Neither AquaLXP nor Shift Communicator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AquaLXP or Shift Communicator?
AquaLXP ships an update every 3 months, and Shift Communicator every 3 months. Most recently, AquaLXP was updated on September 16, 2026 and Shift Communicator on September 18, 2026.

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