Comparison

Ecatcher Mobile vs SMART Keypad

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

Head to head
About

Ecatcher Mobile

Monitor machine status and performance remotely with live KPI and alarm data from Ewon Flexy routers. Securely access HMIs from various automation vendors via your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Live KPI and alarm monitoring
  • Remote machine status access
  • Secure remote access
  • HMI integration
  • Touch ID/PIN code login
Features
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Ecatcher Mobile now offers live monitoring of KPI’s and alarms from any machine equipped with an Ewon® Flexy router. By using Ecatcher Mobile app users can get a live look into their machines’ status and performance from anywhere in the world. The Ewon Ecatcher Mobile application is used to initialize secure remote access and allows you to use mobile applications with HMIs from automation vendors such as Schneider Magelis, Rockwell and Siemens SIMATIC. Once you have logged in for the first time to your Ecatcher account, you can take advantage of the user-friendliness and security of Ecatcher Mobile by validating direct access to your account through Touch ID (or a PIN code), similar to most mobile banking applications.

About

SMART Keypad

This application enables the diagnosis and configuration of a Lenze i500 inverter via a WLAN module. It offers features for connecting, diagnosing device status, performing basic commissioning, managing parameters, and controlling the inverter manually. Users can also transfer parameter sets and reset errors.

Highlights
  • Inverter diagnosis and parameterization
  • Device connection and search
  • Parameter list and management
  • Manual inverter control
  • Parameter set transfer
  • Error reset and device reset
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This app allows the diagnosis and parameterization of a Lenze i500 inverter. A WLAN module on the i500 inverter is required for communication. Supported views and functions: • Connect Device search, Direct connection via IP address, Simulation, GDC file • Diagnosis Dashboard, logbook, fieldbus, digital and analog inputs/outputs, process controller, device information • Basic commissioning via wizard • Parameter list Menu-guided overview of all device parameters • Transfer Up-/Download and e-mailing of parameter sets • Manual control Setpoint setting, start-stop function and reversal of direction of rotation • Optical tracking • Display of the current Wi-Fi network • Search for parameters • Set parameter values • Save the parameter set • Reset the error • Release controller • Inhibit controller • Reset device (PIN, parameter set and logbook) • Automatic and manual updating of device descriptions • Log in/out • Contact to support (mail and telephone)

Screenshots

Ecatcher Mobile4 screens
SMART Keypad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ecatcher Mobile at 36% against SMART Keypad's 20%. Ecatcher Mobile also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). 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

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

Ecatcher Mobile ships an update every 3 months, SMART Keypad every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ecatcher Mobile versus SMART Keypad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEcatcher MobileSMART Keypad
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews36.4% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHMS Networks ABLenze SE

Customer experience

Ecatcher Mobile

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral9.1%
Negative54.5%

SMART Keypad

Written reviews10 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ecatcher Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

SMART Keypad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ecatcher Mobile free?
Ecatcher Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SMART Keypad free?
SMART Keypad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ecatcher Mobile or SMART Keypad have ads?
Neither Ecatcher Mobile nor SMART Keypad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ecatcher Mobile or SMART Keypad?
Ecatcher Mobile ships an update every 3 months, and SMART Keypad every 8 months. Most recently, Ecatcher Mobile was updated on August 15, 2026 and SMART Keypad on June 4, 2026.

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