IPS Mobile Insight vs Xylem Cost Calculator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IPS Mobile Insight
Connect to condition monitoring devices via Bluetooth to access real-time equipment performance data. View status, alarms, and trends, and manage device configurations and data uploads.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Real-time equipment status
- Vibration, temperature, pressure data
- Alarm management
- Trend graphing
- Cloud data upload
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The IPS Mobile Insight App provides users with the ability to interface, via Bluetooth radio, with the IPS Beacon 2™ and IPS Beacon Pulse™ condition monitoring products, which are purchased from Flowserve. Real time equipment performance data can be accessed through any Bluetooth enabled iOS mobile device. The IPS Mobile Insight App can configure the IPS Beacon 2 and IPS Beacon Pulse devices and upload data to the cloud with the touch of a button. While using the IPS Mobile Insight App within range of the IPS Beacon 2 or the IPS Beacon Pulse condition monitoring devices: • Immediate equipment status and operating conditions is displayed • IPS Beacon 2 - Access to vibration, temperature, runtime, and maintenance status is given • IPS Beacon Pulse - Access to fluid conditions present (liquid or gas), temperature, and pressure • Access to last alarm time and date along with details of the condition causing the alarm • Alarm threshold management for all of the devices • Examine trend graphs for a variety of conditions • Upload data to the IPS Insight Portal©. Once device data is uploaded to the IPS Insight Portal, additional data management, reporting, and data sharing can be performed
Xylem Cost Calculator
Calculate energy consumption and costs for pump operations. Input suction and discharge configurations, pump efficiency, and operating duration to determine energy usage over time.
- Calculate energy consumption
- Estimate operational costs
- Input suction and discharge configurations
- Configure pump efficiency
- Set duration of operation
- Factor in energy costs
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User can enter Suction and Discharge configurations (pipe/hose/fittings), pump efficiency, duration of operation and energy costs. The app will calculate energy consumption and costs over the period of operation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Xylem Cost Calculator at 5.0 against IPS Mobile Insight's 4.0. IPS Mobile Insight's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 36 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). 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.
Xylem Cost Calculator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
IPS Mobile Insight ships an update every 6 weeks, Xylem Cost Calculator every 36 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | IPS Mobile Insight | Xylem Cost Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 36 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flowserve Corp | Xylem Inc. |
Customer experience
IPS Mobile Insight
Xylem Cost Calculator
In-app purchases
IPS Mobile Insight
No in-app purchases
Xylem Cost Calculator
No in-app purchases
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