IPS Mobile Insight vs Bernard Controls
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
Bernard Controls
Control and configure your actuator remotely via Bluetooth. Access detailed alarm descriptions, upload full configurations, and modify complex settings with ease. Improve maintenance with historical data and live operational conditions.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Actuator setup and configuration
- Alarm descriptions
- Full configuration upload/change
- Complex settings modification
- Intelli+ specific features
- Maintenance history tracking
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Bernard Controls application allows you to easily operate, setup and maintain your actuator using the Bluetooth connection of your smartphone. It is designed for Bernard Controls actuators with latest generation of controls. - Connect to the actuator using Bluetooth - Set your actuator with the simplicity of your smartphone - Get access to clear descriptions of alarm - Upload & Change the full actuator configuration in one step - Modify complex settings easily - Operate the actuator - Get direct access to Bernard Controls Assistance And for Intelli+ Controls : - Set all the Intelli+ specific features : fieldbus, timer, alarms with time stamping and Namur labels, ESD, PST, .. - Improve your maintenance with the history of torque measurement, vibration, temperature, - Follow the live operational conditions with the number of starts history. BC actuators with BC App provide the best protection against unauthorized access from third party : - Actuator’s Access Code can be changed with the simplicity of your smartphone, - By default, the command or settings of the actuator require a physical access to the actuator, - The remote command “Local Command Inhibition” can be activated at any time from the DCS.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bernard Controls at 5.0 against IPS Mobile Insight's 4.0. IPS Mobile Insight's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 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.
Bernard Controls 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, Bernard Controls every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and July 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IPS Mobile Insight | Bernard Controls |
|---|---|---|
| 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 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flowserve Corp | BERNARD CONTROLS |
Customer experience
IPS Mobile Insight
Bernard Controls
In-app purchases
IPS Mobile Insight
No in-app purchases
Bernard Controls
No in-app purchases
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