Comparison

MxMeter vs IBM Inspection Workbench

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

Head to head
About

MxMeter

This app digitizes manual meter readings for IBM Maximo Asset Management, enabling efficient data capture and analysis for predictive maintenance. It allows users to record instrument values, view historical data with trend charts, and locate equipment via barcode scanning and maps.

Highlights
  • Digitize meter readings
  • View historical data and trend charts
  • Barcode scanning for equipment identification
  • Integrated Google Maps for equipment location
  • Utilizes authorized IBM Maximo APIs
Features
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MxMeter by A3J Group, LLC is a mobile application designed to capture meter readings for IBM Maximo Asset Management. Many organizations are required by law to capture certain instrument values at regular intervals against their production equipment. Most of these operator rounds are written on paper and stuffed into file cabinets never to see the light of day again, unless called upon by an audit from an external entity. These instrument readings can be anything from equipment run hours, to pressure readings, temperature readings, flow readings, vibration readings, etc. Maintenance organizations are also becoming wiser about scheduling maintenance events based off the condition or usage of their equipment as opposed to calendar based events. Many of these instrument readings can serve as leading indicators to equipment failure. Trending these values over time can allow for predictive measures to be put in place to optimize maintenance events for critical equipment. Capturing these readings therefore has taken on more importance in many maintenance organizations as they strive to become more efficient. That's where MxMeter comes in. Rather than capturing information on paper and either filing the information away, or transcribing the information into the system on a desktop computer, MxMeter allows users to capture meter readings right at the source. Users can also view past readings and see them displayed in trend charts all while standing in front of the equipment. MxMeter makes finding the equipment easy as well, with barcode scanning capability, integrated Google maps, and enhanced search features. MxMeter makes capturing meter readings easy, which allows organizations to utilize that information in ways they've never been able to before. All on the go, and all using the authorized IBM Maximo API's. Visit http://a3jgroup.com/a3j-labs/ for more information.

About

IBM Inspection Workbench

This app facilitates the labeling of images for training computer vision models on iOS devices. It allows for the creation and management of inspection procedures, deploying trained models to other applications, and initiating inspections via various methods.

Highlights
  • End-to-end iOS/iPadOS native experience
  • Image labeling for AI training
  • Create, edit, and publish inspections
  • Sequential inspection procedures
  • Deploy trained models to remote devices
  • Initiate inspections via barcode or OCR
Features
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IBM Services Software Inspection Workbench is a native iOS or iPadOS mobile app that works with IBM Maximo Visual Inspection to enable the labeling of images used to train Core ML computer vision models using an iPhone or iPad with Apple Pencil on compatible devices. Once models are trained on the server, IBM Inspection Workbench can deploy those models in real time to the IBM Services Software Inspector Portable app and the IBM Maximo Visual Inspection Mobile app and create or update relevant inspections, all from one native iOS or iPadOS experience. IBM Inspection Workbench introduces the concept of inspection procedures that enable multiple inspections to be conducted as a progression of steps. Procedures can be created, edited, and published from IBM Inspection Workbench. Published procedures can run on the IBM Inspector Portable app. IBM Inspection Workbench provides the following features: · Provides an end-to-end iOS or iPadOS native experience for labeling images and commencing of AI training jobs · Creates, edits and publishes inspections to remote devices running the IBM Inspector Portable app and the IBM Maximo Visual Inspection Mobile app · Creates, edits and publishes multiple inspections in a sequential order as part of a procedure that can run on the IBM Inspector Portable app · Discovers which models have been deployed on remote devices running the IBM Inspector Portable app and IBM Maximo Visual Inspection Mobile app · Commences a procedure manually by entering a unique reference, scanning a barcode, or using optical character recognition (OCR); or have external systems automatically initiate a procedure by using the MQ Telemetry Transport (MQTT) edition of Inspector Portable · Leverages advanced features of iOS or iPadOS including Core ML, iBeacon and Apple Pencil on compatible devices

Screenshots

MxMeter4 screens
IBM Inspection Workbench4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: IBM Inspection Workbench at 5.0 against MxMeter's 4.4. MxMeter's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

IBM Inspection Workbench holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MxMeter has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MxMeter ships an update every 2 months, IBM Inspection Workbench every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
MxMeter versus IBM Inspection Workbench: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMxMeterIBM Inspection Workbench
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB121 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperA3J Group, LLCIBM

Customer experience

MxMeter

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

IBM Inspection Workbench

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MxMeter

No in-app purchases

None

IBM Inspection Workbench

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MxMeter free?
MxMeter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IBM Inspection Workbench free?
IBM Inspection Workbench is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MxMeter or IBM Inspection Workbench?
IBM Inspection Workbench is rated higher. MxMeter averages 4.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while IBM Inspection Workbench averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MxMeter or IBM Inspection Workbench have ads?
Neither MxMeter nor IBM Inspection Workbench shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MxMeter or IBM Inspection Workbench?
MxMeter ships an update every 2 months, and IBM Inspection Workbench every 6 weeks. Most recently, MxMeter was updated on October 6, 2026 and IBM Inspection Workbench on September 20, 2026.

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