Comparison

HiPo vs SERTICA2

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

Head to head
About

HiPo

This platform supports risk management applications designed to help organizations learn from incidents and prevent future losses. It offers tools for analyzing accidents, identifying root causes, and implementing corrective actions across various industries.

Highlights
  • Systematic Cause Analysis Technique (SCAT)
  • Marine SCAT for shipping incidents
  • Barrier-Based SCAT for complex accidents
  • Root cause analysis tools
  • Incident investigation support
  • Multilingual support
Features
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HiPo is a software platform supporting risk management apps provided by DNV GL, a global risk management specialist since 1864. HiPo is available on your phone, tablet or desktop. Examples of apps available through HiPo include: SYSTEMATIC CAUSE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE (SCAT) Systematic Cause Analysis Technique which helps you and your organisation learn from accidents and other high potential events to prevent further human injury, environmental damage, quality and other losses. Events with high potential for loss need to be assessed using root cause analysis and improvement actions identified, so these events are not repeated. The app incorporates 50 years of experience in incident investigation with step-by-step instructions and tried and tested analysis tools available in 30 languages. MARINE SYSTEMATIC CAUSE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE (MSCAT) Marine Systematic Cause Analysis Technique helps you and your shipping organisation learn from accidents and other high potential events on board ships. It is based on the long established SCAT system but adapted to Marine accidents and incidents. BARRIER-BASED SYSTEMATIC CAUSE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE (BSCAT) BSCAT is a root cause analysis method suitable for more complex process safety incidents and accidents like fires and explosions. The accident first assessed to determine all the barriers that failed which contributed to the accident. The SCAT method this then applied to each failed barrier to identify the underlying management system issues and corrective actions.

About

SERTICA2

Features
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Manage maintenance jobs and forms from your mobile device and reduce administrative time in front of a computer. You can easily create, activate and finalize jobs using standard templates. Read documents from your mobile device and write a note when reporting on jobs. You can even register time, add consumed spare parts, scan QR codes, attach photos and perform measure and counter readings. Increase efficiency with access to the forms you need from your mobile device. Create new forms based on customized templates, which you can fill in and submit via the app. You get an easy and manageable overview of current and finished forms without using paper, spread sheet or word processing applications. Internet is only necessary for synchronizing with SERTICA, so you can work in the app offline. Download this app if you wish to access and manage maintenance jobs and forms from your mobile device to increase the productivity of your company.

Screenshots

HiPo2 screens
SERTICA23 screens

Verdict

The call

HiPo and SERTICA2 are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HiPo ships an update every 6 weeks, SERTICA2 monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
HiPo versus SERTICA2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHiPoSERTICA2
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size59 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHiPoRINA Digital Solutions A/S

In-app purchases

None

HiPo

No in-app purchases

None

SERTICA2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HiPo free?
HiPo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SERTICA2 free?
SERTICA2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HiPo or SERTICA2 have ads?
Neither HiPo nor SERTICA2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HiPo or SERTICA2?
HiPo ships an update every 6 weeks, and SERTICA2 monthly. Most recently, HiPo was updated on June 1, 2026 and SERTICA2 on September 9, 2026.

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