MSAsafety vs HeadLight Materials
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MSAsafety
Easily find, share, and sell industrial and fire service safety products. Search by part number or name, browse by category, and access documents and videos. Save favorites and create custom lists for offline use.
- Search by part number or product name
- Browse products by category
- Create shopping and custom lists
- Share product information via email
- Download media for offline access
- Favorite products and media
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The MSAsafety app makes it easy to find, share, and sell MSA industrial and fire service safety products. Search, browse and favorite the most popular MSA products to access relevant documents and videos. · Search by part number or product name · Browse products by category · Add products to a shopping list · Send product information by email · Receive notifications · Favorite products and create custom lists · Favorite media (PDFs and videos) and create custom lists · Download media for offline use
HeadLight Materials
This application tracks the chain of custody for material samples, from job site to lab. It allows users to create and scan QR codes, edit sample details, and associate forms for comprehensive data management.
- Scan and create QR codes for samples
- Edit sample details
- Track sample chain of custody
- Assign and fill out test forms
- Print QR codes
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Materials, part of the HeadLight software system, is an application specifically designed to track the chain of custody of material samples from the job site to the lab and every step in between. Materials enables you to create and scan QR codes, edit sample details, associate Forms with samples and more so you can gather and recall sample data like never before. Materials Features -------------------------------- - Scan QR codes of existing samples, or create a new sample from a QR code - Create new samples - Create log entries to track a sample's chain-of-custody - Assign tests to existing samples and fill out test forms* - Print QR codes *Dependent on project permissions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HeadLight Materials at 5.0 against MSAsafety's 4.3. HeadLight Materials also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). MSAsafety's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1) and device support (3 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.
HeadLight Materials holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MSAsafety has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MSAsafety ships an update every 3 months, HeadLight Materials every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MSAsafety | HeadLight Materials |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MSA - The Safety Company | Pavia Systems Inc |
Customer experience
MSAsafety
HeadLight Materials
In-app purchases
MSAsafety
No in-app purchases
HeadLight Materials
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is MSAsafety free?
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