OptiTools Mobile vs moneo|blue classic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OptiTools Mobile
Configure and monitor Optidrive products wirelessly via Bluetooth. Transfer parameter sets, view real-time drive status, motor speed, current, and power. Adjust motor speed, start/stop drives, and reset trips when unlocked.
- Wireless configuration via Bluetooth BLE
- Real-time parameter monitoring and editing
- Transfer parameter sets between drive and smartphone
- Monitor drive status, motor speed, current, and power
- Adjust motor speed, start/stop drives, reset trips
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OptiTools Mobile is an intuitive and easy-to-use Smartphone App which provides wireless configuration and monitoring of the Optidrive product range. Wireless operation is carried out via Bluetooth BLE and is available on any Optidrive when the OptiStickSmart is plugged into a drive or a drive network. PARAMETER TRANSFER Monitor and Edit individual Optidrive parameters in real-time or transfer complete parameter sets between an Optidrive and the Smartphone. Parameter sets can be send and received via Email and are fully compatible with OptiTools Studio PC software. OPTIDRIVE MONITOR AND CONTROL Monitor drive status, motor speed, motor current and motor power in real-time. When unlocked, the user can adjust motor speed, start the drive, stop the drive and reset trips from the Smartphone App.
moneo|blue classic
Access and visualize industrial data wirelessly from IO-Link devices. Parameterize sensors, read process data, and diagnostic events without a PLC. Supports cross-manufacturer parameterization and guided setup for special sensors.
- Wireless IO-Link data access
- Parameterize IO-Link devices
- Read process and diagnostic data
- Wizard-guided sensor setup
- Cross-manufacturer parameterization
- Graphical data visualization
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With the ifm moneo|blue app you can wirelessly connect to ifm IO-Link Masters (FW > V2.1) via the ifm inline and multi-Bluetooth Adapters (Art.Nr E30446 and EIO330), read IO-Link Process Data, Diagnostic Events, and Device Information from any IO-Link device. You communicate with the IO-Link devices without needing a PLC. You can set parameters of the IO-Link device (only with the ifm multi-plug Art.Nr:EIO330)via the App as well. Wizard-guided and graphically supported parameterisation of special ifm sensors (TCC, MVQ101, TN2105, LR2xxx) with the EIO330. Cross-manufacturer parameterisation possible, display and record of the process data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: moneo|blue classic at 5.0 against OptiTools Mobile's 3.5. OptiTools Mobile's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and iOS requirement (11 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
moneo|blue classic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of OptiTools Mobile's written reviews are positive against 80% of moneo|blue classic's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OptiTools Mobile | moneo|blue classic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 173 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Invertek Drives Limited | ifm electronic gmbh |
Customer experience
OptiTools Mobile
moneo|blue classic
In-app purchases
OptiTools Mobile
No in-app purchases
moneo|blue classic
No in-app purchases
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