SMART Keypad vs ESSENTIAL Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SMART Keypad
This application enables the diagnosis and configuration of a Lenze i500 inverter via a WLAN module. It offers features for connecting, diagnosing device status, performing basic commissioning, managing parameters, and controlling the inverter manually. Users can also transfer parameter sets and reset errors.
- Inverter diagnosis and parameterization
- Device connection and search
- Parameter list and management
- Manual inverter control
- Parameter set transfer
- Error reset and device reset
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This app allows the diagnosis and parameterization of a Lenze i500 inverter. A WLAN module on the i500 inverter is required for communication. Supported views and functions: • Connect Device search, Direct connection via IP address, Simulation, GDC file • Diagnosis Dashboard, logbook, fieldbus, digital and analog inputs/outputs, process controller, device information • Basic commissioning via wizard • Parameter list Menu-guided overview of all device parameters • Transfer Up-/Download and e-mailing of parameter sets • Manual control Setpoint setting, start-stop function and reversal of direction of rotation • Optical tracking • Display of the current Wi-Fi network • Search for parameters • Set parameter values • Save the parameter set • Reset the error • Release controller • Inhibit controller • Reset device (PIN, parameter set and logbook) • Automatic and manual updating of device descriptions • Log in/out • Contact to support (mail and telephone)
ESSENTIAL Mobile
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The App is part of the Mill Control System ESSENTIAL by Rieter AG. The App includes the Cockpit and the Alert Module. The Cockpit Module displays the most important production data of a spinning mill including shift reports. The Alert Module highlights the cases where the mill does not perform. It supports to find the reason why.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ESSENTIAL Mobile at every 2 months against SMART Keypad's every 8 months. SMART Keypad's advantage is iOS requirement (14.2 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
SMART Keypad ships an update every 8 months, ESSENTIAL Mobile every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SMART Keypad | ESSENTIAL Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.2 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lenze SE | Rieter Machine Works Ltd. |
In-app purchases
SMART Keypad
No in-app purchases
ESSENTIAL Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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