FieldHawk vs Simatic Unified AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FieldHawk
This cloud-based app provides real-time communication with Nidec stamping presses. Monitor machinery status, receive service alerts, and directly contact service centers from your mobile device. Improve productivity and reduce downtime with instant updates and proactive maintenance notifications.
- Real-time press status updates
- Operating condition monitoring
- Production data tracking
- Service and maintenance alerts
- Direct call to service centers
- Multi-language support
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FieldHawk is a cloud-based communications mobile application designed to communicate with your Nidec Press & Automation stamping presses from your mobile devices. Cloud-based, secured communications allows all authorized users to check machinery status from anywhere you can get phone service and/or an internet connection. Instantly know your Press Status: With FieldHawk, receive real-time updates for: press status; operating condition; production data: and much more. Up-to-the minute communications keeps you in control of your operations. Stay informed and stay productive! Receive Service and Maintenance Alerts: Service alerts delivered on your mobile device from the press control panel, keeps you informed of upcoming service intervals required, allowing you to proactively schedule genuine Nidec Press & Automation parts and service to reduce downtime. Direct Call To Service Centers: Get in direct contact with your nearest customer service center by location. When your press is down, time is off the essence. With the capability of selecting your exact location, you will be put into contact with the customer service center nearest to you, reducing downtime and the need to search for information. Also offering now in 14 different languages so you can seamlessly check the status of your machine. Remotely monitoring your stamping press activities with FieldHawk, allows for improved productivity; proactive maintenance reminders; predictive analytics; reduced maintenance costs and a better return on your valuable capital machinery investments.
Simatic Unified AR
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Simatic Unified AR is an industrial-grade augmented reality app that allows you to configure and provide the correct information at the right place. With the app, you can easily display, monitor and operate HMI screens (e.g. SIMATIC WinCC Unified, SIMATIC WinCC V8, SIMATIC WinCC OA) and all types of web applications (e.g. Edge Apps) in real production environments. Scan QR codes attached to a machine, robot, engine, or production location to open the corresponding customizable information.
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Verdict
FieldHawk and Simatic Unified AR are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FieldHawk | Simatic Unified AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Nidec Minster Corporation | Siemens AG |
In-app purchases
FieldHawk
No in-app purchases
Simatic Unified AR
No in-app purchases







