Comparison

FieldHawk vs Simatic Unified AR

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time press status updates
  • Operating condition monitoring
  • Production data tracking
  • Service and maintenance alerts
  • Direct call to service centers
  • Multi-language support
Features
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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.

About

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.

Screenshots

FieldHawk4 screens
Simatic Unified AR4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
FieldHawk versus Simatic Unified AR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFieldHawkSimatic Unified AR
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB16 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNidec Minster CorporationSiemens AG

In-app purchases

None

FieldHawk

No in-app purchases

None

Simatic Unified AR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FieldHawk free?
FieldHawk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simatic Unified AR free?
Simatic Unified AR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FieldHawk or Simatic Unified AR have ads?
Neither FieldHawk nor Simatic Unified AR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FieldHawk or Simatic Unified AR?
FieldHawk ships an update every 4 months, and Simatic Unified AR every 4 months. Most recently, FieldHawk was updated on October 21, 2026 and Simatic Unified AR on October 27, 2026.

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