Comparison

EXFO EXs vs 1Life

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

Head to head
About

EXFO EXs

This application enables communication service providers to test and qualify Ethernet, PON, and Wi-Fi services for customers. It provides detailed metrics for throughput, latency, and optical connections, generating comprehensive reports for service provisioning and troubleshooting.

Highlights
  • Ethernet, PON, and Wi-Fi testing
  • Throughput and latency validation
  • Optical connection qualification
  • Wi-Fi Channel Map analysis
  • Report generation
  • Cloud-enabled firmware upgrades
Features
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EXFO’s EX Series products, paired with your iOS-powered smart device, are one-of-a-kind Ethernet, PON* and Wi-Fi testers designed to qualify Fibre to the Home (FTTH) and business customers’ quality of experience (QoE). The pocket-sized EX1 solution, or the powerful EX10, enable communication service providers and MSO’s to validate full line rate services using a single mobile application. The EX1 provides Ethernet, Wi-Fi (1-5), GPON and XGS-PON interfaces to validate throughput (Download/Upload) and latency using the world-leading Speedtest® powered by Ookla® algorithm, giving repeatable and reliable metrics, every time. The EX10 introduces higher Ethernet interface rates up to 10G, Optical interface 1G and 10G, Wi-Fi 6/6E (IEEE 802.11ax) support on top of improved GPON and XGS-PON support capabilities. All of this makes the EX Series products the ideal tools to generate birth certificates of multiple services during their provisioning phase. Moreover, the field technician can easily execute a Wi-Fi Channel Map analysis and, as a result, determine the best placement for the Access Point at the customer’s location. Service providers can also qualify optical connections based on SFP/SFP+ transceivers that are typically deployed in business customers installations. The addition of PON* qualification brings the EX Series products to a new level of troubleshooting with the PON ONT/ONU link validation supporting ONU-ID, PON-ID, ODN Class, RX Optical Power, Transmit Optical Level (TOL) and ODN Loss measurements. The EX Series products’ test solution does not need a screen; all manipulations are handled via the ultra-intuitive application running on the field technician’s iOS-powered smart device. All the required tasks are performed through this application: connection, setup, report generation, and cloud-enabled firmware upgrades. Moreover, test reports can be combined providing residential and business customers the ultimate birth certificate containing all the information they require. The EX Series products use Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology which enables untethered testing capabilities – connecting directly to a smart phone or tablet. With its unique BLE capability, field technicians can be up to 100 ft. away from the EX tester, and not be confined to challenging or harsh testing environments. EXFO’s EX Series products take full advantage of BLE by extending battery time, in turn allowing technicians to test more during their typical work day. *All PON testing requires an EXFO Managed PON ONT stick, contact your EXFO representative for more details.

About

1Life

This comprehensive application simplifies workplace safety management for businesses. It offers a wide range of tools for tracking incidents, managing documents, and training employees, all accessible in real-time. The platform is designed to standardize safety protocols, improve workforce performance, and support company growth.

Highlights
  • Digital document and record management
  • Corrective action management
  • Incident management
  • Scheduling system
  • Onboarding and training plans
  • SDS management
  • Sub-contractor management
Features
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With its broad functionality, 1Life is a fully integrated multi award winning web and mobile app that makes workplace safety management simpler and more affordable while driving performance and closing your risk gap. 1Life is decade of the collective intelligence of 100’s of small-midsized business leaders built into one powerful app. 1Life makes your safety management system widely accessible to your workforce, allows you to monitor across all your operations in real time and get better data for better decision making. The real purpose behind 1Life is to allow our clients to standardize critical safety management system elements and ensure that they are enforced. This in turn raises the performance of people, helping to ensure that stay safe on the job and so that your company can grow and prosper. 1Life is fully customizable, purchase only what you need and use for more than safety. 1Life functionality includes: · Digital document and record management · Corrective action management · Internal responsibility system workflows · Incident management · Scheduling system (daily|weekly|monthly|annually etc.) · Onboarding and training plans · Online training courses · Build your own mobile ready training courses · SDS management (WHMIS) · Sub-Contractor pre-qualification, orientation and management · Resource and Template Library · Analytics New in 2024: · Time Sheets · Check in/out · Working alone management · Multi language

Screenshots

EXFO EXs4 screens
1Life4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 1Life at every 9 days against EXFO EXs's every 2 months. 1Life also leads on rating (2.0 vs 1.7). EXFO EXs's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

1Life holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EXFO EXs has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EXFO EXs ships an update every 2 months, 1Life every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
EXFO EXs versus 1Life: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEXFO EXs1Life
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (6 ratings)2.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEXFO Inc.1Life Workplace Safety & Health Ltd.

Customer experience

EXFO EXs

All ratings6 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

1Life

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

None

EXFO EXs

No in-app purchases

None

1Life

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EXFO EXs free?
EXFO EXs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 1Life free?
1Life is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EXFO EXs or 1Life?
1Life is rated higher. EXFO EXs averages 1.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while 1Life averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do EXFO EXs or 1Life have ads?
Neither EXFO EXs nor 1Life shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EXFO EXs or 1Life?
EXFO EXs ships an update every 2 months, and 1Life every 9 days. Most recently, EXFO EXs was updated on October 20, 2026 and 1Life on October 7, 2026.

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