Forney vs Guardian Safety Software
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Forney
This utility app provides real-time monitoring of combustion processes via a connected hardware detector. It clearly indicates flame status and offers detailed insights into flame intensity across IR and UV spectrums. The app is designed for safety monitoring and fault diagnosis.
- Flame on/off status indication
- Flame intensity details (IR/UV)
- Flame discrimination settings
- System fault display
- Bluetooth connectivity
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Forney HD Flame Detector mobile app. Use this free app to monitor your combustion process. Clear indication of flame on and flame off status. This app requires the Forney HD Flame detector hardware. This product is available by calling 800-356-7740. When a bluetooth connection is established between your iPhone or iPad and the Forney HD Flame Detector this app indicates the presence of a flame for safety monitoring. The user is also able to see details of flame intensity across a range of frequencies in both the IR and UV spectrums. The app will display settings for flame discrimination (when multiple burners are present). The Forney HD Flame detector is agency approved for use in a wide range of industries. Any system faults are clearly displayed in the app for easy diagnosis by the user. The free app does not allow the user to modify any of the system settings. The Forney HD Pro app is required to tune the system for specific site conditions.
Guardian Safety Software
Record form-based information on your mobile device. Data is sent to a cloud database for report and dashboard creation. Highly configurable and user-friendly.
- Form-based data recording
- Cloud-based database
- Report generation
- Dashboard creation
- Highly configurable
- Easy to use
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Replace paper-based inspections, observations, and briefings with structured digital workflows that close the loop automatically. Built for high-consequence industries, Guardian is form-agnostic. If your process currently lives on paper or in a spreadsheet, Guardian can replace it with a structured, auditable digital form built to your workflow, not a generic template. Our drag-and-drop template builder lets your team capture exactly what matters - no generic starting point, no vendor-defined workflows.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Forney at 5.0 against Guardian Safety Software's 1.3. Forney also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Guardian Safety Software's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (27 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Forney holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guardian Safety Software has 27 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Forney ships an update every 8 months, Guardian Safety Software every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Forney | Guardian Safety Software |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 1.3 (27 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 27 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Forney Corporation | S&W Technologies, Inc. |
Customer experience
Forney
Guardian Safety Software
In-app purchases
Forney
No in-app purchases
Guardian Safety Software
No in-app purchases
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