F5 Access vs PickPort
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
F5 Access
This application provides secure and accelerated mobile access to enterprise networks and applications. It utilizes advanced VPN technologies to ensure data protection and seamless connectivity for users on the go.
- Secure mobile access with BIG-IP APM
- Automatic network roaming
- Full Layer 3 network access
- iOS per-app VPN support
- Multi-factor authentication
- Biometric and device authentication
- Managed configuration mode
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F5 Access leverages the latest VPN technologies from iOS. Before using this application please refer to the F5 DevCentral article “F5 Access – FAQ” before deploying F5 Access with your MDM vendor. The new F5 Access iOS application from F5 Networks secures and accelerates mobile device access to enterprise networks and applications using VPN and optimization technologies. Secure VPN access is provided as part of an enterprise deployment of F5 BIG-IP® Access Policy Manager™ (APM). F5 Access for iOS™, version 3.2.0, features: - Secure mobile access when used with BIG-IP® Access Policy Manager. - Automatic roaming between networks, enabling users to stay securely connected while on the go. - Full Layer 3 network access to all appropriate enterprise applications and files. - Support for iOS per-app VPN. - Web logon protocol support. - Multi-factor authentication. - Custom URL scheme support for creating F5 Access Client configurations. - Custom URL scheme support for starting and stopping F5 Access Client. - Administrator enforced device lock settings. - Jailbroken device detection. - Biometric and Device Authentication for re-use of cached credentials. - Managed configuration mode for disabling of user edits to connection configurations after user’s IT admin has setup the initial configurations. - OIDC authentication with ASWeb Authentication session Requirements: Contact your IT Administrator End User License Agreement: https://cdn.f5.com/product/apm/apps/eula.html By downloading and using the application, you agree to its terms. BEFORE CONTACTING F5 SUPPORT, PLEASE REFERENCE: https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K2633
PickPort
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PickPort is a warehouse operations app for receiving, put-away, shipping, and inventory counts. Any warehouse or 3PL can create a PickPort account and use this app. It is not limited to one company. Sign up at https://app.pickport.ca/signup — no invitation or affiliation is required. After you create an organization on the web, you and your floor team sign in here to work the dock. WHAT YOU CAN DO • See open inbound trailers and outbound loads for your warehouse • Work inbound receiving and outbound shipping from the floor • Scan barcodes and location codes with the camera (for example, scan a pallet sticker, then the shelf where you put it away) • Put away inbound pallets to locations • Confirm outbound shipping on the dock • Count inventory by scanning locations and items • Sign in with an email link — no password to remember on a shared device Office setup (organization, customers, jobs) is on the web at https://app.pickport.ca. This iOS app is the floor client for the same account. Camera access is used only to scan codes. Photos are not stored. PickPort keeps office work on the web and floor work on the phone. Same warehouse. Same jobs. Built for the dock.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: F5 Access at 13.0 against PickPort's 16.4. 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.
| Parameter | F5 Access | PickPort |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 10.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | F5 Networks, Inc. | John Scott |
In-app purchases
F5 Access
No in-app purchases
PickPort
No in-app purchases







