Bernard Controls vs Field Device Configurator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bernard Controls
Control and configure your actuator remotely via Bluetooth. Access detailed alarm descriptions, upload full configurations, and modify complex settings with ease. Improve maintenance with historical data and live operational conditions.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Actuator setup and configuration
- Alarm descriptions
- Full configuration upload/change
- Complex settings modification
- Intelli+ specific features
- Maintenance history tracking
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Bernard Controls application allows you to easily operate, setup and maintain your actuator using the Bluetooth connection of your smartphone. It is designed for Bernard Controls actuators with latest generation of controls. - Connect to the actuator using Bluetooth - Set your actuator with the simplicity of your smartphone - Get access to clear descriptions of alarm - Upload & Change the full actuator configuration in one step - Modify complex settings easily - Operate the actuator - Get direct access to Bernard Controls Assistance And for Intelli+ Controls : - Set all the Intelli+ specific features : fieldbus, timer, alarms with time stamping and Namur labels, ESD, PST, .. - Improve your maintenance with the history of torque measurement, vibration, temperature, - Follow the live operational conditions with the number of starts history. BC actuators with BC App provide the best protection against unauthorized access from third party : - Actuator’s Access Code can be changed with the simplicity of your smartphone, - By default, the command or settings of the actuator require a physical access to the actuator, - The remote command “Local Command Inhibition” can be activated at any time from the DCS.
Field Device Configurator
This mobile tool provides wireless access to diagnostics and process information for field devices via Bluetooth. It streamlines configuration and maintenance tasks, even in hazardous environments, with secure data transmission. An integrated device list offers a quick overview of nearby devices.
- Wireless configuration via Bluetooth
- Mobile access to diagnostics
- Process information access
- Secure data transmission
- Integrated device list
- Time-saving maintenance tool
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Wireless Field Device Configurator - the field device configuration tool via Bluetooth. The configuration tool saves time due to mobile access to diagnostics and process information even in hazardous areas. With its secure data transmission, reviewed by Fraunhofer Institute, it is the perfect tool for configuration and maintenance. The integrated device List helps to get a quick overview of all devices within range.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bernard Controls at every 4 months against Field Device Configurator's every 15 months. Bernard Controls also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Field Device Configurator's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Bernard Controls against 5.0 for Field Device Configurator. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Bernard Controls ships an update every 4 months, Field Device Configurator every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bernard Controls | Field Device Configurator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 188 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BERNARD CONTROLS | Endress and Hauser Instruments International AG |
Customer experience
Bernard Controls
Field Device Configurator
In-app purchases
Bernard Controls
No in-app purchases
Field Device Configurator
No in-app purchases
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