SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile vs TIPWeb
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile
This app allows you to scan various barcode types directly into any application on your device. Utilize your phone's camera or a dedicated Socket Mobile reader for seamless data capture wherever you can type.
- Scan barcodes into any app
- Use phone camera for scanning
- Support for Socket Mobile readers
- Reads various barcode types
- Data capture anywhere you can type
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Scan barcodes into any app. Anywhere you can type, SM Keyboard can scan. Using your phone's camera or a Socket Mobile reader, SM Keyboard reads a variety of different barcodes.
TIPWeb
Streamline asset management for educational institutions. Quickly issue and collect devices, conduct inventory audits with RFID or barcode scanning, and improve asset utilization. The app integrates with existing asset management software to enhance efficiency.
- Issue and collect assets with accessories
- Email receipts for transactions
- Update user email records
- Conduct inventory audits
- Room-to-room asset transfers
- Associate/exclude RFID tags
- Create new assets during audits
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TIPWeb-IT with RFID allows districts to issue and collect assets to accelerate check-in/check-out processes using either barcode readers or device camera. Conduct fast inventory audits with RFID or barcode readers and improve your district's inventory accuracy through routine auditing. With RFID, experience up to 20% reduction in scanning time versus individually scanning asset barcodes. Save time by reading multiple RFID passive tags simultaneously (laptops and tablets in carts) or hard-to-reach assets (projectors, network equipment). As a result, your district can see up to a 25% increase in the usage of underutilized inventory. Features include: - Issue and collect assets including accessories - Email receipts during or after issuance and collection - Update student, staff, or parent email records directly from the app - Conduct inventory audits, room to room transfers, update tag numbers for assets - Associate and exclude RFID tags from your inventory audit - Create new assets as they are discovered, add new inventory during an audit App Requirements: - Active license to TIPWeb-IT asset management software - iOS 13 or 14 RFID Reader Requirements: - Compatible Turck Model RFID Reader - Passive RFID tags Barcode Reader Requirements: - Compatible barcode reader or device camera
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile at 3.0 against TIPWeb's 1.8. TIPWeb's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile ships an update every 3 months, TIPWeb monthly. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile | TIPWeb |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (7 ratings) — better | 1.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Socket Mobile Limited | Hayes Software Systems |
Customer experience
SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile
TIPWeb
In-app purchases
SM Keyboard by Socket Mobile
No in-app purchases
TIPWeb
No in-app purchases
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