NCW vs Forberg Smith OE Touch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NCW
A secure and nimble framework designed for iOS, optimizing network performance for visualizing multiple 2D and 3D georeferenced datasets. It helps organizations adapt to digital markets and improve operations through infinite connectivity and IoT integration.
- iOS-ready with zero client footprint
- Network-optimized for data visualization
- Supports multiple 2D and 3D georeferenced datasets
- Enables infinite connectivity
- Leverages IoT for improved operations
- Secure and nimble framework
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NCW is a secure and nimble framework that is iOS-ready with zero client footprint. It is network-optimised for visualisation of multiple georeferenced 3D and 2D data sets, so you can easily understand and interpret events as they happen. NCW delivers convergence, helping organisations adapt to digital market environments and leverage existing technologies (IoT) to improve operations by enabling infinite connectivity. In order to use NCW, you must have a valid User ID, Password and Tenant ID
Forberg Smith OE Touch
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Forberg Smith's OE Touch connects you to your distributor anywhere, anytime. Create orders based on realtime pricing and company-wide availability, view your account information, take photos of requested product, and more… - View customer specific pricing and company-wide availability - Create orders - Quickly add Product Groups to your shopping cart - Scan barcode labels in the Quick Pad - Contact a branch for special order items - Map branch locations - View bids, open orders, and order history - Advanced search for finding items on order - View product spec sheets
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NCW at every 2 months against Forberg Smith OE Touch's every 15 months. Forberg Smith OE Touch's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.4). 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.
NCW ships an update every 2 months, Forberg Smith OE Touch every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NCW | Forberg Smith OE Touch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hexagon AB | Innovo, LLC |
In-app purchases
NCW
No in-app purchases
Forberg Smith OE Touch
No in-app purchases
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