Altair Access vs ITVP Showcase
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Altair Access
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Altair Access allows you to manage your simulation jobs on the go. The app works in conjunction with the market leading HPC workload management and job scheduling solution, PBS Professional, to enable mobile simulation workload monitoring. Features: • Monitor all your simulation jobs • Terminate or remove your jobs • View supported files remotely • View job properties and associated files • List jobs running on the connected server • Filter by server, application, job state and more • Register and unregister PBS servers • Try out the application on our demo server Technical Notes: • You will need to specify the URL of an existing Altair Access 2019.1 server for the app to connect to. • The application connects to a REST web service to access and display job information and to invoke actions for managing them. • SSL connection is also supported.
ITVP Showcase
Access live streams of the latest WBITVP formats and connect with colleagues. Registered users can engage in live chat, ask questions, and network.
- Live stream access
- Connect with colleagues
- Ask questions via chat
- Showcase WBITVP formats
- Registered user access
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Download this app to join us as we showcase the latest WBITVP formats. This app will allow registered users access to the live stream, as well as the ability to connect with colleagues and ask questions using our chat function.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Altair Access at none against ITVP Showcase's shown. Altair Access also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). ITVP Showcase's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, 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.
Altair Access ships an update fortnightly, ITVP Showcase weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Altair Access | ITVP Showcase |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 171 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Altair Engineering, Inc. | SWAPCARD CORPORATION |
In-app purchases
Altair Access
No in-app purchases
ITVP Showcase
No in-app purchases
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