Comparison

CEI vs VX

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CEI

Track and map spare electronics inventory for businesses needing on-hand replacements. Virtually tag items for repair, associate problems, and record deployment settings. Map deployments and failures within the application.

Highlights
  • Remote inventory tracking
  • Spare electronics management
  • Virtual tagging for repair
  • Associate repair problems
  • Record deployment settings
  • Map deployments and failures
Features
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A remote inventory application aimed at tracking and mapping spare electronics inventory in businesses that have a need to have spare electronics inventory on hand for maintenance/replacements. It is also used to virtually tag an inventory item for repair allowing the user to associate problems for the repair. It can also be used to associated deployment settings for equipment when deployed to the filed. Deployments and failures can both be mapped in the app.

About

VX

Features
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This app will allow the user to achieve network connectivity for the test set, using an iOS device’s hotspot feature. Additional features include automatic R-Server result upload and job information sync. Make sure you always have the latest version to benefit from the newest features.

Screenshots

CEI4 screens
VX3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CEI at every 2 months against VX's every 4 months. CEI also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CEI ships an update every 2 months, VX every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CEI versus VX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCEIVX
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCommercial Electronics, Inc.VeEX Inc

In-app purchases

None

CEI

No in-app purchases

None

VX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CEI free?
CEI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VX free?
VX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CEI or VX have ads?
Neither CEI nor VX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CEI or VX?
CEI ships an update every 2 months, and VX every 4 months. Most recently, CEI was updated on September 8, 2026 and VX on August 26, 2026.

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