Comparison

SAP Mobile Services Client vs SMS Mobile

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

Head to head
About

SAP Mobile Services Client

This app dynamically builds its user interface and business logic from metadata provided by SAP Mobile Services. It connects to OData services for data access, with offline capabilities for stored data. The UI adheres to the SAP Fiori framework.

Highlights
  • Dynamic UI and business logic from JSON metadata
  • Connects to SAP Mobile Services
  • Offline OData service access
  • SAP Fiori framework UI
  • Secure connection to Mobile Services instance
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The SAP Mobile Services Client is a native iOS application that gets its UI and business logic from JSON metadata. The metadata is defined in an SAP Business Application Studio or SAP Web IDE-based editor. It's provided to the client using the App Update service of SAP Mobile Services. The client connects to SAP Mobile Services with an endpoint URL, among other properties provided by the user. These properties are usually embedded in a custom URL that is sent to the user's email. The custom URL must start with "sapmobilesvcs://." When the client connects to Mobile Services, it receives the app metadata and connects to one or more OData services. OData can be securely stored locally so that it's available offline. The UI is implemented with the SAP Fiori framework. This app is "generic" in that no application definitions or data come with the app. It's only usable if the user connects securely to a Mobile Services instance. For full list of changes, see: https://me.sap.com/notes/3804170

About

SMS Mobile

This app allows users to report incidents and identify hazards from remote locations, both online and offline. It utilizes customizable forms to meet specific business needs and integrates with a safety and risk management application for report assessment and feedback monitoring.

Highlights
  • Offline incident reporting
  • Customizable forms
  • Hazard identification
  • Integration with SMS Solution
  • Report feedback monitoring
  • Remote location reporting
Features
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Rolls-Royce SMS Mobile makes it possible to report events or incidents online or offline from remote locations. The app is intended to be used for reporting safety incidents, or identifying hazards or risks of interest, through customisable forms that can be designed to meet individual business needs. Updates to the application data are managed seamlessly through our API. Send a report from the app to safety and risk management application, SMS Solution, where it will be assessed. Then, monitor the feedback and status of your sent report from within the app. SMS Mobile provides you access to everything you need to complete the reporting process from your mobile device.

Screenshots

SAP Mobile Services Client4 screens
SMS Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SAP Mobile Services Client at 100% against SMS Mobile's 0%. SAP Mobile Services Client also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). SMS Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SAP Mobile Services Client holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SAP Mobile Services Client has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of SAP Mobile Services Client's written reviews are positive against 0% of SMS Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SAP Mobile Services Client ships an update every 5 weeks, SMS Mobile every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SAP Mobile Services Client versus SMS Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSAP Mobile Services ClientSMS Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size358 MB151 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSAP SERolls-Royce Controls and Data Services (NZ) Limited

Customer experience

SAP Mobile Services Client

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SMS Mobile

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

SAP Mobile Services Client

No in-app purchases

None

SMS Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SAP Mobile Services Client free?
SAP Mobile Services Client is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SMS Mobile free?
SMS Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SAP Mobile Services Client or SMS Mobile?
SAP Mobile Services Client is rated higher. SAP Mobile Services Client averages 4.6 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while SMS Mobile averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SAP Mobile Services Client or SMS Mobile have ads?
Neither SAP Mobile Services Client nor SMS Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SAP Mobile Services Client or SMS Mobile?
SAP Mobile Services Client ships an update every 5 weeks, and SMS Mobile every 2 months. Most recently, SAP Mobile Services Client was updated on September 29, 2026 and SMS Mobile on October 9, 2026.

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