Ignition Perspective vs Belimo Assistant 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ignition Perspective
This application allows users to view and control industrial processes directly from their mobile devices. It provides responsive interfaces optimized for smartphones and tablets, enabling remote management of industrial automation systems.
- Remote process viewing
- Touch-based control
- Responsive mobile interfaces
- Industrial automation system access
- Enterprise data connectivity
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The Ignition Perspective mobile app empowers users to run Ignition Perspective sessions on their phone so they can view and control industrial processes with the touch of a finger through beautiful, responsive interfaces, optimized for mobile devices. Ignition Perspective is a module for Ignition, the world’s first unlimited industrial application platform that empowers you to connect all of the data across your entire enterprise, rapidly develop any industrial automation system, and scale your system in any way. Adding the Ignition Perspective Module to the Ignition platform gives users a rapid design environment for creating industrial web-based applications that can run anywhere: on smartphones, laptops, desktops, and overhead displays.
Belimo Assistant 2
This app allows for the setup, operation, and troubleshooting of Belimo devices like actuators and valves using a smartphone or tablet. It offers features for checking parameters, monitoring device status, and generating reports.
- Device parameter modification
- Identification data display
- MP-Bus, BACnet, Modbus addressing
- Guided parameter setup
- Configuration copy/paste
- Live trending and local override
- Device health and operation monitoring
- Digital report generation
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Belimo Assistant 2 enables wired and wireless setup, on-site operation, and troubleshooting of Belimo damper actuators, control valves, sensors and meters with smartphone and tablet. Key features: • Check and modify device setting parameters • Display identification data: device type, position, designation, serial number, bus address • Addressing (MP-Bus, BACnet, Modbus, TCP/IP) • Setup: guided parameter setup for your device • Copy/Paste configuration: replicate settings for same device type • Live Trend: perform local override and live trending with easy share function • Health: monitor overall device and operation status. E.g. Power supply, Bus state, Sensor state, etc. • Operation: monitor device KPIs with live updates • Reports: retrieve digital reports of your device with easy share function. E.g. Calibration certificate, Commissioning report • Export Device Configuration: create log file with easy share function • In-app language adjustment (EN/DE/FR/IT/ES/CN/RU) Accessories: • LINK.10 (Converter Bluetooth / NFC) Notes • The App can be installed on iPhones or iPads with iOS 17+
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ignition Perspective at 80% against Belimo Assistant 2's 0%. Ignition Perspective also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.4). Belimo Assistant 2's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ignition Perspective holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Ignition Perspective's written reviews are positive against 0% of Belimo Assistant 2's.
Ignition Perspective ships an update every 4 months, Belimo Assistant 2 every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 3, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ignition Perspective | Belimo Assistant 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (25 ratings) — better | 3.4 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Inductive Automation LLC | BELIMO Automation AG |
Customer experience
Ignition Perspective
Belimo Assistant 2
In-app purchases
Ignition Perspective
No in-app purchases
Belimo Assistant 2
No in-app purchases
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