MGS 400 vs Hussmann Controls
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MGS 400
This app connects to compatible gas detectors via Bluetooth, simplifying configuration, maintenance, and calibration. It replaces the need for specialized tools and training, ensuring compliance with safety standards.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Device configuration
- Alarm threshold adjustment
- Maintenance testing
- Zero/span calibration
- Intuitive interface
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The Bacharach MGS-400 App allows users to configure, maintain and interface with compatible MGS-400 gas detectors. Once a Bluetooth connection has been established, the app replaces the need for specialty training/tools and makes compliance with safety standards (ASHRAE 15, EN 378) easy and effective. Features include: - Configuration (Rename device, define alarm thresholds, adjust Modbus settings, configure relay behavior and manage analog output settings.) - Maintenance (Test LED/buzzer function, relays, and analog output level.) - Calibration (View sensor type, serial number and “Calibration Due” timer and initiate zero / span calibrations with customizable field calibration certificate.) - Intuitive Interface (View current gas measurement and acknowledge alarm / fault status.)
Hussmann Controls
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The Hussmann mobile app allows you to access real time data from Hussmann equipment controls for one or multiple cases at a time. This will allow the user to look at the equipment performance and enable them to troubleshoot issues that may occur. This includes the temperature control, that helps keep food at the proper temperature, and the monitors to case operation to be most optimal. The app provides up-to-date information that can be accessed anywhere, so system checks can happen remotely and you do not need to be on site. In addition, some tools are included to help with servicing refrigerated cases. These include: Ohm's Law Calculator Wire Sizing Calculator AC Indicator Tool PT Converter Modbus TCP Tester
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Hussmann Controls at none against MGS 400's shown. On price, update cadence, 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.
MGS 400 ships an update every 17 months, Hussmann Controls every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and July 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MGS 400 | Hussmann Controls |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 10 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MSA - The Safety Company | Hussmann Corporation |
In-app purchases
MGS 400
No in-app purchases
Hussmann Controls
No in-app purchases
