Comparison

SIMATIC Notifier vs Bender Connect

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

Head to head
About

SIMATIC Notifier

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With the Notifier you carry an alarm center in your jacket pocket. Even if you are on the move somewhere: Notifier informs you like lightning about system status and sends notifications according to rules that you configure yourself.. Key features - Relax and focus on other things while Notifier monitors your asset data - Access notifications location-independently - As OEM know about issues of your machine even before your customers notices - Native app for your mobile device to receive notifications “to go” - Define a group and assign the group to an asset to make sure that someone takes care about the issue - Define an escalation strategy within the user group

About

Bender Connect

Features
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Bender Connect app From the electrical safety experts If you are responsible for the electrical safety and availability of an electrical installation, you need reliable partners. This app makes operating the new generation of Bender devices child's play. It also gives you access to the data of your electrical installation. This way, faults can be detected at an early stage and their causes can be eliminated in a cost-effective manner. This guarantees high installation and operational safety and reduces costs. Features: Reading in energised state With the Bender Connect app, you can easily read the parameters of our devices during ongoing operation. Parameter setting in deenergised state Even before installation, you can easily configure our devices with the Bender Connect app. You can set response values and the alarm threshold or assign the correct Modbus address. If you need to replace a device, you can also transfer the parameters of one device to another by means of a backup. Device documentation & backup of the devices The app offers you easy access to manuals and other device documentation. In addition, you can create PDF documentation of the set parameters. With the Bender Connect app, you can save settings and configurations of your Bender devices for documentation purposes, as well as create backups and restore them via the gateways with the COMTRAXX® software. A COMTRAXX® backup can also be transferred back to the device via the app.

Screenshots

SIMATIC Notifier4 screens
Bender Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bender Connect at every 5 weeks against SIMATIC Notifier's every 10 months. SIMATIC Notifier's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.4). 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

SIMATIC Notifier ships an update every 10 months, Bender Connect every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
SIMATIC Notifier versus Bender Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSIMATIC NotifierBender Connect
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSiemens AGBender GmbH & Co. KG

In-app purchases

None

SIMATIC Notifier

No in-app purchases

None

Bender Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SIMATIC Notifier free?
SIMATIC Notifier is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bender Connect free?
Bender Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SIMATIC Notifier or Bender Connect have ads?
Neither SIMATIC Notifier nor Bender Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SIMATIC Notifier or Bender Connect?
SIMATIC Notifier ships an update every 10 months, and Bender Connect every 5 weeks. Most recently, SIMATIC Notifier was updated on October 11, 2026 and Bender Connect on September 30, 2026.

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