AssetExplorer | On vs Synology Active Insight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AssetExplorer | On
This IT asset management app helps organizations discover, manage, and track all hardware and software assets. It allows for quick scanning of barcodes or QR codes to fetch asset details, view inventory, and search by various criteria. Gain comprehensive insights into your IT infrastructure.
- Barcode/QR code scanning for asset import
- Fetch asset details via scanning
- View complete asset inventory
- Comprehensive hardware and software details
- Search inventory by name, type, location, state
- Track asset loans
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Asset Explorer , the IT asset management software trusted by thousands of IT organisations worldwide offers an end to end ITAM mobile app . With best practice workflows and powerful features, the Asset Explorer mobile app allows you to understand and unleash the true potential of your IT assets! Discover, Manage, and Track All Your Hardware and Software Assets. - Scan and import multiple assets in one go using barcode/ QR code. - Fetch details of an asset by scanning the barcode/ QR code. - View the complete list of your asset inventory. - Gain comprehensive information like hardware spec, software installed, asset ownership and states in a single pane of view. - Search your asset inventory by name, product type, location and asset state. - Assets can be provided to users in the form of loans.
Synology Active Insight
Monitor the health and performance of multiple Synology NAS devices from a single account. Receive system event notifications with troubleshooting guidance directly on your mobile device. View current performance and storage summaries for your NAS systems.
- Multi-NAS monitoring
- System health and performance tracking
- Event notifications
- Troubleshooting guidance
- Storage summary view
- Mobile access
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**Synology NAS and a Synology Account are required for this Application.** **DiskStation Manager 7.2 (or above) and Active Insight package 2.0.0 (or above) are required.** Synology Active Insight is a health monitoring solution that supports multiple Synology NAS system health and performance monitoring under one Synology Account. You may receive system events with detailed troubleshooting actions from Synology with your mobile device. You may view the current performance and storage summary of your Synology NAS.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AssetExplorer | On at 2.7 against Synology Active Insight's 2.3. Synology Active Insight's advantage is ratings volume (32 vs 6) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
AssetExplorer | On holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Synology Active Insight has 32 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of AssetExplorer | On's written reviews are positive against 23% of Synology Active Insight's.
AssetExplorer | On ships an update every 4 months, Synology Active Insight every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AssetExplorer | On | Synology Active Insight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (6 ratings) — better | 2.3 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better | 22.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 32 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zoho Corporation | Synology Inc. |
Customer experience
AssetExplorer | On
Synology Active Insight
In-app purchases
AssetExplorer | On
No in-app purchases
Synology Active Insight
No in-app purchases
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