Comparison

Bulbthings vs OWL

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

Head to head
About

Bulbthings

This business app helps organizations track and manage physical assets in real-time. It offers quick inventory scanning, detailed asset search, and team collaboration features, all pre-configured for various industries.

Highlights
  • Real-time asset tracking
  • Mobile asset management
  • Quick inventory scanning
  • Detailed asset search
  • Team collaboration
  • Industry-specific configurations
Features
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Keep track of all your physical assets in real-time, manage them on the go and stay connected with your team, technicians and suppliers. The app comes pre-configured for your industry so you can get started quickly. Mobile app features: Homepage - Get useful notifications, actionable alerts and key statistics relevant to you role Quick inventory - Use your camera to scan assets' tags and create assets or to lookup and update asset details in the field Search page - Check anything related to your assets (e.g. an asset's status or location details, a maintenance/job status, a damage case progress, a cost that needs approval and much more) Conversations - Collaborate on the go with your team by posting comments (attach pictures or documents) with mentions About Bulbthings: Bulbthings Virtual Asset Manager is the go-to solution for growing businesses that want to manage all their physical things - from small professional items, to more complex equipment or vehicles - in one easy app. It helps them increase their team productivity, improve customer service and control their costs. Its price offering allows companies to pick only the features they need at an affordable budget.

About

OWL

This application helps companies communicate hazard and worksite information to remote employees. It ensures that field workers receive critical updates efficiently.

Highlights
  • Hazard communication
  • Worksite information dissemination
  • Remote worker updates
  • Geofence protection
  • Company communication tool
Read full description

OWL has been developed by Onwave to aid Companies with the dissemination and communication of hazard and work site information to remote workers. If you're not an existing subscriber and like what you see, please contact OWLSales@onwave.com to find out how to subscribe. Please use Support@owl-bi.com if you require support for the app.

Screenshots

Bulbthings3 screens
OWL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: OWL at 100% against Bulbthings's 50%. Bulbthings's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Bulbthings ships an update every 3 weeks, OWL every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bulbthings versus OWL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBulbthingsOWL
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBulbThingsOnwave UK Ltd

Customer experience

Bulbthings

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

OWL

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bulbthings

No in-app purchases

None

OWL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bulbthings free?
Bulbthings is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OWL free?
OWL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bulbthings or OWL have ads?
Neither Bulbthings nor OWL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bulbthings or OWL?
Bulbthings ships an update every 3 weeks, and OWL every 2 months. Most recently, Bulbthings was updated on September 9, 2026 and OWL on June 1, 2026.

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