PQ vs CMC Swift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PQ
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The PQ-Box App – Experience power quality in a whole new way. Connect wirelessly to your PQ-Box and keep an eye on your measurement data at all times. Live visualization, smart analysis features, and full control—all combined in one intuitive app. This makes power quality analysis mobile, flexible, and simply fascinatingly efficient.
CMC Swift
Control Omicron CMCs to output analog voltages and currents, feed in binary signals, or measure them. Perform wiring and control system checks, as well as trip tests for protective functions quickly and easily. It also facilitates polarity checks when used with a handheld CPOL device.
- Output analog voltages and currents
- Feed in binary signals
- Measure binary signals
- Perform wiring and control system checks
- Conduct trip tests for protective functions
- Perform polarity checks with CPOL device
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For more information how to get started, visit https://www.omicronenergy.com/cmcswift With CMC Swift you can output analog voltages and currents via your CMC, feed in binary signals or measure them. Wiring and control system checks as well as pickup and trip tests of protective functions, such as overcurrent protection, can be performed quickly and easily. In combination with a handheld CPOL device, polarity checks can be easily performed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CMC Swift at every 4 months against PQ's every 16 months. CMC Swift also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PQ ships an update every 16 months, CMC Swift every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PQ | CMC Swift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | A. Eberle GmbH & Co. KG | OMICRON electronics GmbH |
In-app purchases
PQ
No in-app purchases
CMC Swift
No in-app purchases
