Comparison

testo Smart vs CAFM IMS

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

Head to head
About

testo Smart

This app supports measurements for refrigeration, HVAC, and heating systems. It also aids in food safety, frying oil quality, and indoor climate monitoring. Quickly interpret data, create digital reports with photos, and send them via email.

Highlights
  • All-in-one system measurements
  • Graphical display of measured values
  • Digital PDF/CSV measurement reports
  • Email report sharing
  • Leak test analysis
  • Automatic refrigerant charging
  • Indoor air quality monitoring
Features
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- All in one: The testo Smart App supports you with measurements on refrigeration, air conditioning, and heating systems, as well as in ensuring the safety and quality of food and frying oil, and in monitoring indoor climate and storage conditions. - Fast: Graphically descriptive display of measured values, e.g. as a table, for quick interpretation of results. - Efficient: Create digital measurement reports including. photos as PDF/ CSV files on site and send them via e-mail. The testo Smart App is compatible with the following Bluetooth®-enabled measuring instruments from Testo: - Thermal imager testo 860i for smartphones - All Testo Smart Probes - Digital manifolds testo 550s/557s/558s/550i/570s and testo 550/557 - Digital refrigerant scale testo 560i - Vacuum pump testo 565i - Flue gas analyzer testo 300/310 II/310 II EN - Vacuum gauge testo 552 - Clamp meter testo 770-3 - Volume flow hood testo 420 - Compact HVAC measuring instruments - Frying oil tester testo 270 BT - Temperature meter testo 110 Food - Dual purpose IR and penetration thermometer testo 104-IR BT - Data loggers 174 T BT & 174 H BT - Online data loggers testo 160, testo 162 & testo 164 GW Applications with the testo Smart App Refrigeration systems, air conditioning systems and heat pumps, heating systems, indoor air quality: - Leak test: Recording and analysis of the pressure drop curve. - Superheat and subcooling: Automatic determination of condensation and evaporation temperature and calculation of superheat / subcooling. - Target superheat: Automatic calculation of target superheat - Automatic refrigerant charging by weight, by superheat, by subcooling, and by target superheat - Vacuum measurement: Graphical progress display of the measurement with indication of start and differential value Indoor climate monitoring: - Indoor air quality: automatic calculation of the dew point and wet-bulb temperature - Temperature, humidity, lux, UV, pressure, CO2: the right data logger for every application – from a single solution to an online monitoring system" Ventilation systems: - Volume flow: After the intuitive input of the duct cross-section, the app calculates the volume flow fully automatically. - Diffuser measurements: simple parameterisation of the diffuser (dimensions and geometry), comparison of the volume flows of several diffusers when setting up a ventilation system, continuous and multi-point average calculation. Heating systems: - Flue gas measurement: Second screen function in combination with testo 300 - Measurement of gas flow and static gas pressure: Also possible parallel to the flue gas measurement (delta P) - Measurement of flow and return temperatures (delta T) Thermography: - Determining Delta T on heating, refrigeration/air conditioning, and industrial systems - Detecting hot/cold spots - Assessing the risk of mold Food safety: Temperature Control Points (CP/CCP): - Seamless documentation of measured values to fulfill HACCP specifications - Individually definable limit values and measurement comments within the App for each measurement point - Reporting and data export for regulatory requirements and internal quality assurance Frying oil quality: - Seamless documentation of measured values as well as calibration and adjustment of the measurement instrument - Individually definable limit values and measurement comments within the App for each measurement point - Reporting and data export for regulatory requirements and internal quality assurance --------------------------------------------------------- Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.testo.com/en/company/privacy-policy-app

About

CAFM IMS

This application streamlines maintenance management for various industries. It simplifies work order creation, preventative maintenance scheduling, and asset tracking, making it easy for technicians to perform tasks efficiently. The system supports QR code scanning and offers reporting and dashboard features for better oversight.

Highlights
  • Work Orders
  • Preventative Maintenance
  • Asset Management
  • QRcode Scanning
  • Reporting
  • Dashboards
Features
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Facility Management Application: CAFM IMS The maintenance industry needed an easy to use, quick to setup CAFM system that most importunately required little to no training. The creators of CAFM IMS set out to make a simply yet powerful maintenance management application that anyone can use. CAFM IMS is a web based designed to help you and your maintenance technicians perform the right maintenance work at the right time as easily as possible. CAFM IMS contains the following features: • Work Orders • Preventative Maintenance • Work Control and Maintenance Management • Work Request Portal with pictures • Asset Management • QRcode scanning • Parts Management • Asset Diagnostics • Dashboards • Reporting • Automatic CAFM backups CAFM IMS suite of features allows almost any industry to setup and manage their maintenance workflow within a matter of days and not months. If you are in any of the following industries CAFM IMS can help: • Facilities • Manufacturing • Equipment • School • City • Hospitality • Property • Building • Restaurants • Church • Non-Profits • Fleet • Agriculture • Gym • Linear Asset Management • And more -- Frequently Asked Questions -- Q: How should I use the mobile app? A: The mobile app is designed to make starting work orders, completing work orders, reporting problems and looking up assets by barcodes easy to do for maintenance technicians. When initially planning what assets are to be tracked and what preventative maintenance should be done our customers find using the desktop web application results in a faster and easier implementation. Q: Should my maintenance technicians use the web app? A: No. The CAFM IMS mobile app is specifically designed to make your maintenance technician workflow easier. Q: What platforms does CAFM run on? A: CAFM IMS can run on any Smartphone or Tablet device.CAFM IMS also runs on any browser.

Screenshots

testo Smart4 screens
CAFM IMS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CAFM IMS at 4.0 against testo Smart's 2.7. CAFM IMS also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). testo Smart's advantage is ratings volume (167 vs 2). On price, ads 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. testo Smart sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. CAFM IMS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CAFM IMS holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: testo Smart has 167 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

testo Smart ships an update every 2 months, CAFM IMS every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
testo Smart versus CAFM IMS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametertesto SmartCAFM IMS
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (167 ratings)4.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings167 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size195 MB113 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTesto SE & Co. KGaAehab esawe

Customer experience

testo Smart

All ratings167 ratings
Positive35.9%
Neutral13.2%
Negative50.9%
Written reviews153 reviews
Positive16.3%
Neutral17.6%
Negative66.0%

CAFM IMS

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

testo Smart

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App won't connect to devices
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Inability to save favorite refrigerants
  • Measurement data not displaying properly

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add option to toggle Bluetooth discovery
  • Improve Bluetooth range
  • Add ability to customize colors and graphs
  • Improve data export functionality
  • Add option to name sensors
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  • Improve multi-probe support
  • Integrate more features from physical devices

CAFM IMS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

testo Smart

Subscriptions4
  • Multi-site measurement7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Air balancing7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Multi-site measurement$69.901 Year
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  • Air balancing$99.901 Year
One-time1
  • Logging digital manifold$44.99
None

CAFM IMS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is testo Smart free?
testo Smart is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CAFM IMS free?
CAFM IMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, testo Smart or CAFM IMS?
CAFM IMS is rated higher. testo Smart averages 2.7 out of 5 from 167 ratings, while CAFM IMS averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do testo Smart or CAFM IMS have ads?
Neither testo Smart nor CAFM IMS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, testo Smart or CAFM IMS?
testo Smart ships an update every 2 months, and CAFM IMS every 6 days. Most recently, testo Smart was updated on September 25, 2026 and CAFM IMS on September 8, 2026.

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