OWL vs Hylo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OWL
This application helps companies communicate hazard and worksite information to remote employees. It ensures that field workers receive critical updates efficiently.
- Hazard communication
- Worksite information dissemination
- Remote worker updates
- Geofence protection
- Company communication tool
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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.
Hylo
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Hylo keeps you in touch with your colleagues and working community. Access to social features through a scrollable “Social Wall” keeps you up to date with your colleagues, while in-app messaging is available from the “Chat” section. Occupants can look at real-time local events, amenities and offers to see what’s going on outside of the office.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: OWL at every 2 months against Hylo's every 11 months. OWL also leads on device support. Hylo's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price and in-app purchases 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.
OWL ships an update every 2 months, Hylo every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OWL | Hylo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 246 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Onwave UK Ltd | SMART SPACES GLOBAL LTD |
In-app purchases
OWL
No in-app purchases
Hylo
No in-app purchases
