SensControl vs moneo|blue classic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SensControl
Easily visualize and adjust sensor parameters for IO-Link devices. This app, combined with a wireless master, allows for precise configuration of sensors and actuators to meet specific application needs.
- Visualize IO-Link device parameters
- Parameterize sensors and actuators
- Wireless IO-Link master integration
- Adjust to application requirements
- Easy setup and configuration
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SensControl from Baumer is used for easy visualization and parameterization of IO-Link devices. With the SensControl app and the SensControl wireless IO-Link master, all sensors and actuators with IO-Link interface can be perfectly adjusted to different application requirements.
moneo|blue classic
Access and visualize industrial data wirelessly from IO-Link devices. Parameterize sensors, read process data, and diagnostic events without a PLC. Supports cross-manufacturer parameterization and guided setup for special sensors.
- Wireless IO-Link data access
- Parameterize IO-Link devices
- Read process and diagnostic data
- Wizard-guided sensor setup
- Cross-manufacturer parameterization
- Graphical data visualization
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With the ifm moneo|blue app you can wirelessly connect to ifm IO-Link Masters (FW > V2.1) via the ifm inline and multi-Bluetooth Adapters (Art.Nr E30446 and EIO330), read IO-Link Process Data, Diagnostic Events, and Device Information from any IO-Link device. You communicate with the IO-Link devices without needing a PLC. You can set parameters of the IO-Link device (only with the ifm multi-plug Art.Nr:EIO330)via the App as well. Wizard-guided and graphically supported parameterisation of special ifm sensors (TCC, MVQ101, TN2105, LR2xxx) with the EIO330. Cross-manufacturer parameterisation possible, display and record of the process data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: moneo|blue classic at every 3 months against SensControl's every 8 months. moneo|blue classic also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1). SensControl's advantage is iOS requirement (13 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SensControl against 5.0 for moneo|blue classic. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: moneo|blue classic has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SensControl ships an update every 8 months, moneo|blue classic every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | SensControl | moneo|blue classic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 173 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Baumer Electric AG | ifm electronic gmbh |
Customer experience
SensControl
moneo|blue classic
In-app purchases
SensControl
No in-app purchases
moneo|blue classic
No in-app purchases
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