Comparison

PATMobile vs Lively App

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

Head to head
About

PATMobile

Easily record and manage your electrical appliance test results on your smartphone. Generate professional PDF reports instantly or display records on-site. Designed for seamless integration with specific testing equipment.

Highlights
  • Record PAT test results
  • Scan barcodes
  • Take photos
  • Store test results
  • Print labels
  • Generate PDF reports
Features
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Our PATMobile PAT testing app is the perfect answer for those who want a simple yet powerful record keeping solution for their PAT results. Never get caught out again when you turn up to site and are asked for a copy of your PAT records: PATMobile allows you to display your PAT records on your smartphone or create and share a professional pdf report on the spot. It is designed to be the perfect accompaniment to Seaward’s PrimeTest range of manual PAT testers. Used together, they give you the tools to scan barcodes, take photos, store your PAT results, print a label and generate a report - with just a few taps thanks to our simple and intuitive user interface design.

About

Lively App

Features
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One app for your whole life. Work, health, personal, all tracked in one place. Built for ambitious people who hate average. Lively is built for people with loud brains, the ones juggling a dozen priorities at once and refusing to let any of them slide. No more switching between five different apps to hold your life together. Lively brings it all into one place, so you can quiet the noise and actually get things done. MY LIFE, ALL IN ONE PLACE Set up exactly the areas of life you want to track, and customise how much complexity you want. Go as simple or as detailed as you like. β€’ Health: morning and evening routines, exercise, medication and supplement tracking β€’ Home: cleaning schedules that actually stick, plus recipes and meal planning β€’ Finance: track bills and subscriptions so nothing sneaks past you β€’ Social: keep profiles for the people who matter, with reminders to call, text, or visit β€’ Goals: set annual goals and track your progress against them all year MY DAY See everything you need to do today, pulled from every area of your life, in one clear view. No more piecing it together across five apps. CALENDAR, YOUR WAY Sync your calendar and categorise it however works for you, by client, by project, by whatever matters to you, so you can actually see where your time goes. NEW: STREAKS THAT KEEP YOU GOING Tick off something every day to build your streak. Earn streak freezes to cover the days life gets in the way, and bonus points for staying consistent. NEW: MODES FOR REAL LIFE Travelling, on holiday or under the weather? Switch to a mode and pause the areas that can wait. Nothing counts as missed, and you can switch back whenever you're ready. You can also pause any single routine for as long as you need. RECIPES AND MEAL PLANNING "What's for dinner?" is officially handled. Save your recipes, plan your meals for the week and take the daily dinner decision off your plate. STAY MOTIVATED Add friends and see how you're tracking against each other on the leaderboard. A little friendly competition never hurt anyone. BUILT TO FIT YOU Customise the complexity of your Lively at any time. Track everything, or just the areas that matter to you right now. It's your life, your app, your rules. Quiet the noise. Live loud. Free to start. Try Essentials free for 14 days. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PATMobile4 screens
Lively App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PATMobile at none against Lively App's 2. Lively App's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 28 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Lively App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. PATMobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PATMobile ships an update every 28 months, Lively App every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
PATMobile versus Lively App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPATMobileLively App
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews8.9% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 28 monthsEvery 3 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS16.4 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size134 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeaward Electronics Ltd.Alana Grant

Bugs and requests

PATMobile

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • App freezes constantly
  • App crashes on opening
  • App unresponsive
  • Loss of data after freezing or reinstalling
  • Long delays before app is usable
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  • App freezes and stays frozen
  • Incompatible with iOS 18
  • Cannot save new tests
  • Errors when using multiple customers
  • Data saved to wrong customer/site/location
  • Random errors during retests
  • Crashes on accepting result on cable resistance calculator
  • Some fields don't show well (upcoming retests)
  • Operations slightly unintuitive
  • Cannot export a set of results
  • Cannot add customer address and property picture to report
  • Many fields in app have no use
  • Unable to enter item description (only from a list)

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add spaces and characters to asset ID
  • Printer labels to say 'Electrical Safety Test'
  • Improve clarity of failed items in PDF reports (e.g., Red or Bold text)
  • Allow entry of item description beyond a list
  • Add ability to add customer address and property picture to report

Lively App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PATMobile

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Lively App

Subscriptions2
  • Essentials Monthly14 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Essentials Annual14 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is PATMobile free?
PATMobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lively App free?
Lively App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PATMobile or Lively App have ads?
Neither PATMobile nor Lively App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PATMobile or Lively App?
PATMobile ships an update every 28 months, and Lively App every 3 days. Most recently, PATMobile was updated on November 3, 2026 and Lively App on October 31, 2026.

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