Comparison

Simplifi Connect vs ForneyField

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

Head to head
About

Simplifi Connect

Easily manage your enterprise networking with this intuitive app. It simplifies router setup, monitoring, and security features like failover protection, all from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Intuitive router setup guide
  • QR code router onboarding
  • Remote router management
  • Failover protection setup
  • Parental controls with MAC filtering
  • Network health monitoring
  • Firmware updates and password changes
Features
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Makes enterprise networking with the Simplifi Connect router extremely intuitive and easy. With its simple design, QR Code Scanner, and easy-to-follow steps, the Simplifi Connect App helps you to not just understand and manage the basics of networking (set-up, checking cellular signal strength, updating firmware, changing passwords, seeing devices on the network, etc.), but it’s also the only app designed to help set up failover protection, so your business and home is protected in case an internet disruption happens. The app and all of its features are free and work remotely over the internet or a local WiFi connection to the Simplifi Connect router and can be used to manage one router or hundreds through one app. KEY FEATURES • Helpful interactive guide to set up your Simplifi Connect routers out of the box. • Easily onboard your router using QR code scan. • Create a user account with your email and remotely manage & monitor your routers 24/7 from any mobile device. • Quick login via identity providers: Apple, Google, Microsoft. • Parental control using MAC address filtering with scheduler. • View and monitor your router remotely: ◦ Monitor Voicelink (Simplifi POTS line replacement). ◦ Graphical presentation of your network health. ◦ Select and view a router’s status from an interactive list or map. ◦ In real-time, monitor your routers' failover status (armed, active, disabled). ◦ Monitor essential environmental information such as cellular signal strength, carrier, connected devices, IMEI, and firmware version. ◦ Monitor critical network details including IP address, DNS configuration, uptime, and gateway address. ◦ Receive alerts on your mobile device: ◦ Network health and status changed. ◦ A new client joins the WiFi network. ◦ Network failover status changed. ◦ Manage your router remotely: ◦ Change WiFi network name, and password. ◦ Block and unblock devices and guests from accessing WiFi networks. ◦ Initiate firmware update. ◦ Reset Simplifi Connect to default settings. ◦ Schedule router reboots. ◦ Set your data usage limit for alerts. ◦ Force cellular band(s).

About

ForneyField

This app enables field technicians to track sample and site data from collection to the lab, ensuring a complete chain of custody. It allows for capturing, claiming, and locating concrete samples, streamlining construction materials testing workflows.

Highlights
  • Capture sample and site data offline
  • Sync data automatically to ForneyVault
  • Claim and assign chain of custody status
  • Locate specimens on job site maps
  • Streamline construction materials testing
  • Validate lab testing against field work
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MOBILE APP FOR END-TO-END CMT WORKFLOW ForneyField is a ForneyVault-enabled mobile app used by field technicians to track sample and site data from the field to the lab and beyond, ensuring complete chain-of-custody for all project stakeholders. SURETY STARTS IN THE FIELD Capture, claim and locate sample data and sync information to the lab. CAPTURE When a new batch of concrete arrives on site, field technicians can capture sample data and create new specimens. -Input sample ID, ticket number, placement, date and wet concrete information directly in app without connectivity. -Automatically sync data with the ForneyVault database. -Access this data to inform future steps in the construction materials testing workflow. CLAIM Drive accountability on the job site for managers and field technicians by claiming specimens. -Filter samples in the app by: sample ID, project ID, location, sample data and status. -Assign chain of custody status to each sample’s specimens: Cast, Assigned, Claimed, Collected and Delivered. -Claim a sample’s specimens that have not yet been received at the lab, or assign someone else to pick up the specimens. LOCATE When assigned to pick up a sample’s specimens, the field technician can view a map with pins that show the exact location of specimens on the job site. -Proactively pick up unclaimed specimens that are ready to move to the lab. -Help new technicians or technicians who haven’t been to the job site find the specimens they need to pick up. -Prevent unclaimed specimens from sitting onsite too long, and eliminate penalties for improper curing or late or missing tests. FOR FORNEYVAULT & FORNEYTOOLS USERS ForneyField is a powerful tool for field technicians, lab and project managers, and principal engineers who subscribe to ForneyVault and use ForneyTools as their essential concrete testing software. VALIDATE LAB TESTING AGAINST FIELD WORK -Trust materials meet your project’s standards -Streamline complex workflows for greater productivity and profitability. -Fully close the data gap between key stakeholders and steps of the CMT workflow. -Avoid miscommunication and discrepancies as data moves from the field, to the lab, to the office and beyond.

Screenshots

Simplifi Connect4 screens
ForneyField4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Simplifi Connect at 5.0 against ForneyField's 4.5. On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simplifi Connect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simplifi Connect ships an update every 2 months, ForneyField every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and June 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Simplifi Connect versus ForneyField: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimplifi ConnectForneyField
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrightSky LLCForney LP

Customer experience

Simplifi Connect

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ForneyField

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Simplifi Connect

No in-app purchases

None

ForneyField

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simplifi Connect free?
Simplifi Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ForneyField free?
ForneyField is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Simplifi Connect or ForneyField?
Simplifi Connect is rated higher. Simplifi Connect averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while ForneyField averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Simplifi Connect or ForneyField have ads?
Neither Simplifi Connect nor ForneyField shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simplifi Connect or ForneyField?
Simplifi Connect ships an update every 2 months, and ForneyField every 3 months. Most recently, Simplifi Connect was updated on June 4, 2026 and ForneyField on June 22, 2026.

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