Comparison

EHS Hero vs HOBOconnect

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

Head to head
About

EHS Hero

Features
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EHS Hero’s fully mobile safety audit, training, and incident reporting software aids companies of all sizes in identifying problems and hazards that put your workplace at risk, keeping employees up to date on training, and reporting incidents in the field in real-time. Our mobile app augments our web-based system to enable you to store, manage, and report in one central location that team members across your organization can access easily. Perform your audits, training, and incident reports right in the BasicSafe mobile system for easy access and visibility, even without a network connection. Once you are back in range with one easy step you can simply sync to BasicSafe. You must be an active BasicSafe customer to use this application. Sign up here https://www.basicsafe.us/pricing

About

HOBOconnect

Wirelessly configure, start, and download data from HOBO MX data loggers via Bluetooth. View, analyze, and export recorded data in various formats for further use in other applications.

Highlights
  • Wireless Bluetooth communication with HOBO MX loggers
  • Configure logger settings (name, password, rate, alarms)
  • Monitor logger status (memory, battery)
  • Download and view recorded data
  • Data analysis in graphical and list formats
  • Export data as CSV, TXT, XLSX, and HOBO files
Features
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HOBOconnect is designed to communicate wirelessly via Bluetooth Low Energy to the HOBO® MX data loggers. You can configure and start the data logger, download the recorded data, store and analyze the data. The data can be viewed in both graphical and list formats and also exported and shared to other programs including Numbers, Excel and HOBOware®. Features: * Wirelessly communicate to the HOBO® MX data loggers * Internet connection not required to use HOBOconnect * Set data logger's name, password, logging rate, alarm threshold, start & stop time * Check logger’s status included memory used and battery life * Clear audible alarms (for models with this feature) * Page the data logger * Manage data files with groups * Download and view data * Zoom in and out of the graph with gestures * Export and Share data as a CSV, TXT, XLSX and HOBO files Compatible Data Loggers * HOBO® MX1100 Series Temp/RH/CO2/Light/Analog Data Loggers * HOBO® MX2001 Water Level data logger * HOBO® MX100 Temperature data logger * HOBO® MX2200 Series Water Temp Data Loggers * HOBO® MX2300 Series Temp/RH/Soil Moisture data loggers * HOBO® MX2500 Series pH data loggers

Screenshots

EHS Hero4 screens
HOBOconnect4 screens

Verdict

The call

EHS Hero and HOBOconnect are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EHS Hero ships an update every 3 weeks, HOBOconnect every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
EHS Hero versus HOBOconnect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEHS HeroHOBOconnect
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.2 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—8.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—29 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBasic Safe Policy and ProcedureOnset Computer Corporation

In-app purchases

None

EHS Hero

No in-app purchases

None

HOBOconnect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EHS Hero free?
EHS Hero is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HOBOconnect free?
HOBOconnect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do EHS Hero or HOBOconnect have ads?
Neither EHS Hero nor HOBOconnect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EHS Hero or HOBOconnect?
EHS Hero ships an update every 3 weeks, and HOBOconnect every 6 weeks. Most recently, EHS Hero was updated on October 2, 2026 and HOBOconnect on October 4, 2026.

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