Comparison

HWM IDT App vs FieldSolution 2

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

Head to head
About

HWM IDT App

This application facilitates the installation, configuration, and testing of Bluetooth Low Energy based logging devices. It allows users to manage device information, communication settings, and sensor readings. The app also supports firmware updates and is compatible with specific logger models.

Highlights
  • Configure device information
  • Manage communication settings
  • Test signal and sensor readings
  • Perform device testing
  • Allow device firmware updates
  • DataGate compatibility
Features
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For use with Bluetooth Low Energy based HWM loggers, IDT App allows for Installation, Configuration, and Testing of the logging device. Key features and Benefits: - Configure device information and communication settings. - Test the device’s signal, sensor readings and connection. - Deployment capable through the HWM Deployment App. - Allows device firmware updates. - DataGate compatible. - Compatible with Permanet SU (https://www.hwmglobal.com/permanet-su/) and ComLog 2 IS (https://www.hwmglobal.com/comlog-2-is/) Loggers

About

FieldSolution 2

Features
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FieldSolution can reduce your paper-based activities by over 90%. The FieldSolution App ensures field-based engineers receive real-time instructions, collating completion data, whether online or offline, and sending the data back to the office in a format that meets customer requirements, including photos, signatures and automatically completed forms. This App works in conjunction with a Back Office; the planning, tasking and administrative capability of the Back Office enables the setting up and completion of contracts, tracking the status of jobs down to specific tasks, as well as giving access to completion data immediately it is sent back from the App.

Screenshots

HWM IDT App4 screens
FieldSolution 23 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: HWM IDT App at 12.2 against FieldSolution 2's 15.6. On price, update cadence, 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

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

HWM IDT App ships an update monthly, FieldSolution 2 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 3, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
HWM IDT App versus FieldSolution 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHWM IDT AppFieldSolution 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.2 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHWM-Water LtdSolution Domain

In-app purchases

None

HWM IDT App

No in-app purchases

None

FieldSolution 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HWM IDT App free?
HWM IDT App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FieldSolution 2 free?
FieldSolution 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HWM IDT App or FieldSolution 2 have ads?
Neither HWM IDT App nor FieldSolution 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HWM IDT App or FieldSolution 2?
HWM IDT App ships an update monthly, and FieldSolution 2 every 2 months. Most recently, HWM IDT App was updated on August 3, 2026 and FieldSolution 2 on September 14, 2026.

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