HOBART SmartConnect vs Pilot Task
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HOBART SmartConnect
Monitor and analyze the performance of connected commercial kitchen and dishroom equipment. Receive email notifications for errors and events to prevent downtime. Optimize operations and reduce costs with detailed performance data.
- Machine monitoring and analysis
- Email notifications for errors and events
- Dishmachine cycle analysis
- Sanitization status and logging
- Resource consumption and cost tracking
- Service request submission
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Commercial Kitchen & Dishroom Performance at Your Fingertips with SmartConnect For HOBART and other ITW equipment with built-in WiFi, get connected with the new SmartConnect app. Create better procedures and performance with machine monitoring, analysis, and email notifications. ITW SmartConnect365 Suite of Apps • Get Connected: SmartConnect will pair with any compatible WiFi enabled equipment across ITW Food Equipment Group brands. • Machine Status: Manage your equipment and fleet with machine status for all your connected machines. • Error Codes & Event History: Prevent downtime with monitoring and emails for errors or events, and easily submit a service request when needed. Dishmachine Features* • Operating & Cleaning Cycles: Create better dishroom operations and procedures by analyzing dishmachine wash cycles and run-time over days, weeks and months in the easy-to-use graphs. • Sanitization Status & Logging: Maintain food safety with views to current wash and rinse temperatures, temperature history graphs, and temperature log files sent right to your email. • Resource Consumption & Cost: Lower your operating costs by analyzing water and energy cost and consumption over days, weeks, and months. Learn more about the ITW SmartConnect365 Suite of apps at https://www.itwfoodequipment.com/smartconnect365 *Not all features are available in every country or product model. Compatibility: HOBART AM16, HOBART AMTL.
Pilot Task
This app streamlines operations for store teams by enhancing communication, ensuring follow-ups, and tracking compliance. It aims to reduce administrative tasks so users can focus on running their stores effectively.
- Enhance team communication
- Boost operational consistency
- Reduce administrative tasks
- Track compliance
- Ensure follow-ups
- Streamline store operations
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Pilot Task was built for Pilot team members to help enhance communication, boost consistency, and cut admin tasks. Track compliance, ensure follow-ups, and streamline operations. Focus on what truly matters—running an amazing store!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pilot Task at 100% against HOBART SmartConnect's 33%. Pilot Task also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (14 vs 2). HOBART SmartConnect's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
HOBART SmartConnect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pilot Task has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of HOBART SmartConnect's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pilot Task's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
HOBART SmartConnect ships an update every 6 weeks, Pilot Task every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HOBART SmartConnect | Pilot Task |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.0 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 248 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ITW Food Equipment Group | YOOBIC |
Customer experience
HOBART SmartConnect
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In-app purchases
HOBART SmartConnect
No in-app purchases
Pilot Task
No in-app purchases
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