Comparison

Bender Connect vs S1 Collector

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

Head to head
About

Bender Connect

Features
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Bender Connect app From the electrical safety experts If you are responsible for the electrical safety and availability of an electrical installation, you need reliable partners. This app makes operating the new generation of Bender devices child's play. It also gives you access to the data of your electrical installation. This way, faults can be detected at an early stage and their causes can be eliminated in a cost-effective manner. This guarantees high installation and operational safety and reduces costs. Features: Reading in energised state With the Bender Connect app, you can easily read the parameters of our devices during ongoing operation. Parameter setting in deenergised state Even before installation, you can easily configure our devices with the Bender Connect app. You can set response values and the alarm threshold or assign the correct Modbus address. If you need to replace a device, you can also transfer the parameters of one device to another by means of a backup. Device documentation & backup of the devices The app offers you easy access to manuals and other device documentation. In addition, you can create PDF documentation of the set parameters. With the Bender Connect app, you can save settings and configurations of your Bender devices for documentation purposes, as well as create backups and restore them via the gateways with the COMTRAXX® software. A COMTRAXX® backup can also be transferred back to the device via the app.

About

S1 Collector

Features
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Features: -Supports capability to perform Modal Impact Testing. -Supports for generating UFF files for selected Force channel.

Screenshots

Bender Connect4 screens
S1 Collector3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bender Connect at every 5 weeks against S1 Collector's every 6 months. S1 Collector's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Bender Connect ships an update every 5 weeks, S1 Collector every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Bender Connect versus S1 Collector: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBender ConnectS1 Collector
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBender GmbH & Co. KGBaker Hughes Company

In-app purchases

None

Bender Connect

No in-app purchases

None

S1 Collector

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bender Connect free?
Bender Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is S1 Collector free?
S1 Collector is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bender Connect or S1 Collector have ads?
Neither Bender Connect nor S1 Collector shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bender Connect or S1 Collector?
Bender Connect ships an update every 5 weeks, and S1 Collector every 6 months. Most recently, Bender Connect was updated on October 15, 2026 and S1 Collector on October 25, 2026.

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