Comparison

netTerrain vs MxAsk

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

Head to head
About

netTerrain

This web-based platform automates and simplifies the visualization, management, and documentation of IT infrastructure. It provides powerful graphical depictions of logical networks, physical data centers, racks, cabling, and circuits. Users can search for assets, view properties, inspect devices, and update information.

Highlights
  • Automated IT infrastructure visualization
  • Logical and physical network diagrams
  • Data center and rack layout mapping
  • Cabling and circuit documentation
  • Asset search and property inspection
  • IT element documentation
Features
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netTerrain is a web-based IT visualization platform, that automates and simplifies the visualization, management and documentation of your IT infrastructure. From logical network infrastructure diagrams to physical data center, racks, cabling and circuits, netTerrain provides the most powerful graphical depictions of an IT infrastructure. This application lets you search for any assets and IT elements within your netTerrain installation. Features: - Search on any nodes, links or text - View properties for matched items - Inspect devices and cards - Update property values - Fetch netTerrain documentation - Open a ticket in Zendesk

About

MxAsk

Features
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MxAsk by A3J Group, LLC is a mobile application designed to fulfill self-service requests in IBM Maximo Asset Management. Users can create new self-service requests in a wizard-style format and view the details of their open service requests. Users can attach a picture of the problem to the request for clarity. MxAsk makes interacting with Maximo service requests easy. All on the go, and all using the authorized IBM Maximo API's. Visit https://a3jgroup.com/services/a3j-mobile-apps/ for more information.

Screenshots

netTerrain4 screens
MxAsk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: netTerrain at every 2 months against MxAsk's every 7 months. MxAsk's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). 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

netTerrain ships an update every 2 months, MxAsk every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
netTerrain versus MxAsk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameternetTerrainMxAsk
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.111.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGraphical NetworksA3J Group, LLC

In-app purchases

None

netTerrain

No in-app purchases

None

MxAsk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is netTerrain free?
netTerrain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MxAsk free?
MxAsk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do netTerrain or MxAsk have ads?
Neither netTerrain nor MxAsk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, netTerrain or MxAsk?
netTerrain ships an update every 2 months, and MxAsk every 7 months. Most recently, netTerrain was updated on October 13, 2026 and MxAsk on October 30, 2026.

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