IPAF ePAL vs Sam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IPAF ePAL
This app serves as a digital wallet for powered access operators to store and share their licenses and qualifications. It includes a digital logbook to record operating experience and provides access to safety tips and guides relevant to linked licenses.
- Digital license and qualification storage
- PAL Card for MEWP, MCWP, and hoist operators
- Record operating experience in digital logbook
- Access safety tips and best practice advice
- Operator and site safety guides
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IPAF’s ePAL app is your new digital wallet to store and share your IPAF powered access licences and qualifications, including the PAL Card for mobile elevating work platform (MEWP), mast climbing work platform (MCWP) and hoist operators. Competent Assessed Persons (CAP), MEWPs for Managers, Site Assessment (for MEWP Selection) all can be added. Easily record your operating experience on powered access machines through the digital logbook, giving you an overview of the time spent operating multiple machines. Have the latest powered access safety and best practice tips and advice in your pocket, and get access to your operator safety guide or site safety guide based on your linked licences.
Sam
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Simple Asset Manager - Track assets with QR code
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Sam at 13.4 against IPAF ePAL's 16.0. On price 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | IPAF ePAL | Sam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 11.5% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | International Powered Access Federation | Civic Integrated Solution |
In-app purchases
IPAF ePAL
No in-app purchases
Sam
No in-app purchases
