IPAF ePAL vs The Hub Engineering
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.
The Hub Engineering
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The Hub is a computerised maintenance management system for managing servicing schedules and engineering stores. Engineers can complete maintenance jobs, view service schedules and check stores levels for spare parts. The jobs area allows users to add, list and edit maintenance jobs. The stores area allows users to book in and book out parts, view stock levels and run stock takes. The scheduler allows engineers to see a snapshot view of any outstanding jobs, services and tasks by day, week or monthly view.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: The Hub Engineering at none against IPAF ePAL's shown. The Hub Engineering also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IPAF ePAL | The Hub Engineering |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 11.5% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | International Powered Access Federation | Yellow Box Software Limited |
In-app purchases
IPAF ePAL
No in-app purchases
The Hub Engineering
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is IPAF ePAL free?
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Do IPAF ePAL or The Hub Engineering have ads?
Which is updated more often, IPAF ePAL or The Hub Engineering?
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