Comparison

BAXTER SmartConnect vs SWS Smart Meter

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

Head to head
About

BAXTER SmartConnect

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Commercial Kitchen & Bakery Performance at Your Fingertips with SmartConnect. For BAXTER 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 SmartConnect 365 Suite of Apps • Get Connected: SmartConnect will pair with any compatible WiFi enabled equipment across ITW Food Equipment Group brands. • Machine Status: Monitor your fleet of equipment with real-time machine statuses 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. • MenuManager: Craft personalized recipes on the mobile MenuManager and upload to any Baxter Rotating Rack or Mini Rotating Rack ovens in your fleet. Rotating Rack Oven Features* • Baking Cycles: Create better bakery operations and procedures by analyzing oven bake cycles and run-time over days, weeks and months in the easy-to-use graphs. • 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://itwfoodequipment.com/smartconnect365 *Not all features are available in every country or product model. Compatibility: BAXTER OV520G1, OV520G2, OV520E1, OV520E2, OV320G, OV320E

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SWS Smart Meter

Features
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Nehmen Sie Ihren Energieverbrauch in die Hand! Mit der SWS Smart Meter App haben Sie Ihren Stromverbrauch immer und überall im Blick. Mit der Live-Ansicht können Sie durch Ein-Ausschalten von Geräten mögliche Stromfresser ad hoc identifizieren. Die Tagesansicht gibt Ihnen einen Überblick über den Verbrauch zu jedem beliebigen Tag . Die Wochen- und Monatsansicht zeigt den Verbrauch über längere Zeiträume – Sie erkennen Trends und „Ausreißer“. Hinweis: Um Ihren eigenen Stromverbrauch sehen zu können, benötigen Sie einen intelligenten Stromzähler der Stadtwerke Stuttgart. Im Demo-Modus steht Ihnen der volle Funktionsumfang mit einem Testzähler zur Verfügung.

Screenshots

BAXTER SmartConnect4 screens
SWS Smart Meter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SWS Smart Meter at 9.0 against BAXTER SmartConnect's 15.1. On price, update cadence, ads 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

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

BAXTER SmartConnect ships an update every 6 weeks, SWS Smart Meter every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
BAXTER SmartConnect versus SWS Smart Meter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBAXTER SmartConnectSWS Smart Meter
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.19.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperITW Food Equipment GroupStadtwerke Stuttgart GmbH

In-app purchases

None

BAXTER SmartConnect

No in-app purchases

None

SWS Smart Meter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BAXTER SmartConnect free?
BAXTER SmartConnect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SWS Smart Meter free?
SWS Smart Meter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BAXTER SmartConnect or SWS Smart Meter have ads?
Neither BAXTER SmartConnect nor SWS Smart Meter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BAXTER SmartConnect or SWS Smart Meter?
BAXTER SmartConnect ships an update every 6 weeks, and SWS Smart Meter every 3 weeks. Most recently, BAXTER SmartConnect was updated on November 11, 2026 and SWS Smart Meter on November 7, 2026.

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