L8MS RAS vs shineAudit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
L8MS RAS
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The risk assessment survey assistant app for mobile devices. Site survey information for plant (tanks, calorifiers, etc.) and asset (outlet locations) registers including photographs can now be captured using our RAS Mobile app. The new mobile app only needs access to the internet to download standard surveys and text and send the assessment back to L8MS Risk (i.e., It runs offline).
shineAudit
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The shineAudit application is one of the shine mobile surveying applications to be used in conjunction with the shineAsbestos or shineCompliance software. shineAudit allows a user to build and manage custom audit templates that can be used to audit people, organisations, and property. The shineAudit combines Q&A Dropdowns, Subjective Scoring, Nonconformance with Action and Recommendation, and Photography Capture.
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Verdict
L8MS RAS and shineAudit are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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 10, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | L8MS RAS | shineAudit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | David Greaves | shineVision Ltd |
In-app purchases
L8MS RAS
No in-app purchases
shineAudit
No in-app purchases
