Comparison

Roche Direct vs Kelsius

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

Head to head
About

Roche Direct

This app provides remote assistance for instrument issues in labs using augmented reality. It enables customers and support agents to interact via live video, share snapshots, and use annotations for real-time guidance to resolve problems quickly and minimize downtime.

Highlights
  • One-directional video stream
  • Live video guidance
  • Snapshots and annotations
  • Conference functionality
  • Remote settings adjustment
  • 3D model viewer (expert users)
Features
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Roche Direct is Roche's first augmented reality solution enabling Roche's customers, customer support agents and field service agents to interact with each other remotely through a one directional video stream when dealing with an instrument issue in the lab. Unlike classic phone support, the customer support agent and the field service engineers will be able to speak and see your environment in real time while providing you guidance through a live video stream. Roche Direct Benefits: The application requires no registration or effort once downloaded on your iPhone or iPad. Roche Direct allows you to simply show us the issue instead of explaining it. The Roche expert will be able to provide you with real time guidance to self-fix your issues in the lab, ensuring little to no instrument downtime. Roche Direct features: One-directional video stream offering snapshots, video pointer, annotations and chat functionality during the live video stream. The video calls allow the expert to take a remote snapshot from the video stream and use the annotation functionality to identify and help you solve the instrument issue. The conference functionality allows multiple people to join a single session, look at a video stream and collaborate in solving an instrument issue. This function can be helpful when troubleshooting a complex problem. As the expert, you can use remote settings to change the customers video or audio settings to help improve their connection. Roche Direct's 3D model viewer feature allows you to upload, view and manipulate model components including removal of subcomponents, transparency and explosion views or added colored annotations to model surfaces - initially, this feature is reserved for expert users. Support sessions in Roche Direct are established with a combination of service number and connection code, which means no registration or personal information is needed. You will only need your iPhone or iPad with internet connection.

About

Kelsius

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Protect your stock, customers and patients by receiving prompt and dependable alerts whenever your refrigeration equipment exceeds predefined thresholds. For clients who are equipped with a Kelsius wireless sensor network, this app will receive notification of any sensor measurement excursion alert (temperature, humidity, ...). In addition, you will be able to view the alert detail and enter corrective actions, for compliance.

Screenshots

Roche Direct3 screens
Kelsius4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Kelsius at every 3 weeks against Roche Direct's every 3 months. Kelsius also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Roche Direct ships an update every 3 months, Kelsius every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
Roche Direct versus Kelsius: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoche DirectKelsius
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.4 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size93 MB24 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperF. Hoffmann-La RocheFrederic Lusson

In-app purchases

None

Roche Direct

No in-app purchases

None

Kelsius

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Roche Direct free?
Roche Direct is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kelsius free?
Kelsius is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Roche Direct or Kelsius have ads?
Neither Roche Direct nor Kelsius shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Roche Direct or Kelsius?
Roche Direct ships an update every 3 months, and Kelsius every 3 weeks. Most recently, Roche Direct was updated on September 12, 2026 and Kelsius on September 9, 2026.

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