Comparison

iForm ES vs AppWorks Mobile

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

Head to head
About

iForm ES

This app enhances data security for a business-grade offline data collection platform. It offers features like local encrypted databases, remote wipe, and password protection to keep sensitive information safe on mobile devices.

Highlights
  • Local encrypted database
  • Application level remote wipe
  • Client-side password protection
  • Offline data collection
  • Over-the-air form distribution
  • Real-time data upload
  • Data export to various formats
Features
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iForm ES brings enhanced security to the iFormBuilder platform. With iForm ES, your data is completely safe, even if your device is lost or jail broken. Special Features: - Local encrypted database - Application level remote wipe - Client-side password protection - Keyboard Cache protection iForm brings business grade, offline data collection to iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches. Utilized by 3 of the top 10 hotel brands in the world, the largest hospital in the US, the US Government, top franchises, amusement parks, and hundreds of small/mid size businesses, iForm helps you increase productivity, reduce costs, and reduce paper use. Conduct surveys, inspections, walk-throughs, work-orders, audits, tasks, research studies and clinical trials easily and cost effectively on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch. Using the iFormBuilder web interface, users can create business grade forms that will work seamlessly across all supported devices. Data views give you the flexibility to see your data in a variety of outputs including Map View, HTML View, PDF View and Excel View. Data feeds (XML, JSON, XLS, RSS, ATOM) offer seamless integration with your back-end systems. The iFormBuilder platform gives you the power to turn your mobile device into an enterprise grade data collection tool. Key Benefits: -Quick turn-around with over-the-air form distribution -Real time data upload -Offline data collection (out of service, no wifi) -Ensures accurate data capture and eliminates redundancy -Immediately communicate changes and updates to your mobile workforce with server assignment and client-to-client assignment -Massively scalable -Maximum security (being used by HIPAA and FISMA regulated projects) Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Note: **Please upload all records before installing this update***

About

AppWorks Mobile

Features
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Note: This client is for use with the AppWorks Gateway 16 release and above. It will not work with any previous version of the AppWorks Gateway. AppWorks allows you to leverage the power of OpenText's market leading Enterprise Information Management applications on your iPhone, iPad and iPod. Connect with your client to an AppWorks Gateway hosted in your Enterprise to install and use the apps you rely on to get your job done quickly and efficiently. Key Features of AppWorks •A single RESTful API for the OpenText EIM stack – a restful API façade and centralized services such as authentication and notifications used to create experience based EIM applications on top of OpenText products and repositories. •Secure application management – Complete control over which users have access to each app, the ability to enable and disable applications remotely and remote-wipe capability which gives administrators the power to remove applications and their data from user devices. •Write-Once application deployment – Applications can be written using standard web technologies (HTML/CSS/JavaScript) and can be deployed to all supported platforms with no need to write native, platform specific code or use custom development environments (IDE). •Customizable look and feel – The AppWorks Clients can be branded and packaged to fit an organization’s needs; the name, icon, splash page, login screen, and color scheme are all configurable. •Seamless application updating – Applications can be updated on the server and seamlessly pushed out to all Clients without any interaction required by the end user. End users have the choice of which apps they want to use and favorite for rapid access.

Screenshots

iForm ES4 screens
AppWorks Mobile3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: iForm ES at every 5 weeks against AppWorks Mobile's every 5 months. iForm ES also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

iForm ES ships an update every 5 weeks, AppWorks Mobile every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
iForm ES versus AppWorks Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriForm ESAppWorks Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZerion Software, Inc.OpenText

In-app purchases

None

iForm ES

No in-app purchases

None

AppWorks Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iForm ES free?
iForm ES is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AppWorks Mobile free?
AppWorks Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iForm ES or AppWorks Mobile have ads?
Neither iForm ES nor AppWorks Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iForm ES or AppWorks Mobile?
iForm ES ships an update every 5 weeks, and AppWorks Mobile every 5 months. Most recently, iForm ES was updated on June 1, 2026 and AppWorks Mobile on September 25, 2026.

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