Comparison

iForm ES vs HOLDX Manager

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

HOLDX Manager

Features
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With the HOLDX Manager, important data of the individual HOLDX devices can be read out easily and conveniently. For this is only a Bluetooth connection with the HOLDX necessary. The main task of the app is to visualize and display the data of the HOLDX. Various data such as firmware version, device name, number of door openings, etc. are displayed. Furthermore, the magnet can be started and stopped with the assigned password.

Screenshots

iForm ES4 screens
HOLDX Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

iForm ES and HOLDX Manager 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

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, HOLDX Manager every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
iForm ES versus HOLDX Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriForm ESHOLDX Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZerion SoftwareSSP Safety System Products GmbH & Co. KG

In-app purchases

None

iForm ES

No in-app purchases

None

HOLDX Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iForm ES free?
iForm ES is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HOLDX Manager free?
HOLDX Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iForm ES or HOLDX Manager have ads?
Neither iForm ES nor HOLDX Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iForm ES or HOLDX Manager?
iForm ES ships an update every 5 weeks, and HOLDX Manager every 6 weeks. Most recently, iForm ES was updated on October 14, 2026 and HOLDX Manager on October 5, 2026.

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