IBM HMC Mobile vs MxAsk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IBM HMC Mobile
Monitor and manage your IBM Z and LinuxONE systems remotely from your mobile device. Receive alerts for hardware, OS, and status changes. Control partitions and access detailed configuration information securely.
- Remote system monitoring
- Partition management
- Hardware and OS alerts
- Personalized push notifications
- Multi-factor authentication
- Role-based access control
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Introducing IBM HMC Mobile, the app that allows you to monitor and manage your systems from your mobile device. Keep watch over all of your systems and partitions and receive alerts when hardware messages, OS messages, or status changes arise. Key features: • Access all of your systems, even if they’re spread across multiple HMCs • View system status, hardware messages, and configuration details • View partition status, OS messages, and configuration details • Start/activate, stop/deactivate and change the activation profiles of partitions • Use personalized push notification settings that allow you to receive updates only for the systems and partitions that you’re most interested in monitoring • Take advantage of personalized security options such as multi-factor authentication, fingerprint ID, restricted object access and actions based on user role and IP, a “view only” mode, and more
MxAsk
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MxAsk by A3J Group, LLC is a mobile application designed to fulfill self-service requests in IBM Maximo Asset Management. Users can create new self-service requests in a wizard-style format and view the details of their open service requests. Users can attach a picture of the problem to the request for clarity. MxAsk makes interacting with Maximo service requests easy. All on the go, and all using the authorized IBM Maximo API's. Visit https://a3jgroup.com/services/a3j-mobile-apps/ for more information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: IBM HMC Mobile at every 3 months against MxAsk's every 7 months. MxAsk's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
IBM HMC Mobile ships an update every 3 months, MxAsk every 7 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | IBM HMC Mobile | MxAsk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 39.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IBM | A3J Group, LLC |
In-app purchases
IBM HMC Mobile
No in-app purchases
MxAsk
No in-app purchases









