Comparison

IBM HMC Mobile vs MxAsk

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

MxAsk

Features
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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.

Screenshots

IBM HMC Mobile4 screens
MxAsk4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

IBM HMC Mobile ships an update every 3 months, MxAsk every 7 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
IBM HMC Mobile versus MxAsk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIBM HMC MobileMxAsk
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews39.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIBMA3J Group, LLC

In-app purchases

None

IBM HMC Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

MxAsk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IBM HMC Mobile free?
IBM HMC Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MxAsk free?
MxAsk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do IBM HMC Mobile or MxAsk have ads?
Neither IBM HMC Mobile nor MxAsk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IBM HMC Mobile or MxAsk?
IBM HMC Mobile ships an update every 3 months, and MxAsk every 7 months. Most recently, IBM HMC Mobile was updated on November 3, 2026 and MxAsk on November 3, 2026.

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