Comparison

ioTouch2 Lite vs miDrives

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

Head to head
About

ioTouch2 Lite

Monitor and control industrial machinery via Wi-Fi. This app simplifies PLC management, allowing a single user to adjust machines and check device status without expert knowledge. It offers a user-friendly interface with visual indicators for device states.

Highlights
  • Monitor PLC device status
  • Manipulate PLC devices
  • Wi-Fi connectivity
  • Visual lamp indicators
  • Supports major PLC brands
  • 30-minute daily communication limit
Features
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'ioTouch2 Lite' is a Lite edition of 'ioTouch2'. "ioTouch2" is an iPhone/iPod touch application which enables you to monitor and manipulate PLC(Programmable Logic Controller*1) devices easily, without the expert knowledge. *1 PLC - A digital computer used for control of machinery on factory assembly lines, etc. = The difference from 'ioTouch2 Pro' 'ioTouch2 Lite' has a restriction time (30 min. in a day) to communicate with real plc. There are Add-on items for each PLC provider. If you bought an item, it can connect to your selected provider's PLCs. More details to see http://iphone.itosoft.com/iotouch2/diff_pro_lite = What It Changes In general, there must be at least 2 people for checking I/O at the startup of a device; one for switch-on, another for monitoring. With ioTouch, you can do this by yourself, because you can monitor the device's change at the same time you are switching it, with iPhone/iPod touch in hand. Because full knowledge of PLC is not required to use ioTouch2, an assembler can adjust machines through ioTouch2. = Easy To Use A device's status appears as a lamp. You can manipulate it by pushing buttons. It's really easy to use. = How To Connect PLC devices ioTouch2 connects PLC devices(*2) by Wi-Fi, so that you can take it with you easily. If your PLC devices support Ethernet, you just need to build a Wi-Fi. Otherwise ioTouch2 can connect them through a Serial-Ethenet converter. "PLC Share" is no longer necessary. *2 ioTouch2 supports most of KEYENCE, MITSUBISHI, YOKOGAWA and OMRON devices. More details to see http://iphone.itosoft.com/iotouch2/spec . ===================================== --- C A U T I O N --- ioTouch2 can switch on/off devices. If you need to interlock devices controlled by PLC, you need to configure that on PLC. If there are some devices of which you are not sure about safety, please set the permission of them readonly and don't use that function. =====================================

About

miDrives

Quickly access alarm descriptions, troubleshooting guides, and user manuals for Mitsubishi drives. This professional tool aids in commissioning and service by providing essential information when and where you need it.

Highlights
  • Alarm descriptions
  • Troubleshooting guides
  • User manual links
  • Commissioning assistance
  • Service support
  • Unlock all drives
Features
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The 'miDrives - VFD help' app pro­vides quick ac­cess to alarm de­scrip­tions of Mitsubishi dri­ves. In a sec­ond you get a full alarm de­scrip­tion, trou­bleshoot­ing guide and even a link to the lat­est user man­u­al. App great­ly helps by com­mis­sion­ing and ser­vice giv­ing you the nec­es­sary in­for­ma­tion when you need it and where you need it. It is small but re­al­ly fea­ture full ap­pli­ca­tion. A pro­fes­sion­al tool for pro­fes­sion­als. Free ver­sion is ful­ly func­tion­ing but is lim­it­ed with only one ran­dom­ly cho­sen drive. If you like the app, you can un­lock all the dri­ves by means of in-app pur­chase. DIS­CLAIMER This app IS NOT af­fil­i­at­ed with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation or any of its af­fil­i­ates!

Screenshots

ioTouch2 Lite4 screens
miDrives4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: miDrives at every 2 months against ioTouch2 Lite's every 7 months. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. ioTouch2 Lite sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and miDrives sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ioTouch2 Lite against 5.0 for miDrives. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ioTouch2 Lite ships an update every 7 months, miDrives every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
ioTouch2 Lite versus miDrives: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterioTouch2 LitemiDrives
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperITO SOFT DESIGN Inc.Evgeny Makarenkov

Customer experience

ioTouch2 Lite

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

miDrives

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

ioTouch2 Lite

One-time4
  • MITSUBISHI$49.99
  • KEYENCE$49.99
  • YOKOGAWA$49.99
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  • OMRON$49.99
1 purchases

miDrives

One-time1
  • All Drives$1.99

Questions

Is ioTouch2 Lite free?
ioTouch2 Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is miDrives free?
miDrives is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ioTouch2 Lite or miDrives?
ioTouch2 Lite and miDrives are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do ioTouch2 Lite or miDrives have ads?
Neither ioTouch2 Lite nor miDrives shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ioTouch2 Lite or miDrives?
ioTouch2 Lite ships an update every 7 months, and miDrives every 2 months. Most recently, ioTouch2 Lite was updated on October 23, 2026 and miDrives on October 6, 2026.

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