Belt Pro vs VMI Bolt Bins
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Belt Pro
Access a comprehensive catalog of conveyor belting products for distributors and OEMs. Quickly find the right belt for any application with detailed specifications at your fingertips.
- Complete belting catalog
- Product specification tool
- For distributors and OEMs
- On-the-go access to information
- Quality, Service, Reliability
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Belt Pro is the must-have app for all distributors, OEMs of conveyor belting. Belt Pro puts the power of Mulhern Belting's full catalogue at your fingertips. Have the best information to spec in the right belt for the right application in the palm of your hand! Mulhern Belting only sells through distribution and select OEMs. The Mulhern Belting brand represents Quality, Service, Reliability and On-Time Delivery.
VMI Bolt Bins
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Lightning Bolt’s award winning app, VMI - Bolt Bins, was developed to offer our customers a simple approach to managing inventory of fasteners, pipe fittings, and other MRO items. Now you can simply scan the barcode of the items you need to reorder with your phone, and we will do the rest. It’s that easy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: VMI Bolt Bins at every 2 weeks against Belt Pro's every 2 months. VMI Bolt Bins also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Belt Pro ships an update every 2 months, VMI Bolt Bins every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Belt Pro | VMI Bolt Bins |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mulhern Belting | Lightning Bolt and Supply Inc |
In-app purchases
Belt Pro
No in-app purchases
VMI Bolt Bins
No in-app purchases
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