Comparison

iQagent vs GMA WebRemote

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

Head to head
About

iQagent

This augmented reality app uses QR codes to display live process data, schematics, and resources for industrial equipment. It allows users to access production numbers, maintenance procedures, and troubleshooting information directly from their devices.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality equipment recognition
  • Live process data display
  • Schematics and resource access
  • QR code scanning for POIs
  • Preventative maintenance procedures
  • Trouble reporting
  • Data recording and snapshot features
Features
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iQagent is an award winning 'Practical' Augmented Reality app that recognizes equipment on your plant floor using QR Codes (Points Of Interest) and displays relevant live process data, schematics and other resources about it on your iPad or iPhone. For instance, you could scan a QR code an assembly line with your iPhone or iPad, and show the number of units produced, production rate, and number of rejects, all live data from your HMI, SCADA, PLC (via OPCDA or OPCUA) or Database via ODBC. You can also view preventative maintenance procedures and trouble reports from your local systems, or call up production schedules from a database, or email or call a vendor or supervisor. iQagent is also a holistic data display and recorder for industrial and process environments. It will allow you to make your plant floor a data rich environment where you can access live process data, documentation, and resource links on specific machines, equipment, and processes on the plant floor. Recent Awards: - Sikorsky Innovation Award, Honorable Mention, 2015 - Tabby/Business - Best Business Intelligence, and Resource App, 2014 - Control Engineering Apps For Engineers (Finalist) 2013 - Plant Engineering's Product Of The Year, Gold Award, 2012 How It Works: Using the iQagent configuration utility, create and configure Point Of Interest (POIs) for equipment, machines, work cells and processes around your plant. The POI Data View shows live process data you configure by browsing your existing SCADA, HMI, PLC or DCS via OPCDA or ODBC. You can also configure charts to show the data such as trends, bar graphs or pie charts. The POI Info View allows you to associate any document, URL, email address or other resource to allow for quick access. Next, print each POI's QR code and place them near the actual equipment or process in the plant or environment. On the Plant floor, use the iQagent iPad App to scan the QR Codes to show the data views for POI. You can also quickly view any POI by simply browsing to them. There is even a favorites list for quick access. Having problems with your process, or unscheduled downtime? iQagent can help resolve these costly problems quickly! Use our patented record or snapshot features to record the problem, which includes everything on the display: live Data Views, Info Views, video and your annotations directly on the screen. The audio feed will capture the process sounds and operator feedback on the issue. The resulting mp4 video is a holistic representation of your process which can be emailed or sent to offsite support personnel who can quickly identify and isolate the problem without waiting for them to come to the site! iQagent works with Apple TV, so the display can be streamed to your conference room's HDTV, allowing management to review process issues real time without having to disturb production. iQagent comes with a full featured internal mode to allow scanning of QR Codes and simulated data and info views. Visit us online for sample QR Codes that work with the demo mode for testing. Features: Display live process data and info views anywhere you have a connection (wireless or 4G). Instant access to relevant data for any configured POI: Live data (PLC, SCADA or ODBC), charts, documents, URLs, email addresses, work order requests, or intranet data sites. Record holistic videos, including Live video from process, data and document overlays; audio from user and on screen notes. Send these recordings to remote technical staff for quick problem analysis.

About

GMA WebRemote

This tool enhances the grandMA2 console's web remote functionality by automatically discovering devices on your network. It also prevents your mobile device from sleeping, ensuring uninterrupted connections and offering features like auto-login and IP-based colorization.

Highlights
  • Device discovery on network
  • Always-On mode to prevent sleep
  • Auto-connect to last IP
  • Auto-login with predefined credentials
  • Colorize devices by IP address
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This tool provides a smarter way of using grandMA2 console's integrated web remote. The main advantage is the discovery of grandMA2 devices connected to the network - so you do not have to remember IP addresses. It also keeps the the mobile device awake so the connection does not get inerrupted by activating sleep/standby mode after some time. FEATURES: - Device discovery: See all active MANet2 devices (for instant connection) - Always-On mode: Prevents your device from going to sleep mode while the app is opened - AutoConnect on launch: Automatically connect to last IP on launch (*) - AutoLogin on connect: Automatically log in with your predefined username/password (*) - Colorize by IP: Colorize devices by last byte of IP address (*) FREE VERSION: The free version can always be used with a basic feature set. FULL VERSION (*): The full version unlocks settings and some extra features. And most important: Supports the development :-) IMPORTANT INFORMATIONS: A fast WiFi connection without multicast filtering is required for discovery! This app "wire-tap's" the grandMA2 network session, so there is always a small risk of losing discovery functionality with new software versions. This is NOT an official app from MA Lighting Technology or MA Lighting International.

Screenshots

GMA WebRemote3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iQagent at none against GMA WebRemote's 1. GMA WebRemote's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. GMA WebRemote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. iQagent asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for iQagent against 5.0 for GMA WebRemote. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 8 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iQagent versus GMA WebRemote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriQagentGMA WebRemote
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings38 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiQuest, inc.Matthias Schoeffmann

Customer experience

iQagent

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

GMA WebRemote

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

iQagent

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

GMA WebRemote

One-time1
  • Full Version$8.99

Questions

Is iQagent free?
iQagent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GMA WebRemote free?
GMA WebRemote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iQagent or GMA WebRemote?
iQagent and GMA WebRemote are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 8 ratings respectively.
Do iQagent or GMA WebRemote have ads?
Neither iQagent nor GMA WebRemote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iQagent or GMA WebRemote?
iQagent ships an update every 2 months, and GMA WebRemote every 2 months. Most recently, iQagent was updated on September 17, 2026 and GMA WebRemote on October 12, 2026.

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