Comparison

iQagent vs EasyAccess 2.0

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

EasyAccess 2.0

Access and manage your industrial machines and HMIs remotely. Monitor, update, and troubleshoot connected controllers and projects from anywhere with secure, user-friendly connections. No complex router setup is needed.

Highlights
  • Remote HMI/PLC/controller monitoring
  • Secure connections
  • Minimal PC and no router setup
  • User-friendly interface
  • Ethernet Pass-through support
  • Multiple HMI access
Features
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EasyAccess 2.0 is a remote access tool for your machine or industrial HMI. Enable you to monitor or update connected controllers or projects of HMI's. Features • Monitor HMI's/PLC's/controllers. • Secure connections. • Little PC setup required; no router setup required. • User friendly administrator and client UI. • Supports pass-through and proxy server Traditionally, accessing a remote HMI is a convoluted job. Security concerns and tricky network parameters setup makes it difficult for many HMI users. And even with proper setup, access is still quite limited, allowing connection to only one HMI within the remote network. However, with EasyAccess 2.0, this is about to change. EasyAccess 2.0 is a new way to access an HMI from anywhere in the world. With EasyAccess 2.0, it becomes very easy to monitor and troubleshoot HMI’s/PLC’s that are at a remote location as long as Internet connection is available. As EasyAccess 2.0 already takes care of network settings and addresses security issues, the user can connect easily to the HMIs as if they were on the local network. Moreover, it is possible to have multiple available HMIs within a network. EasyAccess is also a remote supporting service. Consider the case in which a machine builder sells his machine with a Weintek HMI installed. One of his oversea customers is reporting a problem, which may or may not require inspection by an engineer. The machine builder can remotely connect to the HMI through EasyAccess 2.0 to investigate the problem. The customer needs no extra network configuration and just need to plug in Internet connection. In addition, the machine builder can also update the HMI project, monitor the PLC by Ethernet Pass-through, or even update the PLC program.

Screenshots

EasyAccess 2.04 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iQagent at 5.0 against EasyAccess 2.0's 4.3. EasyAccess 2.0's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iQagent holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iQagent ships an update every 2 months, EasyAccess 2.0 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iQagent versus EasyAccess 2.0: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriQagentEasyAccess 2.0
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings36 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiQuest, inc.Weintek Labs., Inc.

Customer experience

iQagent

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

EasyAccess 2.0

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

iQagent

No in-app purchases

None

EasyAccess 2.0

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iQagent free?
iQagent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EasyAccess 2.0 free?
EasyAccess 2.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iQagent or EasyAccess 2.0?
iQagent is rated higher. iQagent averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while EasyAccess 2.0 averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do iQagent or EasyAccess 2.0 have ads?
Neither iQagent nor EasyAccess 2.0 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iQagent or EasyAccess 2.0?
iQagent ships an update every 2 months, and EasyAccess 2.0 every 3 weeks. Most recently, iQagent was updated on September 17, 2026 and EasyAccess 2.0 on October 8, 2026.

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