LongRange vs Lucity 2.0
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LongRange
Enhance your IBM i 5250 applications with a modern user interface on your mobile devices. Integrate data from various sources like GPS and cameras without altering your existing RPG, COBOL, or CL programs.
- Enhanced IBM i 5250 UI
- Mobile data integration (GPS, camera)
- No changes to RPG/COBOL/CL programs
- Pickers, menus, enhanced navigation
- Image, sound, location capture
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LongRange allows IBM i (formerly AS/400) 5250 server based applications to present an enhanced user interface. Information presented on iPhones or iPads may be combined with information from other sources - such as files, documents, GPS, cameras, voice recorders, web pages, etc. Key features: - The classic IBM i 5250 user interface may be extended and enhanced by the addition of pickers, menus, enhanced navigation techniques, date pickers, image, sound and location capture, etc. - Companies can gain the benefits of application mobility without changing their current RPG, COBOL or CL program development approaches. This is the LongRange client component. You also need a LongRange server component installed on your IBM i server.
Lucity 2.0
Access work order data, asset inventory, inspection records, and GIS maps from your mobile device. Enables real-time information sharing between office and field crews, with offline capabilities for areas with no connection.
- Work order management
- Asset inventory access
- Inspection record viewing
- GIS map integration
- Real-time data sharing
- Offline mode
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Lucity Mobile gives your team access to Lucity work order data, asset inventory and inspection records, and GIS maps from an iPhone or iPad. Real-time information sharing keeps your office and field crews in sync. If a real time connection is not available, take the app offline!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: LongRange at 100% against Lucity 2.0's 0%. Lucity 2.0's advantage is rating (3.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lucity 2.0 holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of LongRange's written reviews are positive against 0% of Lucity 2.0's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
LongRange ships an update every 2 months, Lucity 2.0 every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | LongRange | Lucity 2.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 3.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LANSA Holdings Inc. | CentralSquare Technologies, LLC |
Customer experience
LongRange
Lucity 2.0
In-app purchases
LongRange
No in-app purchases
Lucity 2.0
No in-app purchases
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