VEGA Tools vs AMS Optics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VEGA Tools
Configure and monitor industrial sensors wirelessly via Bluetooth using your smartphone or tablet. Access detailed instrument information, documentation, and diagnostic functions for efficient setup and operation.
- Wireless sensor adjustment via Bluetooth
- Intuitive configuration interface
- Real-time measurement visualization
- Sensor status diagnostics
- Instrument information retrieval via serial number
- Access to product documentation
- Optimal sensor alignment using tilt sensor
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This app enables wireless adjustment of sensors that have the display/adjustment module PLICSCOM with Bluetooth. Your smartphone or tablet gives you convenient access to the adjustment functions of the sensor. The intuitive user interface of the app makes it very easy to configure the sensor and put it into operation. The optimized display and diagnostic function allows you to e.g. visualize the measured value or sensor status quickly and easily. By entering the serial number, all relevant information about your VEGA instrument can be retrieved. Optionally, you can get this information on your smartphone by scanning the data matrix code or barcode on the type label. General device information (instrument name, article number, delivery date, etc.), an overview of product features and the device-specific documentation (operating instructions, test certificates and safety notes) are thus available anytime, anywhere. By making use of the tilt sensor integrated in the smartphone, the app also allows the user to optimally align the radar sensor with the tank discharge opening in bulk solids applications.
AMS Optics
Monitor facility asset health remotely with real-time notifications, analysis tools, and communication features. Track CMMS requests, view historical data, and access documents for informed decision-making.
- Real-time asset health notifications
- Diagnostic and prognostic analysis tools
- Modern communication for decision making
- CMMS request creation and tracking
- Historical trending of health data
- QR code asset identification
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The AMS Optics mobile application allows you to remain up-to-date with the health of your facility – anywhere in the world – to deliver the right information to the right person at the right time. This functionality includes: • Notifications for asset events and alarms • Analysis tools for diagnosis and prognosis of asset health • Modern communication tools for quicker, more accurate decision making • Quick filtering based on location, asset classes, and responsibility • Support for hierarchy view of assets • Historical trending for health and parameter data • Create and track CMMS requests • KPIs: unhealthy assets, overdue calibrations, overdue routes, analytics deviations, etc. • Access to documents, videos, and photos • Export and share data as CSV file • QR code search to identify assets For more information on Emerson’s digital transformation solutions, go to https://www.emerson.com/AMSoptics
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AMS Optics at 5.0 against VEGA Tools's 4.6. AMS Optics also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%). VEGA Tools's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (21 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
AMS Optics holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of VEGA Tools's written reviews are positive against 100% of AMS Optics's.
VEGA Tools ships an update monthly, AMS Optics every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VEGA Tools | AMS Optics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (21 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 213 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VEGA Grieshaber KG | Emerson Process Management |
Customer experience
VEGA Tools
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In-app purchases
VEGA Tools
No in-app purchases
AMS Optics
No in-app purchases
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