Comparison

VEGA Tools vs BlastShield Authenticator

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

BlastShield Authenticator

This app provides highly secure access to a private network, making IIoT assets and infrastructure invisible to threats. It offers a convenient authentication experience similar to mobile payment systems.

Highlights
  • Software-defined private network protection
  • IIoT asset and infrastructure security
  • Invisible to malicious actors
  • Highly secure network access
  • Convenient authentication experience
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BlastShield™ is a revolutionary software-defined private network solution from BlastWave that protects IIoT assets, infrastructure and applications by rendering them invisible to malicious actors. The BlastShield™ Authenticator enables highly secure access into a BlastShield™ network via a convenient “Apple Pay” experience.

Screenshots

VEGA Tools4 screens
BlastShield Authenticator3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BlastShield Authenticator at 5.0 against VEGA Tools's 4.6. VEGA Tools's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (21 vs 1). 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

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

BlastShield Authenticator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VEGA Tools has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VEGA Tools ships an update monthly, BlastShield Authenticator every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
VEGA Tools versus BlastShield Authenticator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVEGA ToolsBlastShield Authenticator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (21 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size213 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVEGA Grieshaber KGBlastwave, Inc.

Customer experience

VEGA Tools

All ratings21 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

BlastShield Authenticator

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

VEGA Tools

No in-app purchases

None

BlastShield Authenticator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VEGA Tools free?
VEGA Tools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BlastShield Authenticator free?
BlastShield Authenticator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VEGA Tools or BlastShield Authenticator?
BlastShield Authenticator is rated higher. VEGA Tools averages 4.6 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while BlastShield Authenticator averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do VEGA Tools or BlastShield Authenticator have ads?
Neither VEGA Tools nor BlastShield Authenticator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VEGA Tools or BlastShield Authenticator?
VEGA Tools ships an update monthly, and BlastShield Authenticator every 5 months. Most recently, VEGA Tools was updated on September 25, 2026 and BlastShield Authenticator on October 4, 2026.

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