SettleAssist vs F5 Access
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SettleAssist
This application streamlines the inspection of residential exteriors for hail or wind damage. It provides support for both SettleAssist and ScopeAssist products, simplifying the damage assessment process.
- Exterior home inspection
- Hail damage assessment
- Wind damage assessment
- Supports SettleAssist
- Supports ScopeAssist
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The Accurence app simplifies inspecting the exterior of homes and residential buildings for hail or wind damage. The app supports both SettleAssist and ScopeAssist products.
F5 Access
This application provides secure and accelerated mobile access to enterprise networks and applications. It utilizes advanced VPN technologies to ensure data protection and seamless connectivity for users on the go.
- Secure mobile access with BIG-IP APM
- Automatic network roaming
- Full Layer 3 network access
- iOS per-app VPN support
- Multi-factor authentication
- Biometric and device authentication
- Managed configuration mode
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F5 Access leverages the latest VPN technologies from iOS. Before using this application please refer to the F5 DevCentral article “F5 Access – FAQ” before deploying F5 Access with your MDM vendor. The new F5 Access iOS application from F5 Networks secures and accelerates mobile device access to enterprise networks and applications using VPN and optimization technologies. Secure VPN access is provided as part of an enterprise deployment of F5 BIG-IP® Access Policy Manager™ (APM). F5 Access for iOS™, version 3.2.0, features: - Secure mobile access when used with BIG-IP® Access Policy Manager. - Automatic roaming between networks, enabling users to stay securely connected while on the go. - Full Layer 3 network access to all appropriate enterprise applications and files. - Support for iOS per-app VPN. - Web logon protocol support. - Multi-factor authentication. - Custom URL scheme support for creating F5 Access Client configurations. - Custom URL scheme support for starting and stopping F5 Access Client. - Administrator enforced device lock settings. - Jailbroken device detection. - Biometric and Device Authentication for re-use of cached credentials. - Managed configuration mode for disabling of user edits to connection configurations after user’s IT admin has setup the initial configurations. - OIDC authentication with ASWeb Authentication session Requirements: Contact your IT Administrator End User License Agreement: https://cdn.f5.com/product/apm/apps/eula.html By downloading and using the application, you agree to its terms. BEFORE CONTACTING F5 SUPPORT, PLEASE REFERENCE: https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K2633
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SettleAssist at 3.8 against F5 Access's 1.6. SettleAssist also leads on review sentiment (37% vs 11%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). 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.
SettleAssist holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SettleAssist has 276 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of SettleAssist's written reviews are positive against 11% of F5 Access's.
SettleAssist ships an update every 6 weeks, F5 Access every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | SettleAssist | F5 Access |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (276 ratings) — better | 1.6 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.6% of reviews — better | 10.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 276 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Accurence | F5 Networks, Inc. |
Customer experience
SettleAssist
F5 Access
Bugs and requests
SettleAssist
Reported bugs
18 issues- Forgets login repeatedly
- Errors during setup and use
- No resend function for failed claims
- Delays in photo processing
- App adds pain line items for everything
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- Jams Xactimate
- Rearranges photos in report
- Freezes, locks up
- Photos get stuck inside the app
- Voice dictation not working correctly (iOS 13)
- App does not work when network is unavailable
- Glitchy performance
- Estimates are of poor quality
- Ridiculously slow and inaccurate
- Very glitchy
- Creates horribly inaccurate estimates
- Won't open claims or locks up
- Photo quality is an F
Requested features
11 requests- FaceID/Biometric login
- "Apply to all elevations" option for guttering
- Improve password management (allow reuse, no forced resets)
- Offline functionality
- Improve photo quality
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- Add more material variations
- Improve estimate tree appearance upon upload
- Add all options for roof coverings
- Improve voice dictation for photo labeling
- Advanced login features
- Update to better suit user needs
F5 Access
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SettleAssist
No in-app purchases
F5 Access
No in-app purchases
