Comparison

EMS.Waste vs Smart 5S

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

Head to head
About

EMS.Waste

This hazardous waste tracking tool transforms your iPad into a mobile solution for managing consolidation, lab packs, and bulk waste. Easily track items in and out of accumulation areas, tanks, and shipping containers, with options for barcode scanning. Data syncs wirelessly with a web module for seamless management.

Highlights
  • Hazardous waste tracking
  • Consolidation and lab pack management
  • Bulk waste tracking
  • Barcode scanning
  • Wireless data synchronization
  • Mobile manifest preparation
Features
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With the EMS.Waste app, your iPad becomes a mobile hazardous waste tracking tool. Use EMS.Waste to track your consolidation and lab pack items into shipping containers, in and out of accumulation areas and on to manifests. Bulk waste material can be tracked in and out of tanks and accumulation areas and into shipping containers for manifesting. Tracking waste is easily performed with a few touches of the screen. Waste can also be tracked with barcode scanning technology. Scan your waste container barcodes with the iPad camera or with a barcode scanning device. EMS.Waste works with various wireless barcode scanning peripherals. Waste tracking data will be synced wirelessly between the EMS.waste mobile app and the EMS Waste web module.

About

Smart 5S

This app helps organizations implement and maintain the 5S Lean Manufacturing methodology. It allows for creating checklists, auditing compliance with standards, and managing team improvement activities efficiently. Centralize real-time information, reduce paper documentation, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

Highlights
  • Create checklists by area
  • Audit compliance with standards
  • Manage team improvement activities
  • Centralized real-time information
  • Reduce document management
  • Facilitate action plan management
  • Share indicators and action plans
Features
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If you want to download a trial version of Smart 5S, visit our website https://smartleansolutions.com/request-demo or send us an email to info@smartleansolutions.com and we will contact you as soon as possible. Create checklists by areas, check compliance with standards and manage team improvement activities with agility and efficiency. Available in Spanish version. Why does my company need the 5S? 5S is a Lean Manufacturing methodology that helps organizations establish a permanent discipline of order and cleanliness in the workplace with the active participation of all staff. The standardization of the processes, which uses visual control elements, guarantees that the improvements are maintained over time. The periodic 5S audit is an instrument used to check that standards are being met, quickly identify anomalies and collectively propose corrective actions. A tool to advance in continuous improvement. Advantages of using the SMART 5S app The most agile, effective and efficient audit process. - All in one: centralized and real-time information on the status of the 5S in the areas of the company. - Reduce the document management of audits to focus efforts on what is important: reinforcing your 5S and innovation activities. - Sustainability and commitment: opt for a tool that contributes to the transition to a paperless work environment - You can more easily access, extract and share information about indicators and action plans - Get up-to-date and accurate data that allow you to react more quickly to anomalous situations - Evaluate the impact of your company's 5S program from the analysis of the evolution of the indicators - Facilitates the work of the team members and favors their involvement in sustaining the 5S dynamics - Facilitates and centralizes the management of 5S improvement actions with the option to share indicators and action plan

Screenshots

EMS.Waste4 screens
Smart 5S4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Smart 5S at every 3 weeks against EMS.Waste's every 2 months. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for EMS.Waste against 5.0 for Smart 5S. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EMS.Waste ships an update every 2 months, Smart 5S every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
EMS.Waste versus Smart 5S: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEMS.WasteSmart 5S
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSFS Chemical Safety Inc.Industrial Augmented Reality S.L.

Customer experience

EMS.Waste

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Smart 5S

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

In-app purchases

None

EMS.Waste

No in-app purchases

None

Smart 5S

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EMS.Waste free?
EMS.Waste is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart 5S free?
Smart 5S is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EMS.Waste or Smart 5S?
EMS.Waste and Smart 5S are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do EMS.Waste or Smart 5S have ads?
Neither EMS.Waste nor Smart 5S shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EMS.Waste or Smart 5S?
EMS.Waste ships an update every 2 months, and Smart 5S every 3 weeks. Most recently, EMS.Waste was updated on November 1, 2026 and Smart 5S on November 3, 2026.

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