Comparison

Trane BAS Operator vs ARI GMS Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Trane BAS Operator

Monitor and control your building's HVAC system remotely. View system status, manage alarms, and make adjustments to temperature and equipment settings to ensure optimal comfort and efficiency.

Highlights
  • View system status and graphics
  • Manage active and historic alarms
  • Acknowledge and comment on alarms
  • Adjust setpoints and override equipment
  • Remember connection information
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Check your building’s HVAC system to see the status, make adjustments, respond to hot/cold calls quickly and get more done in your day. The Tracer BAS Operator works with the Trane building automation system controller: Tracer SC version 3.6 and higher. The BAS Operator is fully integrated with Tracer SC – just log in to view your building! The Trane BAS Operator Features: Manage Alarms • See the active and historic alarms in your system, their severity and what generated the alarms. • Acknowledge new alarms and add comments for others to see • Keep the alarm log tidy with the delete alarm functionality View Status • See what’s happening in spaces, with equipment and entire systems. • Built-in graphics for easy to read status, at a glance, including animations. Take Action • Respond to hot/cold calls by adjusting setpoints, overriding equipment and occupancy. A feature of BAS Operator is it remembers the connection information for your connected devices. This is very helpful! However, when Updating to a new version, do not Un-install (or delete) the old version. Doing so will erase the device connection data.

About

ARI GMS Mobile

This mobile tool extends a comprehensive garage management system, allowing users to efficiently search for work orders and manage parts inventory. It supports technicians in tracking vehicle maintenance schedules and repairs.

Highlights
  • Work order search
  • Work order parts management
  • Technician management
  • Vehicle preventive maintenance tracking
  • Parts inventory consolidation
  • Barcode scanning support
Features
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ARI GMS Mobile is a mobile extension to the ARI Garage Management System™ (GMS). GMS helps organizations manage technicians, vehicle preventive maintenance (PM) schedules and unscheduled repairs and parts inventories while simultaneously consolidating all vendor-in/vendor-out data. ARI GMS Mobile adds a light weight mobile interface to GMS that allows users to efficiently search for work orders and manage work order parts. The barcode features in ARI GMS Mobile have been designed and tested to work with the Linea Pro 5, provided by Infinite Peripherals®.

Screenshots

Trane BAS Operator4 screens
ARI GMS Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ARI GMS Mobile at 3.0 against Trane BAS Operator's 2.4. ARI GMS Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (8.1 vs 12.0). Trane BAS Operator's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 36 months) and ratings volume (45 vs 2). 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

ARI GMS Mobile holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trane BAS Operator has 45 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trane BAS Operator ships an update every 3 months, ARI GMS Mobile every 36 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Trane BAS Operator versus ARI GMS Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrane BAS OperatorARI GMS Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (45 ratings)3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings45 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 36 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.08.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTRANE U.S. INCARI - Automotive Resources International

Customer experience

Trane BAS Operator

All ratings40 ratings
Positive32.5%
Neutral17.5%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive35.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative45.0%

ARI GMS Mobile

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Trane BAS Operator

No in-app purchases

None

ARI GMS Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trane BAS Operator free?
Trane BAS Operator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ARI GMS Mobile free?
ARI GMS Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Trane BAS Operator or ARI GMS Mobile?
ARI GMS Mobile is rated higher. Trane BAS Operator averages 2.4 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while ARI GMS Mobile averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Trane BAS Operator or ARI GMS Mobile have ads?
Neither Trane BAS Operator nor ARI GMS Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trane BAS Operator or ARI GMS Mobile?
Trane BAS Operator ships an update every 3 months, and ARI GMS Mobile every 36 months. Most recently, Trane BAS Operator was updated on October 14, 2026 and ARI GMS Mobile on October 2, 2026.

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