Comparison

IBM MaaS360 Browser vs IBM Inspection Workbench

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

Head to head
About

IBM MaaS360 Browser

Securely access web content on iOS devices. IT administrators can manage intranet access, restrict features, and monitor blocked content attempts. Requires a MaaS360 account for use.

Highlights
  • Secure web content access
  • Manage intranet resources
  • Control website access
  • Restrict browser features
  • Monitor blocked content
Features
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IBM MaaS360 Browser provides a simple and secure way for users to access to web content from iOS devices. With this app, IT administrators can: - Provide seamless access to internal intranet resources - Allow access to specific websites or categories of websites - Restrict certain browser features to protect corporate data - Be alerted when a device attempts to access blocked content Notes: This application requires an account with MaaS360. Please contact your help desk for support.

About

IBM Inspection Workbench

This app facilitates the labeling of images for training computer vision models on iOS devices. It allows for the creation and management of inspection procedures, deploying trained models to other applications, and initiating inspections via various methods.

Highlights
  • End-to-end iOS/iPadOS native experience
  • Image labeling for AI training
  • Create, edit, and publish inspections
  • Sequential inspection procedures
  • Deploy trained models to remote devices
  • Initiate inspections via barcode or OCR
Features
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IBM Services Software Inspection Workbench is a native iOS or iPadOS mobile app that works with IBM Maximo Visual Inspection to enable the labeling of images used to train Core ML computer vision models using an iPhone or iPad with Apple Pencil on compatible devices. Once models are trained on the server, IBM Inspection Workbench can deploy those models in real time to the IBM Services Software Inspector Portable app and the IBM Maximo Visual Inspection Mobile app and create or update relevant inspections, all from one native iOS or iPadOS experience. IBM Inspection Workbench introduces the concept of inspection procedures that enable multiple inspections to be conducted as a progression of steps. Procedures can be created, edited, and published from IBM Inspection Workbench. Published procedures can run on the IBM Inspector Portable app. IBM Inspection Workbench provides the following features: · Provides an end-to-end iOS or iPadOS native experience for labeling images and commencing of AI training jobs · Creates, edits and publishes inspections to remote devices running the IBM Inspector Portable app and the IBM Maximo Visual Inspection Mobile app · Creates, edits and publishes multiple inspections in a sequential order as part of a procedure that can run on the IBM Inspector Portable app · Discovers which models have been deployed on remote devices running the IBM Inspector Portable app and IBM Maximo Visual Inspection Mobile app · Commences a procedure manually by entering a unique reference, scanning a barcode, or using optical character recognition (OCR); or have external systems automatically initiate a procedure by using the MQ Telemetry Transport (MQTT) edition of Inspector Portable · Leverages advanced features of iOS or iPadOS including Core ML, iBeacon and Apple Pencil on compatible devices

Screenshots

IBM MaaS360 Browser4 screens
IBM Inspection Workbench4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: IBM Inspection Workbench at 5.0 against IBM MaaS360 Browser's 2.4. IBM MaaS360 Browser's advantage is ratings volume (47 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

IBM Inspection Workbench holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IBM MaaS360 Browser has 47 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IBM MaaS360 Browser ships an update every 3 months, IBM Inspection Workbench every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
IBM MaaS360 Browser versus IBM Inspection Workbench: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIBM MaaS360 BrowserIBM Inspection Workbench
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (47 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews6.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings47 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB121 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInternational Business Machines Corp.IBM

Customer experience

IBM MaaS360 Browser

All ratings47 ratings
Positive34.0%
Neutral6.4%
Negative59.6%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive6.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative86.7%

IBM Inspection Workbench

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

In-app purchases

None

IBM MaaS360 Browser

No in-app purchases

None

IBM Inspection Workbench

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IBM MaaS360 Browser free?
IBM MaaS360 Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IBM Inspection Workbench free?
IBM Inspection Workbench is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, IBM MaaS360 Browser or IBM Inspection Workbench?
IBM Inspection Workbench is rated higher. IBM MaaS360 Browser averages 2.4 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while IBM Inspection Workbench averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do IBM MaaS360 Browser or IBM Inspection Workbench have ads?
Neither IBM MaaS360 Browser nor IBM Inspection Workbench shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IBM MaaS360 Browser or IBM Inspection Workbench?
IBM MaaS360 Browser ships an update every 3 months, and IBM Inspection Workbench every 6 weeks. Most recently, IBM MaaS360 Browser was updated on November 3, 2026 and IBM Inspection Workbench on November 5, 2026.

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