Comparison

HORIBA GX vs DevicesTool

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

Head to head
About

HORIBA GX

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This product is an spesialised app for Modular Water Supply Quality Monitor that monitors water quality in real-time. Modular Water Supply Quality Monitor is an analyzer that measures turbidity, color, free-residual chlorine, conductivity, pH, water temperature, water pressure and flow rate. This application is a tool that is able to control the operations and check the status of the analyzer. Measure, maintenance, calibration, graph and alert menus can be selected from the main screen of this application. Measure - Check real-time data of turbidity, color, free-residual chlorine, conductivity, pH, water temperature, water pressure and flow rate - Check the status of the analyzer (alerts and sequence-running status) and the status of Bluetooth connection Maintenance - Check and change settings such as language, auto calibration and alert threshold values. - Check and change measurement settings such as range and unit for each parameter Calibration - Perform calibration operations such as zero-point adjustment and sample value adjustment. Graph - View graphs of measurement data for each parameter as the analyzer starts to operate. The displayable parameters are turbidity, color, free- residual chlorine, conductivity, pH, water temperature, water pressure and flow rate - Change display settings to hide or show the desired parameters Important notes - Please read the manual carefully before using Modular Water Quality Monitor, GX-100 - This application requires both the analyzer and Bluetooth® connection - It is recommended to turn OFF Wi-Fi® for stable Bluetooth connection as there may be interruption from phone calls, Wi-Fi connection, and influence from surrounding electronic devices. - Please turn OFF the slave mode setting of the iPhone device. In case of slave mode while using the application before this setting change, please restart the application. End User Software License Agreement https://www.horiba.com/int/water-liquid/software-agreement/

About

DevicesTool

Features
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Devices.Tool Have the following functions * Configure or query LB NB devices * Upgrade the LB NB device

Screenshots

HORIBA GX4 screens
DevicesTool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DevicesTool at every 3 months against HORIBA GX's every 7 months. HORIBA GX's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HORIBA GX ships an update every 7 months, DevicesTool every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
HORIBA GX versus DevicesTool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHORIBA GXDevicesTool
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB23 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHORIBA AdvancedTechno,Co.,Ltd.Shenzhen Dragino technology development co.LTD

In-app purchases

None

HORIBA GX

No in-app purchases

None

DevicesTool

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HORIBA GX free?
HORIBA GX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DevicesTool free?
DevicesTool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HORIBA GX or DevicesTool have ads?
Neither HORIBA GX nor DevicesTool shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HORIBA GX or DevicesTool?
HORIBA GX ships an update every 7 months, and DevicesTool every 3 months. Most recently, HORIBA GX was updated on September 10, 2026 and DevicesTool on September 7, 2026.

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