DicksonOne vs SmartSense
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DicksonOne
Monitor environmental conditions 24/7 from any location using cloud-based technology. Receive real-time alerts and historical data, and record actions taken to resolve issues. Access your data from any device for comprehensive environmental oversight.
- 24/7 environmental monitoring
- Cloud-based data access
- Real-time alerts
- Historical data viewing
- Alert commenting and resolution logging
- Multi-device support
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24/7 Environmental Monitoring from anywhere, with DicksonOne. DicksonOne's cloud-based monitoring allows you to keep tabs on environmental data with constant monitoring and alerts on the go. Dickson environmental monitoring helps organizations with accurate and dependable data in critical environments. For nearly a century, Dickson has become a dependable partner for businesses worldwide. Now, DicksonOne gives you what you need to remotely view and monitor your environmental data from anywhere in the world, on any device or platform. Monitor: - View environmental data from your monitoring points and see current trends - Quickly identify any monitoring points or devices that need your attention, from a single refrigerator to thousands of locations around the world Alerts: - View real-time and historical alerts - Comment on alerts and record what, why, and how an alert occurred — along with how it was fixed
SmartSense
This enterprise-grade app monitors temperature, ensures food safety, and manages quality. It captures equipment and product temperatures and allows for the completion of quality checklists, working with specific Bluetooth sensors.
- Temperature monitoring
- Food safety management
- Quality management
- Equipment temperature capture
- Product temperature recording
- Quality checklist completion
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The SmartSense by Digi mobile application is an enterprise-grade temperature monitoring, food safety, and quality management platform. The App is primarily used to capture equipment temperatures, record product temperatures, and complete quality checklists. The App works seamlessly with SmartSense Bluetooth sensors and the SmartSense mobile application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DicksonOne at 5.0 against SmartSense's 2.6. DicksonOne also leads on review sentiment (20% vs 0%). SmartSense's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (27 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DicksonOne holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartSense has 27 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of DicksonOne's written reviews are positive against 0% of SmartSense's.
DicksonOne ships an update every 4 months, SmartSense every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DicksonOne | SmartSense |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 2.6 (27 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 27 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dickson / Unigage, Inc. | Digi Smartsense, LLC |
Customer experience
DicksonOne
SmartSense
In-app purchases
DicksonOne
No in-app purchases
SmartSense
No in-app purchases







