Comparison

Zoho Creator vs PortaGas

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

Head to head
About

Zoho Creator

Access and interact with custom applications built on a low-code platform. This app offers intuitive gesture controls, offline report access, and data management capabilities. It empowers businesses to build and deploy a wide range of solutions with minimal coding.

Highlights
  • Low-code/no-code app building
  • Intuitive visual builders
  • Offline report access
  • Data management and import/export
  • AI-assisted data fields
  • Rapid application development
  • Integrations with 600+ apps
Features
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This mobile app lets you access and interact with the applications that you have built on Zoho Creator or with Creator apps that have been shared with you. Equipped with a huge range of custom touch-controlled gestures and actions, engaging with your Zoho Creator apps has never been more intuitive or more personalized! Just not that, you can access your important reports even while you are offline and export them in any format you need. About Zoho Creator Zoho Creator is a renowned low-code/no-code app builder that abstracts 90% of the complexities in the app development lifecycle, enabling users to create the apps with less effort and time. It combines the robust power of Business Intelligence (BI), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automation to help businesses build solutions and innovate more easily than ever. So far, over 13,000 businesses have built 6 million apps on Creator to cater to more than 7 million end users. Key Features: Equipped with intuitive, visual builders and ready-made code blocks, Creator lets you build an application for almost any situation—be it a task manager, a CRM, or an ERP without prior coding knowledge. Its proprietary, easy-to-grasp programming language, DELUGE, allows for advanced workflows and limitless customization. Other exciting features include: • Data management (one-click data imports from popular databases, export data in multiple format, AI-assisted data fields, quick data operations, pre-built data charts, access reports offline, and more) • App planning and design (schema builder, custom layouts, reusable Java, nodeJS code snippets, and more) • Rapid application development ( low-code development, oversee your app through various phases―development, staging, and production, AI/ML-led assistant, native mobile app development) • App deployment (managed cloud, on-premise, sandboxing, single click deployment to production environment, and more) • Administration (user authentication and domain-based restriction, access logs, audit trails, enterprise governance capabilities and more) • Experience first (self-service stakeholder portals, PWA, native feature support like geo-tagging, signature capture, bar code and QR code scanner, custom branding and design options, and more) • Collaboration (approval centers, notifications, schedulers, real-time collaborative development, smooth handovers with application testing teams, and more) • Integrations (out-of-the-box integrations with 600+ apps and services , low-code enabled custom API creation, and more) • Security (geographically-distributed, fully-encrypted, fully-owned data centers, real-time cloud-based backups, low maintenance, 99.9% uptime, and more) Promo video: https://youtu.be/zuh8hzIczZ4

About

PortaGas

Access calibration gas certificates and safety data sheets instantly. Manage cylinder information, track expiration dates, and set reminders to maintain process quality. Streamline cylinder reordering and learn about sustainable programs.

Highlights
  • Real-time COA and SDS access
  • Cylinder information scanning and storage
  • Expiration date alerts
  • Cylinder reorder list creation
  • Sustainability program information
Features
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The Portagas App is an easy access tool allowing real-time immediate access to calibration gas certificate of analysis, and safety data sheets. Simplify cylinder management and cylinder tracking in your facility by using your electronic device as a mobile database of cylinder information. Learn more about the Strip & Ship program and our commitment to sustainability • Quickly retrieve and email eCOAs and SDSs. • Scan and store cylinder information, blend expiration dates and blend specifications in your phone. • Set alerts to monitor and anticipate the expiration of your gas blend to ensure process quality. • Create, store and email your cylinder reorder list. • Save money with no return or disposal fees by using the Strip & Ship program

Screenshots

Zoho Creator4 screens
PortaGas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Zoho Creator at 4.2 against PortaGas's 3.3. Zoho Creator also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 22 months) and ratings volume (466 vs 4). PortaGas's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, review sentiment, 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

Zoho Creator holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zoho Creator has 466 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Zoho Creator's written reviews are positive against 33% of PortaGas's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zoho Creator ships an update every 11 days, PortaGas every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Zoho Creator versus PortaGas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZoho CreatorPortaGas
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (466 ratings) — better3.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews35.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings466 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 22 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size209 MB110 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZoho CorporationLinde GmbH

Customer experience

Zoho Creator

All ratings466 ratings
Positive79.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative15.9%
Written reviews120 reviews
Positive35.0%
Neutral9.2%
Negative55.8%

PortaGas

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Zoho Creator

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Login issues and freezes
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
  • Corrupted or lost user data
  • Barcode scanning problems
  • Unreliable push notifications

Requested features

5 requests
  • Offline mode support
  • Ability to edit apps on mobile
  • Improved notification system
  • More advanced analytics and reporting
  • Faster deployment of new features

PortaGas

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Zoho Creator

No in-app purchases

None

PortaGas

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zoho Creator free?
Zoho Creator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PortaGas free?
PortaGas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Zoho Creator or PortaGas?
Zoho Creator is rated higher. Zoho Creator averages 4.2 out of 5 from 466 ratings, while PortaGas averages 3.3 from 4 ratings.
Do Zoho Creator or PortaGas have ads?
Neither Zoho Creator nor PortaGas shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zoho Creator or PortaGas?
Zoho Creator ships an update every 11 days, and PortaGas every 22 months. Most recently, Zoho Creator was updated on October 17, 2026 and PortaGas on October 15, 2026.

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