Comparison

AUMA Assistant vs AMS Optics

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

Head to head
About

AUMA Assistant

Configure and diagnose industrial electric actuators remotely via smartphone or tablet. Upload data to the cloud for analysis and service, and access important actuator documents. Offers user-level authorizations for secure access.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth actuator configuration
  • Cloud data upload for analysis
  • Remote diagnostics
  • Download actuator documents
  • User authorization levels
  • Fault and warning status display
Features
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Industrial valves in process technology are automated with AUMA electric actuators. They form the interface between valve and the distributed control system of the. The AUMA Assistant App allows flexible and fast actuator setting and configuration using modern notebooks or smartphones. The saves both, time and money for commissioning and maintenance. The App offers comprehensive configuration and diagnostic options, easy and straightforward. Actuator connection is made via Bluetooth interface (if available at the actuator). The next objective is to enhance the communication interface for iOS also for TIGRON and AUMATIC Generation .2. This should be implemented during the few next months. The App offers a simple option to upload actuator data to the AUMA Cloud allowing efficient, competent and customer-friendly service. Comprehensive service and device data of your actuators can be read via Bluetooth and uploaded to the AUMA Cloud as snapshot files. There, the data is partially automatically analysed, sorted. and organised as required. For better protection against unauthorised access, AUMA user levels / authorizations are now governed by means of the proven AUMA User Management System. AUMA Assistant App (V5.0) for commissioning, operation and parametrisation for smartphones and tablets for PROFOX actuators (as of firmware version 01.02.03) • Connection via Bluetooth • Fast Bluetooth data transfer • Automatic update information via App Store (in case of available online connection) • Fast fault and warning status display (NAMUR or AUMA categories) • Fast display of major actuator information • Download of actuator documents: Technical data sheet, operation instructions, inspection certificate, wiring diagram • Indication and modification of configuration parameters • Online connection to AUMA Cloud with automated login to AUMA account with offline rights for 30 days (following registration with AUMA account, refer to appendices) • Reading and transmission of all time-stamped operational and device data (snapshot) of your actuators to the AUMA Cloud (with clear presentation of actuators and partially automated sorting, analysis in AUMA Cloud) • Reading and transfer of snapshots via e-mail directly to the AUMA Service (for remote diagnostics by an experienced service expert) • Scanning the data matrix codes of your name plates to record simple device information such as the serial numbers of your AUMA devices • Transfer of serial number lists to AUMA Cloud (with clear presentation of actuators and partially automated sorting) • Available in several languages The following functions are available, depending on the user level: • Remote actuator control for commissioning • Setting the end positions

About

AMS Optics

Monitor facility asset health remotely with real-time notifications, analysis tools, and communication features. Track CMMS requests, view historical data, and access documents for informed decision-making.

Highlights
  • Real-time asset health notifications
  • Diagnostic and prognostic analysis tools
  • Modern communication for decision making
  • CMMS request creation and tracking
  • Historical trending of health data
  • QR code asset identification
Features
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The AMS Optics mobile application allows you to remain up-to-date with the health of your facility – anywhere in the world – to deliver the right information to the right person at the right time. This functionality includes: • Notifications for asset events and alarms • Analysis tools for diagnosis and prognosis of asset health • Modern communication tools for quicker, more accurate decision making • Quick filtering based on location, asset classes, and responsibility • Support for hierarchy view of assets • Historical trending for health and parameter data • Create and track CMMS requests • KPIs: unhealthy assets, overdue calibrations, overdue routes, analytics deviations, etc. • Access to documents, videos, and photos • Export and share data as CSV file • QR code search to identify assets For more information on Emerson’s digital transformation solutions, go to https://www.emerson.com/AMSoptics

Screenshots

AUMA Assistant3 screens
AMS Optics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AMS Optics at 100% against AUMA Assistant's 25%. AMS Optics also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). AUMA Assistant's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

AMS Optics holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of AUMA Assistant's written reviews are positive against 100% of AMS Optics's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AUMA Assistant ships an update monthly, AMS Optics every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AUMA Assistant versus AMS Optics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAUMA AssistantAMS Optics
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (9 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better5
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size402 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAUMA Riester GmbH & Co. KGEmerson Process Management

Customer experience

AUMA Assistant

All ratings9 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

AMS Optics

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

AUMA Assistant

No in-app purchases

None

AMS Optics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AUMA Assistant free?
AUMA Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AMS Optics free?
AMS Optics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AUMA Assistant or AMS Optics?
AMS Optics is rated higher. AUMA Assistant averages 2.3 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while AMS Optics averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do AUMA Assistant or AMS Optics have ads?
Neither AUMA Assistant nor AMS Optics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AUMA Assistant or AMS Optics?
AUMA Assistant ships an update monthly, and AMS Optics every 4 months. Most recently, AUMA Assistant was updated on October 12, 2026 and AMS Optics on October 15, 2026.

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