Comparison

VersaTech Recloser Programmer vs Safeguard Navigator Mobile

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

Head to head
About

VersaTech Recloser Programmer

This utility app enables communication with specific recloser devices via WiFi. It allows users to read and program settings, download logs, and monitor real-time data, offering full functionality on iPad and restricted features on iPhone.

Highlights
  • Read and program recloser settings
  • Monitor real-time current data
  • Download event and data logs
  • Generate and share PDF reports
  • Flash beacon to identify reclosers
  • View oscillograms for overcurrent events
Features
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The Hubbell Power Systems 'VersaTech® Recloser Programmer' for iPad and iPhone apps allow communication with Versa-Tech® I (VT-I), Versa-Tech® LT (VTLT), Versa-Tech® II (VT-II) or Versa-Tech® XC (VT-XC) Reclosers equipped with WiFi modules. With the iPad version, users can read and program settings, download Event and Data Logs and perform other functions, as they would when using a laptop computer and a remote radio. The iPhone version has restricted capabilities such as viewing, generating reports, and limited command functions. Specifically, using the iPad 'VersaTech Recloser Programmer' customers can: - Flash Beacon functionality to identity recloser in the field. - Read and Program Versa-Tech Recloser settings. - Monitor Real-Time Current Data on the Versa-Tech Recloser. - View Data Log and View Demand Graph. - Download Versa-Tech Event Log. - View, Download and Edit Versa-Tech Scratchpad. - Download and Save PDF format reports on the iPad that could be shared via email. - Change the Wi-Fi SSID and password from the app. - For the Versa-Tech II and XC, customers can also · View Device and Audit Logs · View Oscillogram for overcurrent events · Export Demand log, Event log, Device log and Oscillogram data/graph as a report and view them instantly or offline · Set the Recloser in Hot Line Tag/Non-Reclose from the app · Trip, Close or Lockout the Recloser from the app · Create multiple users and permission levels

About

Safeguard Navigator Mobile

This companion app connects to a specific device to submit emergency events like falls or arc flashes to your response team. It also allows users to remotely adjust device settings such as voltage and current sensitivity.

Highlights
  • Submit emergency events
  • SOS alerts
  • Adjust voltage sensitivity
  • Adjust current sensitivity
  • Emergency response team notifications
Features
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Our app is to be used with a Compass device. This app, upon connecting to your Compass, will submit emergency events such as dangerous falls, arc flashes, or any event that requires the user to send an SOS. These events will be submitted to anyone in your emergency response team!It additionally allows users to interact with their Compass, adjusting voltage sensitivity, current sensitivity, among other settings!

Screenshots

VersaTech Recloser Programmer4 screens
Safeguard Navigator Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Safeguard Navigator Mobile at every 3 weeks against VersaTech Recloser Programmer's every 10 months. Safeguard Navigator Mobile also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 2). VersaTech Recloser Programmer's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). 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

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

VersaTech Recloser Programmer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VersaTech Recloser Programmer ships an update every 10 months, Safeguard Navigator Mobile every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
VersaTech Recloser Programmer versus Safeguard Navigator Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVersaTech Recloser ProgrammerSafeguard Navigator Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.6 (8 ratings)
Number of ratings28 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHubbell Power Systems, Inc.Safeguard Equipment

Customer experience

VersaTech Recloser Programmer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Safeguard Navigator Mobile

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

VersaTech Recloser Programmer

No in-app purchases

None

Safeguard Navigator Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VersaTech Recloser Programmer free?
VersaTech Recloser Programmer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Safeguard Navigator Mobile free?
Safeguard Navigator Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VersaTech Recloser Programmer or Safeguard Navigator Mobile?
VersaTech Recloser Programmer is rated higher. VersaTech Recloser Programmer averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Safeguard Navigator Mobile averages 4.6 from 8 ratings.
Do VersaTech Recloser Programmer or Safeguard Navigator Mobile have ads?
Neither VersaTech Recloser Programmer nor Safeguard Navigator Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VersaTech Recloser Programmer or Safeguard Navigator Mobile?
VersaTech Recloser Programmer ships an update every 10 months, and Safeguard Navigator Mobile every 3 weeks. Most recently, VersaTech Recloser Programmer was updated on October 10, 2026 and Safeguard Navigator Mobile on October 24, 2026.

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