Comparison

Connected Forest™ vs VelocityEHS®

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

Head to head
About

Connected Forest™

This business management software is designed for the timber and wood products industries. It offers comprehensive features for log accounting, silviculture, inventory, sales, and reporting. The user-friendly interface allows for easy configuration and expansion of business activities without additional programming.

Highlights
  • Log and timber accounting
  • Silviculture support
  • Wood procurement management
  • Inventory and sales tracking
  • Business planning and reporting
  • Configurable business activities
  • Multi-language and multi-operation support
Features
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LIMS is powerful business management software for the timber and wood products industries. It combines the features of a log or timber accounting system with support for silviculture, wood procurement, contractor payables, vendor and contract management, log and wood products inventory, sales and consumption, business planning, querying, reporting, and accounting. LIMS has proven its capabilities at over 500 sites in North America. Companies from single mills to big names in the forestry industry are using Trimble software every day. With LIMS, you can configure the system to work the way your company works, and then easily add new business activities without additional programming. For example, if you decide to start trading logs or fiber from a mill that previously only consumed wood, you simply add the customer and your contract and accounting rules, and start entering transactions. The features are already in the system, without additional programming. At Trimble, we keep the end user in mind throughout the software development process. We understand the challenges our customer face during the learning process. As a result, LIMS was specifically designed to be user-friendly software. A familiar, Windows-based graphical user interface (GUI) makes training a breeze. LIMS can handle multiple operations with different business practices and rules that vary from coastal to interior, province to province, state to state, northern to southern, and even multiple languages. LIMS is highly scalable. With a central database design, our clients can combine all divisions in one central reporting system at the corporate headquarters. Alternatively, each division's woodlands, timberlands or mill operations can be independent from all the others, each with its own database if preferred. With Trimble's approach, geographic boundaries do not stand in the way of applying LIMS across an entire firm. The more people in a corporation use Trimble software, the bigger the benefits of integration in terms of efficiency and productivity.

About

VelocityEHS®

This app allows users to report incidents, conduct inspections, and perform observations directly from their mobile devices. It integrates with a web-based platform to streamline EHS risk management, offering features like camera and voice-to-text for faster data capture, both online and offline.

Highlights
  • Report incidents, near misses, and hazards
  • Conduct workplace inspections
  • Perform observations
  • Use device camera for data capture
  • Utilize voice-to-text for faster input
  • View report status
  • Offline data entry and syncing
Features
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VelocityEHS Accelerate® EHS Mobile Application Part of the VelocityEHS Accelerate Platform, which brings together Velocity’s award-winning Safety, Ergonomics, Chemical Management, and Operational Risk capabilities into one integrated experience. You know your workplace best. Your participation is key to managing EHS risks, so that you and your coworkers go home safely at the end of the day and your kids can grow up enjoying the outdoors. VelocityEHS has taken its industry leading ActiveEHS technology and made it available as a mobile app developed for iOS to make it easier to do your part. The VelocityEHS mobile app works seamlessly with your web-based VelocityEHS software, giving you quick and easy access to the same EHS management capabilities you already know and trust. Complete a detailed incident report, workplace inspection or observation, using your device’s camera and voice-to-text features to capture images and enter data faster than ever. Whether you are on-site or in the field, online or offline, you can have EHS management in the palm of your hand with VelocityEHS. A VelocityEHS account is required. To set one up and learn more about our award-winning EHS management solutions, visit www.ehs.com or call 1.866.919.7922. FEATURES • Report incidents, near misses, hazards and other events in a few quick and easy steps • Conduct inspections using existing company checklists • Perform observations quickly and easily • Use your device’s camera and voice-to-text features to capture data faster, and with greater detail • View status of your submitted reports HOW IT WORKS The VelocityEHS mobile app gives you the ability to record incidents, near misses and hazards and conduct inspections and observations anywhere, anytime. Once your device is connected to the internet, the app automatically syncs with your VelocityEHS account, ensuring submitted reports are uploaded and administrative changes are applied. SAFE AND SECURE Your VelocityEHS app is protected with the same username and password information as your web-based account, and is backed by our powerful data security countermeasures including 128-bit SSL certification, RAID 5 redundancy, 24/7 network protection, and daily backup & storage — all housed in our secured facilities that are staffed around the clock and equipped with state-of-the-art photo and biometric identification systems.

Screenshots

Connected Forest™4 screens
VelocityEHS®4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Connected Forest™ at 5.0 against VelocityEHS®'s 1.6. Connected Forest™ also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). VelocityEHS®'s advantage is ratings volume (143 vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). 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

Connected Forest™ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VelocityEHS® has 143 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Connected Forest™ ships an update every 4 months, VelocityEHS® monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Connected Forest™ versus VelocityEHS®: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConnected Forest™VelocityEHS®
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better1.6 (143 ratings)
Positive reviews—3.8% of reviews
Number of ratings1143 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrimble Inc.VelocityEHS Inc.

Customer experience

Connected Forest™

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

VelocityEHS®

All ratings137 ratings
Positive13.9%
Neutral1.5%
Negative84.7%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive3.8%
Neutral1.9%
Negative94.3%

Bugs and requests

Connected Forest™

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

VelocityEHS®

Reported bugs

32 issues
  • App keeps crashing in the middle of JSA or DVIR
  • Form won't submit with "missing root" error
  • JSA reports not sending
  • Daily tasks not uploading
  • Inspection is removed from mobile app after submission attempt
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  • Lost two hours of work due to connectivity glitch
  • Forms never submit to the system
  • Forms disappear from the app
  • Submissions fail with "something went wrong"
  • Progress not saved when app crashes
  • Always kicks user out and requires re-login
  • Does not remember location
  • Lost form history
  • Checklists never load
  • JSAs never being submitted due to bugs
  • App crashes every time on iPhone
  • Cannot close out hazard IDs on the app
  • Info doesn't push through to supervisors
  • Does not allow making changes or viewing completed work
  • Fields in checklist do not sync data
  • Data does not show in computer version
  • App does not sync across multiple devices
  • App does not show items created from the online version
  • Partner ID isn't valid
  • Doesn't remember logon info
  • App doesn't give any info on mobile
  • App is inoperable after updates
  • Cannot see what you type when logging in
  • Multiple checklists not functioning
  • Background and text colors changed, visually hard to see
  • Cannot log out of the app on an iPad
  • No one else can use the iPad after login

Requested features

6 requests
  • Allow editing of completed forms
  • Add ability to close out hazard IDs through the app
  • Sync address (geo location) and start time to the app
  • Improve user interface to stay on track
  • Make app compatible with landscape mode for tablets/keyboards
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  • Provide adequate training for field workers

In-app purchases

None

Connected Forest™

No in-app purchases

None

VelocityEHS®

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Connected Forest™ free?
Connected Forest™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VelocityEHS® free?
VelocityEHS® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Connected Forest™ or VelocityEHS®?
Connected Forest™ is rated higher. Connected Forest™ averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while VelocityEHS® averages 1.6 from 143 ratings.
Do Connected Forest™ or VelocityEHS® have ads?
Neither Connected Forest™ nor VelocityEHS® shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Connected Forest™ or VelocityEHS®?
Connected Forest™ ships an update every 4 months, and VelocityEHS® monthly. Most recently, Connected Forest™ was updated on September 20, 2026 and VelocityEHS® on September 24, 2026.

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