iDataCollect vs MxMeter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iDataCollect
This app provides offline data collection capabilities for businesses and government entities on mobile devices. It streamlines surveys, inspections, and work orders, reducing paper use and increasing productivity. Data can be viewed and integrated with back-end systems in various formats.
- Offline data collection
- Customizable forms
- Web interface
- Multiple data export formats
- Real-time data upload
- Over-the-air form distribution
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iDataCollect brings business grade, offline data collection to iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches. Utilized by government and private entities, iDataCollect helps you increase productivity, reduce costs, and reduce paper use. Conduct surveys, inspections, work-orders, and tasks, easily and cost effectively on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch. Use one of our stock forms or we will work with you to create a form for your specific needs. Some of the stock forms we have available include: • Construction Monitoring • Landfill Monitoring • Water and Sewer Pump Station Inspections • Cross Connection Tests and Surveys • Building Inspections for Infiltration and Inflow • Manhole Inspections • Catch Basin Cleaning • Water Main Flushing • Stormwater Sampling • Safety Audits • Playground Safety Inspections • Energy Audits The iDataCollect web interface works seamlessly across all supported devices. Data views give you the flexibility to see your data in a variety of outputs including Map View, HTML View, PDF View and Excel View. Data feeds (XML, JSON, XLS, RSS, ATOM) offer seamless integration with your back-end systems. Key Benefits: ● Quick turn-around with over-the-air form distribution ● Real time data upload ● Offline data collection (out of service, no wifi) ● Ensures accurate data capture and eliminates redundancy ● Immediately communicate changes and updates to your mobile workforce with server assignment and client-to-client assignment ● Reporting tools iDataCollect is a Weston & Sampson solution. In business since 1899, Weston & Sampson is a full-service environmental and infrastructure consulting firm with nearly 400 professionals, all committed to excellence in their chosen fields. Please upload all records before upgrading** Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
MxMeter
This app digitizes manual meter readings for IBM Maximo Asset Management, enabling efficient data capture and analysis for predictive maintenance. It allows users to record instrument values, view historical data with trend charts, and locate equipment via barcode scanning and maps.
- Digitize meter readings
- View historical data and trend charts
- Barcode scanning for equipment identification
- Integrated Google Maps for equipment location
- Utilizes authorized IBM Maximo APIs
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MxMeter by A3J Group, LLC is a mobile application designed to capture meter readings for IBM Maximo Asset Management. Many organizations are required by law to capture certain instrument values at regular intervals against their production equipment. Most of these operator rounds are written on paper and stuffed into file cabinets never to see the light of day again, unless called upon by an audit from an external entity. These instrument readings can be anything from equipment run hours, to pressure readings, temperature readings, flow readings, vibration readings, etc. Maintenance organizations are also becoming wiser about scheduling maintenance events based off the condition or usage of their equipment as opposed to calendar based events. Many of these instrument readings can serve as leading indicators to equipment failure. Trending these values over time can allow for predictive measures to be put in place to optimize maintenance events for critical equipment. Capturing these readings therefore has taken on more importance in many maintenance organizations as they strive to become more efficient. That's where MxMeter comes in. Rather than capturing information on paper and either filing the information away, or transcribing the information into the system on a desktop computer, MxMeter allows users to capture meter readings right at the source. Users can also view past readings and see them displayed in trend charts all while standing in front of the equipment. MxMeter makes finding the equipment easy as well, with barcode scanning capability, integrated Google maps, and enhanced search features. MxMeter makes capturing meter readings easy, which allows organizations to utilize that information in ways they've never been able to before. All on the go, and all using the authorized IBM Maximo API's. Visit http://a3jgroup.com/a3j-labs/ for more information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MxMeter at every 2 months against iDataCollect's every 8 months. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for iDataCollect against 4.4 for MxMeter. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 5 respectively.
iDataCollect ships an update every 8 months, MxMeter every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 20, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iDataCollect | MxMeter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better | 4.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Weston & Sampson, Inc. | A3J Group, LLC |
Customer experience
iDataCollect
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In-app purchases
iDataCollect
No in-app purchases
MxMeter
No in-app purchases
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