EMS.Inventory vs Oracle Field Service
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EMS.Inventory
This application helps manage chemical inventory from purchase to disposal. It streamlines tracking, purchasing, distribution, sharing, and disposal processes when used with its web counterpart.
- Chemical inventory tracking
- Purchase management
- Distribution tracking
- Disposal management
- Integration with web application
- Simplified chemical data management
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EMS.Inventory is a Chemical Safety Software app that is being used to track a chemical inventory from purchase through disposal. Used along Chemical Safety's EMS web application, it reduces the time required to keep accurate information, simplifies chemical purchases, distribution, sharing and disposal.
Oracle Field Service
Empower mobile workers with seamless access to work activities and communications. Manage routes, update tasks, track inventory, and stay connected, even offline. Synchronizes automatically when connectivity is restored.
- Access and manage work activities
- Route management
- View activity details
- Provide activity updates
- Inventory management
- Peer communication
- Offline synchronization
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By installing this app you agree to the End User License Agreement terms at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/licenses/eula-ofsc-mobile-ios-14-feb-18-4425385.pdf Oracle Field Service Mobile allows mobile workers to easily access, execute and manage work-related activities and ongoing communications from their mobile device. This includes retrieving activities, managing routes, viewing activity details, providing activity updates, managing inventory, communicating with peers, etc. The app works when the mobile worker does not have internet connectivity and automatically synchronizes any actions taken while offline when connectivity is established. When used with Oracle Field Service Smart Location, functionality is extended to continually gather a mobile workers coordinates when the app is running in the background. Note: Oracle Field Service Mobile requires an active Oracle Field Service subscription and features will vary based on the subscription services.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EMS.Inventory at 5.0 against Oracle Field Service's 4.3. EMS.Inventory also leads on monetization model (free vs subscription). Oracle Field Service's advantage is ratings volume (399 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
EMS.Inventory holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Oracle Field Service has 399 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
EMS.Inventory ships an update monthly, Oracle Field Service every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EMS.Inventory | Oracle Field Service |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.3 (399 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 23.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 399 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SFS Chemical Safety Inc. | Oracle America, Inc. |
Customer experience
EMS.Inventory
Oracle Field Service
Bugs and requests
EMS.Inventory
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Oracle Field Service
Reported bugs
12 issues- iOS 13.1+ compatibility breaking app functionality
- FTA plugin not loading on iPhone devices
- Health check feature non-functional on iOS
- GPS/map features failing intermittently
- Configuration connection errors on startup
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- Message reply text box disappearing
- Back button stuck to top and unresponsive
- Dropdown selections jumping to page top
- Login screen ELA acceptance button unclickable
- App logging out after inactivity or iOS updates
- Work order creation failures
- Invoice data displaying as blank on iOS
Requested features
7 requests- Remember login credentials with fingerprint authentication
- Prevent automatic logout during extended idle periods
- Improve app loading and data sending speeds
- Add photo library access alongside camera option
- Display current time and cell signal strength
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- Fix back button functionality to prevent page resets
- Enable offline functionality for areas without coverage
In-app purchases
EMS.Inventory
No in-app purchases
Oracle Field Service
No in-app purchases
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