EMS.Inventory vs Elemental Machines
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.
Elemental Machines
Access your science lab's alerts and monitoring dashboard in real time from your smartphone. View and claim alerts, examine graphs, and monitor equipment through a modern interface. Redefine readiness with this mobile tool.
- Real-time alert access
- Monitoring dashboard
- Claiming alerts
- Graph examination
- Machine monitoring
- Modern interface
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Elevate your science by accessing your alerts and monitoring dashboard in real time, directly from your smartphone. Easily view and claim alerts, examine graphs, and monitor machines within a clean and modern interface. Redefine readiness with the Elemental Machines mobile app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Elemental Machines at 8 against EMS.Inventory's 1. On price, rating, update cadence 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 — 5.0 for EMS.Inventory against 5.0 for Elemental Machines. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elemental Machines has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
EMS.Inventory ships an update monthly, Elemental Machines every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and July 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EMS.Inventory | Elemental Machines |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SFS Chemical Safety Inc. | Elemental Machines, Inc |
Customer experience
EMS.Inventory
Elemental Machines
In-app purchases
EMS.Inventory
No in-app purchases
Elemental Machines
No in-app purchases
