Process & Control Engineering vs Apex Industrial Automation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Process & Control Engineering
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Process & Control Engineering is a leading publication and have been serving the process industries for 45 years. Our readers are engineers, managers and senior executives who have a purchasing and/or specifying responsibility for control, instrumentation and process products, equipment, systems and services. Our readers work within these industries: Energy & Renewables, Food & Beverage, HVAC, Industrial, Mining, Oil & Gas, Petrochemical & Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Power Generation & Nuclear, Paper & Pulp, Subsea & Offshore, Water & Waste Water We have a print & digitally-enabled, multi-channel distribution network – reaching up to 38,000 monthly readers and followers.
Apex Industrial Automation
Connect with support staff for quotes, repair scheduling, or 24/7 emergency services. Get directions to company branches directly from your mobile device.
- Contact support via email, call, or text
- Request quotes
- Schedule repair pickups
- 24/7 Emergency Service Group contact
- Branch location mapping
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The Apex Mobile App was created to assist our customers in contacting us through their mobile device. Our customers can email, call or text our support staff to request a quote, schedule a repair pickup or contact our 24/7 Emergency Service Group. The Directions/Locations choice gives our customers mapping capabilities from their actual physical location to any one of our branches.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Apex Industrial Automation at 13.0 against Process & Control Engineering's 16.0. 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.
Process & Control Engineering ships an update every 7 months, Apex Industrial Automation every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Process & Control Engineering | Apex Industrial Automation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Datateam Business Media Ltd | Apex Industrial Automation |
In-app purchases
Process & Control Engineering
No in-app purchases
Apex Industrial Automation
No in-app purchases
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