SKF Soft foot vs ecom® ecommander
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SKF Soft foot
This utility app, when paired with specific hardware, helps identify and correct soft foot issues in machinery. It offers a demonstration mode for experiencing the process before hardware purchase, along with automated reports and instructional videos.
- Soft foot identification and correction
- Wireless Bluetooth communication
- Demonstration mode for trial
- Automatic measurement reports
- Explanatory videos and 3D animations
- Machine library with QR code scanner
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The Soft foot app is designed to be used with the SKF Shaft Alignment Tool TKSA 51 and TKSA 71. Together, the hardware and the app form an alignment system that allows soft foot identification and corrections to be made in an intuitive and easy way. The system uses line laser to PSD technology that enables highly accurate and reliable soft foot measurements. The hardware and the Soft foot app communicate wirelessly via Bluetooth®. Without the hardware the app can nonetheless be used, as it features a fully functional demonstration mode allowing the complete soft foot process to be experienced before purchasing the TKSA 51 or TKSA 71 instrument. KEY FEATURES: • Very easy-to-use – The Soft foot app focuses on making the soft foot detection as easy as possible and enables accurate soft foot corrections. • Demonstration mode – The Soft foot app offers a fully functional demonstration mode allowing the complete soft foot adjustment process to be experienced before the purchase of a TKSA 51 or TKSA 71. • Automatic measurement report – Automatically generated measurement reports give a complete overview of the soft foot process and results. The reports can be customised with additional notes, a machine picture, a signature and can easily be shared via email or cloud services. • Explanatory videos – Easy to follow videos demonstrating how to set up and perform accurate measurements. • 3D Animations – 3D animations guide the user through the measurement process, allowing accurate soft foot measurement to be performed in a very easy way. • Machine library and QR code scanner – Helps keeping track of the machines that have been measured. Machine information like distances, the machine picture, and other details are saved for each machine and can be reused the next time the same machine is measured. QR codes can be scanned to identify a machine and quickly retrieve its details. The library can also be used for easy access to all the reports generated for each machine in one place. HARDWARE – SKF Shaft Alignment Tool TKSA 51 and TKSA 71: The SKF TKSA 51 and TKSA 71 systems use a pair of measurement units that are combined with laser transmitter and detectors to measure and correct shaft alignment with high accuracy and reliability. The data is transferred in real time through Bluetooth® 4.0 LE to the app. IMPORTANT NOTE: This app is designed to be used with the SKF Shaft Alignment Tool TKSA 51 and TKSA 71 hardware. The SKF TKSA 51 or TKSA 71 can be purchased separately from your local SKF Authorized Distributor. For more information and technical specifications about the SKF Shaft Alignment Tools, please visit our website.
ecom® ecommander
This app allows you to remotely control and manage ecom® flue gas analyzers. It enables reading measurement values, starting/stopping tests, inputting customer data, and generating reports in PDF or CSV formats.
- Read measurement values
- Start/stop measurements
- Input customer data
- Generate PDF reports
- Generate CSV reports
- Export data via email/cloud
- Customize value display
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ecom® ecomMANDER – the smart APP for ecom® flue gas analysers on your iPhone / iPad. With the new ecom® ecomMANDER APP innovative and far more versatile functions are made available from now on: - Readout of measurement values and evaluation data gained from all ecom® analysers fitted with BLE or Wi-Fi - Start/Stop of flue gas measurements - Comfortable memorization of punctual measurements - Input of customer- and plant-related data - Issue of measurement reports in *.pdf format - Issue of measurement reports in *.csv format - Easy data export via E-Mail, Cloud (e.g. „Dropbox“), Messenger and much more. - High resolution representation on iPhone as well as iPad - Start/Stop of CO sensor fresh air purging - Start/Stop of standby operation mode - Start of measurement results printout - Customizable display of measurement values individually important to the user Prerequisite for the use of the app is an ecom® flue gas analyser with BLE or Wi-Fi function. Check out whether your current analyser is compatible for using the ecom® ecomMANDER APP and simply download it – or contact us anytime - eMail: apps@ecom.de
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ecom® ecommander at 3.0 against SKF Soft foot's 1.0. ecom® ecommander also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ecom® ecommander holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
SKF Soft foot ships an update every 3 months, ecom® ecommander every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SKF Soft foot | ecom® ecommander |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 3.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SKF | ecom GmbH |
Customer experience
SKF Soft foot
ecom® ecommander
In-app purchases
SKF Soft foot
No in-app purchases
ecom® ecommander
No in-app purchases
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