Comparison

iTAG vs Industry Update

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

iTAG

Streamline battery fleet maintenance with a mobile app and barcode tags. Digitally record service activities, track assets online, and schedule proactive maintenance to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

Highlights
  • Barcode scanning for asset tracking
  • Online customizable tracking portal
  • Mobile app for recording maintenance tasks
  • Asset photo capture for damage reporting
  • Proactive service scheduling
  • Centralized online data storage
Features
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Are you still tracking the service activities on your battery fleet using paper logs and handwritten notes? Now, there’s a better way. Battery maintenance is an essential and routine part of making sure that a battery room runs smoothly, however, keeping track of the service activities on your battery fleet using paper logs and handwritten notes isn't easy. With an unorganized collection of paper sheets with potentially illegible handwriting can lead to a poorly managed and inefficient battery room, and scheduled services happening whether you need them or not. The iTAG Service-Tracking System uses an innovative app and barcode tracking tags to record battery maintenance activities quickly and accurately. It also records the tasks online, providing you with complete visibility across your entire battery fleet. You can: · Customizable online tracking portal. · Co-ordinate multiple locations easily. · Scan via a mobile app. · The ability to scan and record maintenance tasks using a mobile phone helps to speed up maintenance services and gives complete online visibility. Our iTAG app works with our online battery data platform, www.batterymanagement.net, so every task tag you scan via the app is recorded and uploaded to the website. Consequently, there is no more manual tracking, no more lost paperwork, and no more missed tasks. It also hugely improves the efficiency of the engineers on site, allowing them to complete more maintenance jobs in one visit. Having a complete online record of maintenance tasks allows you to schedule services only when they're needed, and lets you see exactly what has the engineer carried out when visiting a site. Saves time and money: The task of recording service activities is dramatically simplified. iTAG ensures proper maintenance for peak performance. Asset photos: With iTAG, engineers can take pictures of any damage found and can create a task to repair the damage. Simple to use: Attach an iTAG, download the app, sign in, and start recording maintenance. It is easy to see which assets have and haven't been maintained. Schedules services: iTAG can be used to generate a schedule for service personnel to help them deliver proactive maintenance. Provides assurance: The iTAG system assures the end user that their batteries are being serviced comprehensively. Organized for easy viewing: Information is securely stored online to give a current snapshot view of asset maintenance status, location, date, time, and activity type. The iTAG system includes robust, plastic barcode tags. An iTAG is securely attached to each battery asset. When a battery is serviced, the technician scans the iTAG's barcode and selects the corresponding service activity from the app, indicating that the required service has been performed or repair is needed. After the service visit has been completed, the technician syncs the information to batterymanagement.net where it is stored and organized for viewing with any web browser. Subsequent service information is added and updated with each service call. Authorized personnel can then visit the online site to see an inventory and complete service history of their assets within all of their warehouses or DCs.

About

Industry Update

Features
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Industry Update is a multi-media digital magazine which circulates directly to 20,000 targeted businesses per issue, and is downloadable from multiple digital news stands and via social media Twitter, LinkedIn and our iOS app. The aim of the publication is to promote good quality products and services from reliable and trustworthy companies that would be of interest and relevance to our readers. People that read the publication include decision makers that work within the key sectors of UK industry. These people work for organisations such as manufacturing, engineering, process, warehousing, handling, logistics, building and construction, retail and other key industry sectors. Regular features Although we do not publish a forward features list and we work issue to issue, we do publish the following features regularly: Company profiles/interviews Exhibition reviews/previews New product updates Manufacturing and industrial Health & Safety and security Building Facilities management Heating and plumbing Air conditioning and ventilation Electronics Testing and measurement Processing and instrumentation Printing and packaging Water, energy and environmental Landscaping and external works Handling and storage Software and technology Corporate entertainment Hospitality Food and drink retail Interiors Cleaning and hygiene

Screenshots

iTAG4 screens
Industry Update4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Industry Update at every 4 days against iTAG's every 33 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iTAG ships an update every 33 months, Industry Update every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
iTAG versus Industry Update: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriTAGIndustry Update
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 33 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhiladelphia Scientific UK LimitedBusiness And Industry Today

In-app purchases

None

iTAG

No in-app purchases

None

Industry Update

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iTAG free?
iTAG is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Industry Update free?
Industry Update is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iTAG or Industry Update have ads?
Neither iTAG nor Industry Update shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iTAG or Industry Update?
iTAG ships an update every 33 months, and Industry Update every 4 days. Most recently, iTAG was updated on September 28, 2026 and Industry Update on October 18, 2026.

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