# Asset Essentials

> Asset Essential’s Mobile App

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.dudesolutions.assetessentials](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.dudesolutions.assetessentials)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.dudesolutions.assetessentials`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Brightly Software, a Siemens Company
- **Category:** BUSINESS
- **Downloads:** 46,301
- **Rating:** 2.51 / 5 (284 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.2.16
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-07
- **First published:** 2017-08-04
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 96 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dudesolutions.assetessentials)
- **Website:** [https://www.brightlysoftware.com/](https://www.brightlysoftware.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://ae-mobile-privacy.brightlysoftware.com/privacy.html](https://ae-mobile-privacy.brightlysoftware.com/privacy.html)

## Description

Asset Essentials mobile app, powered by Brightly Software (a Siemens company), brings the comprehensive maintenance management solution right to your Android device. This app allows technicians to easily access work orders and assets both online and offline, enhancing operational efficiency and flexibility.

Key features include work timers, search and filter capabilities, QR code scanning for quick access to parts or assets, camera integration to capture and associate images with records, and geolocation tagging for precise asset and work order tracking. By using the app, technicians can minimize trips to the office and boost productivity while on the move. Compatible with Android smartphones and tablets meeting the system requirements, Asset Essentials ensures your maintenance management is as mobile as your team.

## Rankings

- #310,041 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.BATTERY_STATS`
- `android.permission.BIND_NOTIFICATION_LISTENER_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FLASHLIGHT`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_LOGS`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.dudesolutions.assetessentials.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`

## Review summary

Users appreciate the mobility benefits of Asset Essentials and its cloud-based cross-platform access. However, the app suffers from frequent crashes, slow performance, unreliable connection and login issues, and an outdated, unintuitive interface. Photos often appear rotated incorrectly, notifications log users out too quickly, and filters/search functionality is limited compared to the desktop version. While recent updates have improved stability somewhat, many users find the app cumbersome and prone to freezing, severely impacting productivity and usability.

### Pros

- Allows creating work orders on mobile devices, enabling mobility and flexibility.
- Cross-platform cloud-based system useful for accessing data from different devices.
- Recent updates have improved app stability and allowed minor edits to parts not involving inventory levels.

### Cons

- App frequently crashes and becomes unresponsive, leading to frustration and inefficiency.
- Photos uploaded to work orders often display incorrectly (e.g., rotated sideways) and cannot be fixed within the app.
- Persistent connection failures and login issues requiring frequent reinstallations to restore functionality.
- Poor notification system with forced logouts and short timeouts causing repeated login requirements.
- The user interface is outdated, unintuitive, and slow, with long load times and inadequate filtering/search features compared to the desktop version.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.dudesolutions.assetessentials)