--- title: PULSE vs. the Mobile App—Understanding the Differences slug: pl-check-links/pulse-vs-the-mobile-appunderstanding-the-differences docTags: createdAt: 2026-02-23T07:45:08.840Z --- As mentioned in other topics in the [Get Started](docId:7do6c_5L1k8NnKwn41gTq) section, PULSE has two main components for viewing and managing dairy data—the **web version of **PULSE and the mobile app. While the web version and the mobile app share the same data, what you can do with each differs. Expand the sections below to learn more: :::ExpandableHeading ## Use PULSE to monitor your data The web version of PULSE is available through a browser at [https://platform.vas.com](https://platform.vas.com) from any desktop computer, laptop, or mobile device that has an **active** WiFi or data connection (e.g., a tablet or mobile phone). ::Image[]{src="https://api.qa.archbee.co/api/optimize/zICxj0dnLereb6UUrBA3-/1vkUL5SEUwOOzTLKG6UBb_platform-device-square-web.png" size="82" isUploading="false" initialPath="../../Resources/Images/Platform/getting-started/platform-device-square-web.png" githubPath="Content/Resources/Images/Platform/getting-started/platform-device-square-web.png" position="flex-start" showCaption="false"} The primary purpose of the web version of PULSE is to **monitor, manage, and analyze the status of your **dairy. As such, it is typically used by dairy owners and mangers, herd and feed managers, and dairyconsultants. PULSE brings together your most important feed, herd, parlor, and industry partner data into a single web-based platform, offering the following capabilities from any web browser: - Easy access to your data in a single, web-based format - Access to data such as animal records, lactation information, and milk production - Dashboards so you can graph animal data to provide important insights - [Command line](docId:8tcICBlLYstevG5-oFMd0) functionality to generate many of the same reports you do in DairyComp 305 (for DC Unlimiteddairies) - Worklist and event status data ::: :::ExpandableHeading ## Use the mobile app to perform work The mobile app is primarily used for work on the dairy. While the mobile app allows you to look up most of the same [CowCard](docId\:aXmnESlp3JZDTmXUhwV96) information that's in the web version of PULSE, you can also use the mobile app to scan animals, enter animal events (BRED, MOVE, etc.), process worklists, and enter embryo transfer events. Unlike the web version of PULSE, the mobile app can be used both online **or offline** and has the ability to work with a paired Bluetooth device to make scanning and working with animals even easier. With the functionality defined above, the mobile app is typically used while workers are outside the office or cow‑side. ::: :::ExpandableHeading ## Feature Summary: PULSE vs. the Mobile App The main functions of the web version of PULSE and the mobile app are summarized below: | Function | Web Version of PULSE | Mobile App | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------- | ---------- | | View dairy and company dashboards | ü |   | | Search for an animal and view its CowCard | ü | ü | | View historical lactation data on the CowCard (including all events, testdays, lactation totals, and pen changes) | ü |   | | Customize [View Animal Details on CowCards](docId\:aXmnESlp3JZDTmXUhwV96) | ü |   | | View item definitions | ü |   | | Utilize Industry Partners data/widgets | ü |   | | Work with RFID scanners |   | ü | | Use [Command Line](docId:8tcICBlLYstevG5-oFMd0) to run common DairyComp 305 reports(DC Unlimited dairies) | ü |   | | View and edit [FeedWatch](docId\:pxep-FTkerLmFqbc_oE1c) data\:::ExpandableHeading | | | ### Tell me more! - [FeedWatch Overview Page](docId\:qmYteBn2M_94ENS9J7O5G) - View Ingredients and details - View Inventory and Projections with details - Edit DM% of ingredients and by location - Equipment export after changes - Change recipe mixing order - View and Change DM and AF quantities - Bunk scoring – see last 4 days intake and can edit animals fed and target DM/HD \::: | ü |   | \| View [Parlors](docId\:Z0kr-r91s7BDQBX7mcjan) data | ü |   | \| View pens list and pen details | ü |   | \| Process worklists |   | ü | \| View open worklists | ü | ü | \| Monitor worklist progress (view percent completed as work is performed, avatar of who completed task) | ü | | \| View & enter events | ü | ü | \| Make pen corrections |   | ü | \| Enter embryo transfer events, selecting fresh and frozen embryos from inventory |   | ü | \| Add embryos to fresh and frozen inventory | ü | ü | \| Edit and delete embryos from inventory | ü |   | ::: [\< Return TO Tips for Using the Mobile App (v1)](docId:-yejVexq0stkcL6nOYsCL)