Smartapp+ vs Monarch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smartapp+
This app provides a comprehensive mobile experience for construction project management, offering tools for planning, dispatching, tracking, and collaboration. It allows users to access project files, create and mark up documents, and collect jobsite data in real-time, even offline.
- ProjectCentral for all projects
- Plan Boards and CPM Schedules
- Real-time field updates
- Centralized project file management
- Offline data creation and syncing
- GPS and BLE spatial capture
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Enhanced version of Smartapp.com mobile app with support for 3rd party Hardware integrations For Smartapp.com PLANNER™, FIELD™, SAFETY™ or PRO™ Project users this app provides the best possible mobile experience on your iOS device. Enhanced for mobile device jobsite usage with all the power at your fingertips for complete end-to-end automation of the entire construction project lifecycle. With this app, you can: • Access all your Projects from one central hub (ProjectCentral). Easily access from ProjectCentral every Smartapp Project that you have own or are invited to see will be there automatically, and any updates will happen on their own. • Plan. Dispatch. Track. Create and update Plan Boards and CPM Schedules from a multi-party real time interface on your Tablet devices. One Click Auto-Dispatch of work to your field crews and contractors. Get real-time updates from the field on mobile phones or tablets from an easy to use personalized work burndown list back into your Boards & CPM schedules. • Centralized Project Team DRIVE. Upload, view, create and markup from your mobile device in a real-time multi party, multi tab Sketching interface all your critical project files such as CAD Drawings, PDF’s, Photos, Videos, BIM models, Schedules and more online or offline. • SmartPIN items. Create, Track and /or Pin directly onto drawings or from your app key Jobsite data collection forms such as RFIs, Punchlists, Submittals, Inspections, in Real-time with other project team members. • Create & edit items even while offline. With AnyConnect, your mobile device detects your connectivity status at all times. When offline, it allows you full capabilities and stores any items you create or update. Once you’re back online, that data gets synced automatically. • Spatially capture items with GPS & BLE. Leverage the power of your mobile devices GPS & BLE features to easily capture and attach locational information to items outdoor or indoor for real-time tracking and locating on many different spatial views including built-in map views, 2D Floor Plans, and even IFC BIM models. If you want to get the most out of your Smartapp PLANNER™, FIELD™ or PRO™ projects, download this mobile app today.
Monarch
Manage your fleet of vehicles from your smartphone with real-time tracking. Monitor ignition status, speed, and scheduled stops. Requires specific GPS tracking hardware.
- Real-time fleet map view
- Vehicle ignition status
- Current speed monitoring
- Record of Duty Status (RODS)
- Scheduled stops tracking
- Vehicle history
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Rule your fleet from a smartphone. The app built for fleet managers on the go. See your entire fleet on a map with real-time updates on vehicle ignition status, current speed, Record of Duty Status (RODS)*, scheduled stops status, history, and more. Note: Monarch requires Forward Thinking GPS tracking solutions. *Seeing Record of Duty Status (RODS) requires an FTS Electronic Logging Device (ELD) such as Field Warrior
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smartapp+ at 50% against Monarch's 0%. Smartapp+ also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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.
Smartapp+ ships an update every 2 months, Monarch every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smartapp+ | Monarch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smartapp.com, Inc. | Forward Thinking Systems |
Customer experience
Smartapp+
Monarch
In-app purchases
Smartapp+
No in-app purchases
Monarch
No in-app purchases








