Material Now vs Life at Knife
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Material Now
This app helps contractors manage concrete and bulk material deliveries, track job site performance, and monitor project status in real time. Field crews can monitor truck movements and communicate with suppliers, while managers can oversee project progress, place orders, and review financials from any device.
- Real-time delivery tracking
- Job site performance monitoring
- Project status updates
- Truck tracking
- Messaging with suppliers
- Financial overview
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Material Now lets contractors track concrete and bulk material deliveries, job site performance, and project status in real time. If you have a smart phone or tablet, you’ll have the updates you need to make informed decisions. Crews in the field can track trucks, exchange messages with materials suppliers, get alerts and avoid problems. Managers can follow project and crew performance, request new orders and check financials – all from a mobile device or online.
Life at Knife
Connect with a community focused on visual content related to Knife River. Discover current and upcoming menu highlights, and share your own stories through posts. Stay informed and engaged with your community.
- Visual content stream
- Knife River information
- Menu highlights
- Community sharing
- Post submission
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Life at Knife is a community dedicated to keeping you connected and informed through a visual stream of Knife River content. By registering for Life at Knife, you’ll have the ability to see content, learn about all current and upcoming menu highlights and share your stories by submitting posts for your community to see.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Life at Knife at 4.4 against Material Now's 3.6. Material Now's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Life at Knife holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 9 respectively.
Material Now ships an update fortnightly, Life at Knife every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.
| Parameter | Material Now | Life at Knife |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (9 ratings) | 4.4 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 9 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 169 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BCMI Corporation | Knife River Corporation |
Customer experience
Material Now
Life at Knife
In-app purchases
Material Now
No in-app purchases
Life at Knife
No in-app purchases
Questions
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