Material Now vs Smith Ready Mix
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.
Smith Ready Mix
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The Smith Ready Mix app allows customers to see the real-time GPS location of all their concrete deliveries. You can monitor the status of your projects, receive alerts, and view, sign or download tickets from your smart device. The order request and chat features allow you to place or change an order from the convenience of your smart device.
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Verdict
Material Now and Smith Ready Mix are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Material Now ships an update fortnightly, Smith Ready Mix monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Material Now | Smith Ready Mix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BCMI Corporation | SMITH READY MIX, INC. |
In-app purchases
Material Now
No in-app purchases
Smith Ready Mix
No in-app purchases
Questions
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