Material Now vs Johnston Quick 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.
Johnston Quick Mix
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Johnston Quick Mix is a small batch volumetric concrete supplier for the Indianapolis metro area. JQM was established in 2020 and serves the gap where small contractors land between using bagged concrete and having a full blown account with a ready mix producer. The fleet consists of newer model volumetric trucks with the newest technology in the market allowing JQM to compete with any quality or stringent expectations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Material Now at fortnightly against Johnston Quick Mix's every 9 months. Johnston Quick Mix's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Material Now ships an update fortnightly, Johnston Quick Mix every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Material Now | Johnston Quick 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 | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | BCMI Corporation | Brokrete inc |
In-app purchases
Material Now
No in-app purchases
Johnston Quick Mix
No in-app purchases
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