Connect Associate vs VENTRIUS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Connect Associate
This mobile application allows employees to manage common job functions remotely. It provides access to modules like calendars, work orders, and communication tools, keeping associates connected to their community and residents.
- Remote job function management
- Calendar access
- Work order tracking
- Property notes
- Communication tools
- Document access
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**The FirstService Residential Connect Mobile application is for use by employees only.** FirstService Residential Connect Mobile makes it easy for associates to perform common job functions while being away from their computer using an interface that is both elegant and practical. FirstService Residential Connect Mobile users can work with the following modules: calendars, violations, work orders, arch mods, tasks, property notes, units, maps, call logs, documents, communication tools, and quick links. FirstService Residential Connect Mobile allows associates to stay connected with their community and their residents at all times. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
VENTRIUS
This app provides authorized users with essential field, sales, customer, and operations workflows while away from the office. It extends a web platform to teams managing landscape, lawn care, irrigation, snow, pool, and green services.
- View daily field work and job activity
- Access customer and property records
- Manage sales leads and opportunities
- Control service, operations, and crew activity
- Capture job notes and photos
- Stay connected to Ventrius ERP data
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Ventrius Mobile gives authorized Ventrius ERP users access to the field, sales, customer, and operations workflows they need while away from the office. Built for large landscape, lawn care, irrigation, snow, pool, and green service organizations, the app extends the Ventrius web platform to teams working across branches, crews, customers, properties, and jobs. Features include: - View daily field work and job activity - Access customer and property records - Support sales lead and opportunity workflows - Manage service, operations, and crew activity - Capture job notes, photos, and field updates - Review account, branch, and organization context - Stay connected to Ventrius ERP data from iPhone and iPad Ventrius Mobile is intended for authorized users of organizations that subscribe to Ventrius. A valid Ventrius account is required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: VENTRIUS at 5.0 against Connect Associate's 3.1. VENTRIUS also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). Connect Associate's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
VENTRIUS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Connect Associate has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Connect Associate ships an update every 4 months, VENTRIUS every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Connect Associate | VENTRIUS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FirstService Residential | FICS SOLUTIONS, LLC |
Customer experience
Connect Associate
VENTRIUS
In-app purchases
Connect Associate
No in-app purchases
VENTRIUS
No in-app purchases
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