Mobi by TechLink vs Field Engineer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mobi by TechLink
This app allows field technicians to manage their jobs, access work order details, upload photos, and log site activity. Clients can view scheduled jobs, work order information, and technician-uploaded photos.
- Job management for technicians
- Work order details access
- Map integration for directions
- Photo uploading
- Client job viewing
- Note entry for work orders
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Mobi is TechLink Services' mobile application for field technicians and clients. It puts the power and flexibility of TechLink Services' SIMPL portal into the palm of your hand. Feature rich and flexible, you can use Mobi to do everything you already do with the SIMPL portal. Field Technicians · Sign up as a new field technician · View and access your jobs for today · View and access your jobs for tomorrow · View and access your upcoming jobs · Open Maps directly from Mobi to get driving directions to the site · Log on and off of site · Access all information about work order including documents and close-out paperwork · Photos can be taken directly from Mobi automatically uploading to the work order · Add completed paperwork directly to the work order · Add final invoice directly to the work order · Accept or decline jobs that are offered to you · Enter notes directly in the work order · Plus more! Clients · View and access jobs scheduled with TechLink for today, tomorrow and upcoming · Access all information about each work order · View pictures that have been uploaded by the field technician · Enter notes directly into the work order · Plus more!
Field Engineer
This app allows engineers to manage accepted work orders, check in at locations, and upload documents. Users can report daily hours, request additional time, add expenses, and view financial information including transaction history and withdrawal options.
- Manage accepted work orders
- Check-in at work locations
- Upload documents
- Report and request hours
- Add expenses to work orders
- View profile and account balance
- Withdraw funds
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NOTE: Please note this application is for Engineers only. Field Engineer (FE) mobile app provides its Engineer community with easy access to work orders that they have accepted to deliver. 1. View and manage accepted work order. 2. Able to checkout at a work location and able to upload documents right from the app. 3. Report daily hours against a work order and submit for approval, plus request for additional hours if required. 4. Add expenses to a work order. 5. View profile information and account balance, able to withdraw funds to Engineer's preferred method of payment. 6. View account transactions. 7. Registration and profile setup 8. Push Notification and managing alerts
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mobi by TechLink at 2.8 against Field Engineer's 2.3. Mobi by TechLink also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 4 months). Field Engineer's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
Mobi by TechLink holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 46 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Mobi by TechLink's written reviews are positive against 21% of Field Engineer's.
Mobi by TechLink ships an update every 4 weeks, Field Engineer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mobi by TechLink | Field Engineer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (17 ratings) — better | 2.3 (46 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better | 21.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 46 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TechLink Services | Field Engineer Inc., |
Customer experience
Mobi by TechLink
Field Engineer
In-app purchases
Mobi by TechLink
No in-app purchases
Field Engineer
No in-app purchases
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