Mobi by TechLink vs CEL
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!
CEL
This app optimizes wireless network installations when paired with specific CEL-FI hardware. It allows for system activation, software updates, and detailed signal analysis for improved performance. Features include antenna positioning and signal reporting for comprehensive network assessments.
- System activation and deactivation
- Software updates
- Antenna, band, and channel settings
- Antenna positioning
- Full signal reports
- Grid and talk out tests
- Network/donor assessments
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Note: This app only works with CEL-FI COMPASS and Nextivity SHIELD systems. For all other CEL-FI products, use the CEL-FI WAVE app. The WAVE PRO app and CEL-FI COMPASS combine to facilitate and optimize CEL-FI and SHIELD installations. The COMPASS and COMPASS XR use a 3G/4G/5G and 700/800 MHz LMR service scanner to perform wireless network/donor assessments. Connect your COMPASS to a CEL-FI QUATRA system to Activate/Deactivate it, update software, or change Antenna, Band, and Channel settings. Optimization features with COMPASS XR include Antenna Positioning, Full Signal Report, Grid Test, and Talk Out Test. The legacy COMPASS also includes a Serving Cell Report and Speed Test. For more information and troubleshooting help, go to www.nextivityinc.com/support.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CEL at 4.3 against Mobi by TechLink's 2.8. CEL also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). Mobi by TechLink's advantage is review sentiment (29% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 4 weeks 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.
CEL holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of Mobi by TechLink's written reviews are positive against 0% of CEL's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Mobi by TechLink ships an update every 4 weeks, CEL every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mobi by TechLink | CEL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (17 ratings) | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TechLink Services | Nextivity, Inc |
Customer experience
Mobi by TechLink
CEL
In-app purchases
Mobi by TechLink
No in-app purchases
CEL
No in-app purchases








