Monarch vs CTI Time Entry
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Monarch
Manage your fleet of vehicles from your smartphone with real-time tracking. Monitor ignition status, speed, and scheduled stops. Requires specific GPS tracking hardware.
- Real-time fleet map view
- Vehicle ignition status
- Current speed monitoring
- Record of Duty Status (RODS)
- Scheduled stops tracking
- Vehicle history
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Rule your fleet from a smartphone. The app built for fleet managers on the go. See your entire fleet on a map with real-time updates on vehicle ignition status, current speed, Record of Duty Status (RODS)*, scheduled stops status, history, and more. Note: Monarch requires Forward Thinking GPS tracking solutions. *Seeing Record of Duty Status (RODS) requires an FTS Electronic Logging Device (ELD) such as Field Warrior
CTI Time Entry
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CTI Time Entry for iOS provides a way for employees to enter their time in CTI's time keeping system using an iOS device instead of using the website. You can change or delete entries that have been previously entered via the website, or the iOS app. You can view the number of regular hours and the number of overtime hours you have for a specific day.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CTI Time Entry at monthly against Monarch's every 3 months. CTI Time Entry also leads on iOS requirement (14.4 vs 17.0). 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.
Monarch ships an update every 3 months, CTI Time Entry monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Monarch | CTI Time Entry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Forward Thinking Systems | Joshua Tatton |
In-app purchases
Monarch
No in-app purchases
CTI Time Entry
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Monarch free?
Is CTI Time Entry free?
Do Monarch or CTI Time Entry have ads?
Which is updated more often, Monarch or CTI Time Entry?
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