Monarch vs Scientific Group
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
Scientific Group
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An app that can sync data to help ease field service workers tasks easy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Scientific Group at every 9 days against Monarch's every 3 months. Scientific Group also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 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, Scientific Group every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Monarch | Scientific Group |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Forward Thinking Systems | Samiullah Bajwa |
In-app purchases
Monarch
No in-app purchases
Scientific Group
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Monarch free?
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Do Monarch or Scientific Group have ads?
Which is updated more often, Monarch or Scientific Group?
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