Merchants TotalView vs AssetWatch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Merchants TotalView
Manage your fleet on the go with this intuitive interface. Access essential fleet data instantly, empowering administrators and drivers with real-time information for efficient operations.
- Fleet management on the go
- Instant data access
- Driver and administrator tools
- Intuitive interface
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TotalView is an intuitive interface that allows fleet administrators and drivers the ability to manage their fleet on the go! TotalView provides instant access to the data you need when you need it.
AssetWatch
This app provides a comprehensive remote condition monitoring service for manufacturers, helping to eliminate unplanned downtime. It offers real-time actionable maintenance recommendations through wireless sensors, cutting-edge software, and expert engineers.
- Real-time asset alert notifications
- Maintenance recommendations from engineers
- 2-way chat with Condition Monitoring Engineer
- Track cost savings and downtime
- Route-based functionality
- Sensor management
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AssetWatch is a leader in predictive maintenance solutions, providing a rapidly deployable, end-to-end remote condition monitoring service. We help eliminate unplanned downtime for manufacturers and simplify the predictive maintenance process by providing a network of wireless sensors and communication hubs, cutting-edge software, and condition monitoring engineers who provide real-time, actionable maintenance recommendations via this mobile app and the desktop platform. With an AI-powered asset risk engine combined with the prescriptive insights of a certified expert, AssetWatch gives you way more than just the standard "red/yellow/green". We truly are a partner in the journey, helping change the culture of maintenance and reliability teams from reactive to proactive with the most comprehensive system including vibration, temperature, and lubrication analysis. The AssetWatch platform allows you to view asset health from a single component level to a facility view, and even across your entire enterprise. Here’s how our solution works: We install the hardware and communication network in less than 1-2 days so you don’t have to pull your team away from more important tasks. No CapEx investment, no IT involvement, no WiFi needed, plus hardware warranty. Our support team will set up your facility and assets in the AssetWatch software platform for you. With continuous monitoring, you will begin to detect anomalies right away and view vibration, temperature, and lubrication data in the platform. But don’t fret if you don’t have the in-house expertise to understand what the data is telling you. You will have a dedicated AssetWatch Condition Monitoring Engineer (CME) monitoring the data for you and providing your team with prescriptive recommendations of what to do next. Within the app, the following convenient features have been brought to your fingertips: 1. Instant Alert Notifications: Receive real-time asset alert notifications whenever an anomaly is detected. Plus, get valuable maintenance recommendations from your dedicated Condition Monitoring Engineer (CME) right through the app. 2. Seamless, Documented Communication: Enjoy 2-way chat functionality with your CME directly within the app, ensuring quick and effective communication. 3. Track Cost Savings: You can record cost savings and downtime hours in the moment via the app as each issue has been resolved, demonstrating your ROI and making you the hero to your management team. 4. Route-Based Functionality: For Collect route-based users, easily view active facilities and assets and run ad hoc routes as needed 5. Sensor Management Made Easy: For Collect users, effortlessly add and pair sensors and save them as favorites, making it simple to keep track of your hardware.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AssetWatch at 4.8 against Merchants TotalView's 2.0. AssetWatch also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). Merchants TotalView's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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.
AssetWatch holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 19 respectively.
Merchants TotalView ships an update every 4 months, AssetWatch every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Merchants TotalView | AssetWatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (27 ratings) | 4.8 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Merchants Automotive Group, Inc. | AssetWatch, Incorporated |
Customer experience
Merchants TotalView
AssetWatch
In-app purchases
Merchants TotalView
No in-app purchases
AssetWatch
No in-app purchases
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