Comparison

HubDespatch vs FleetLocate V5

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

HubDespatch

Features
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The HubDespatch app has been designed to allow out of hours Despatching of jobs for companies using Hub Systems FMS Application. Despatchers can review and allocate jobs to their drivers, as well as some management functions such as deallocating jobs, marking jobs as picked up, completing jobs, adding POD Names to stops. Unallocated jobs can be shown by Service Area, or Date, and Driver Details show online status, load status, allocated work and location on map. Access can be restricted to allow customers to allocate work to their regular drivers, or allow dispatchers to manage separate areas without overlapping. Once the app has been installed you must enter the FMS Company ID, and your user name and password.

About

FleetLocate V5

Features
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Fleetlocate allows you to manage your vehicles with bespoke dashboards that are highly intuitive. Along with this users are able to locate, track, manage, recover and send commands to their vehicles in real-time, via a secure internet portal. FleetLocate provides many user-friendly features for mobile asset management like: a) Dashboards: Represent real-time executive summary of your vehicles defined by a bespoke performance criteria. - Utilisation dashboards help in understanding how your vehicles are being used in order to make informed decisions. - Driver Report Card: Gives drivers’ rank based on their driving style by monitoring harsh braking, cornering, speeding and acceleration. It provides meaningful insights to identify ‘at risk’ drivers. b) Real-Time Visibility: View your vehicles in real-time including location and direction so you can locate and assign the closest vehicle to a job. c) Digital Logbooks: Allows drivers to input an ATO approved purpose of trip while on the move and our software does the rest eliminating multiple logbook entries d) Alerts: You can set up email and SMS alerts when key business rules are broken.

Screenshots

HubDespatch4 screens
FleetLocate V54 screens

Verdict

The call

HubDespatch and FleetLocate V5 are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HubDespatch ships an update every 2 months, FleetLocate V5 monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
HubDespatch versus FleetLocate V5: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHubDespatchFleetLocate V5
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHub SystemsProcon Telematics

In-app purchases

None

HubDespatch

No in-app purchases

None

FleetLocate V5

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HubDespatch free?
HubDespatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FleetLocate V5 free?
FleetLocate V5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HubDespatch or FleetLocate V5 have ads?
Neither HubDespatch nor FleetLocate V5 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HubDespatch or FleetLocate V5?
HubDespatch ships an update every 2 months, and FleetLocate V5 monthly. Most recently, HubDespatch was updated on November 2, 2026 and FleetLocate V5 on October 25, 2026.

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