PVLS Mobile vs ServeManager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PVLS Mobile
This app provides date and time-stamped, GPS-verified, and photographic evidence of service attempts for servers. It streamlines daily routes, locates nearby papers, and maintains service history logs for enhanced accountability.
- GPS-verified service evidence
- Photographic proof of attempts
- Date and time stamping
- Automated daily route planning
- Location of nearest papers
- Service history log
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The PVLS Mobile application offers accountability by providing date and time-stamped, GPS verified, and photographic evidence of every serve, non-serve and attempt made by your servers. The PVLS Mobile app allows your staff to spend less time on data entry, and more time running your business. The PVLS Mobile app will route your daily run for you, locate the closest paper to your location (using GPS technology), keep a log of all service history for each server, and create a level of accountability for you and your clients. ProVest LLC - a leader in the process server industry developed the PVLS Mobile application.
ServeManager
Manage your process service business on the go. Record attempts with photo proof, map routes, notify clients, and handle job details from anywhere. Streamline your operations and improve client communication.
- Job management on map or list
- In-field attempt recording with photo proof
- Integrated job routing
- Client notifications
- Document viewing and downloading
- Digital signature for affidavits
- Job acceptance/declining
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Grow your process service business with the #1 app, ServeManager. The ServeManager App brings all the powerful features of ServeManager into the palm of your hand. Bring your process service business on the road to manage your service, record in-field attempts, map to the next service, notify clients, plus more! Features: - View your jobs on an interactive map or in a list, including their due dates, types, client information, address(es), instructions, descriptions, and more - Plan your day with job routing, integrated with Google and Apple Maps - Record new attempts in the field with photo proof and GPS verification - View previous attempt details - Share job and attempt details with the client, other server(s), or your company employees - View and download service documents and other attachments directly to your device - Create a digital signature to sign affidavits - Accept and decline jobs from collaborating law firms and other process servers - Search and filter for jobs by number, name, description, service type, attempts, statuses, zip codes, and more
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ServeManager at 4.4 against PVLS Mobile's 2.9. ServeManager also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (989 vs 28). PVLS Mobile's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 28%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
ServeManager holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ServeManager has 989 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of PVLS Mobile's written reviews are positive against 28% of ServeManager's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
PVLS Mobile ships an update every 3 months, ServeManager fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PVLS Mobile | ServeManager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (28 ratings) | 4.4 (989 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 27.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28 | 989 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 138 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ProVest LLC | Lawgical |
Customer experience
PVLS Mobile
ServeManager
Bugs and requests
PVLS Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ServeManager
Reported bugs
3 issues- Some jobs/job numbers missing from app
- Lost sorting features like sorting by date created
- Issues with uploading photos
Requested features
3 requests- Option to input new jobs
- Quicker map refreshing
- Ability to turn off GPS
In-app purchases
PVLS Mobile
No in-app purchases
ServeManager
No in-app purchases
Questions
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