Mobile Live vs Southwind
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mobile Live
This app connects field staff to office operations, enabling real-time data collection, navigation, and job management. It allows for on-site estimate generation, invoice printing, and adding new jobs directly from the field.
- Live data connectivity
- Real-time production upload
- Latest navigation maps
- Route and dispatch stops
- Generate estimates in field
- Add new jobs on-site
- Print customer invoices
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Mobile Live extends your Service Assistant application by bringing the field staff into the 21st Century with live data connectivity. Collect production to upload back to the office as soon as its complete Access the latest navigation maps without having to check for updates Route and dispatch stops to the field as they come in Generate and print estimates in the field Add new jobs without having to enter them in Service Assistant Print customer invoices, including upsell coupons on site Perform block leading and add customers to generate new sales (Service Assistant and Mobile Live licenses required) *Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Southwind
This app facilitates team connection and information sharing. It aims to enhance engagement and provide users with essential data for their work.
- Team connection
- Information sharing
- Enhanced engagement
- Relevant information access
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The Southwind App will connect your team and equip them with relevant information! Southwind Engagement at its greatest!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Southwind at 100% against Mobile Live's 7%. Southwind also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.8) and monetization model (free vs paid). Mobile Live's advantage is ratings volume (152 vs 20) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
Southwind holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mobile Live has 152 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of Mobile Live's written reviews are positive against 100% of Southwind's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mobile Live | Southwind |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (152 ratings) | 4.7 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 152 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Real Green Systems | Southwind Network, LLC |
Customer experience
Mobile Live
Southwind
Bugs and requests
Mobile Live
Reported bugs
16 issues- App crashes 2-10+ times per day
- Forced logouts after every stop or job
- Slow loading times for routes, customers, and production data
- App freezes when navigating between tabs
- Attachment/photo uploads take 20-25 minutes then crash
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- GPS constantly showing wrong locations
- App logs out users randomly during work
- Jobs fail to close out properly
- Requires full restart and login after brief periods of inactivity
- Force closes 7-10 times per day on some devices
- Text input not visible while typing descriptions
- Android version has significant mapping issues
- App overheats phones and drains battery rapidly
- Connection/slow load speed issues persist for 5+ years
- Buttons require 3-4 taps to select properly
- App runs in background consuming battery when closed
Requested features
9 requests- Personal notes feature for customer accounts (internal notes not visible to customers)
- Ability to back out of customers from address line without crashing
- Background data refreshing instead of forced logouts
- Address location saving for difficult-to-find customer locations
- Production value totaling during the day
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- Visible text input when typing descriptions on tickets
- Better font size scaling for login screens
- Multiple stops handling capability
- Improved customization options for company-specific needs
Southwind
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mobile Live
No in-app purchases
Southwind
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Mobile Live free?
Is Southwind free?
Which has better reviews, Mobile Live or Southwind?
Do Mobile Live or Southwind have ads?
Which is updated more often, Mobile Live or Southwind?
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