Mobile Live vs FieldRoutes
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.
FieldRoutes
This application streamlines field service operations by integrating sales and service functionalities. It allows users to manage customers, schedule appointments, and handle sales or upsells directly within the app. Gain insights from customer feedback and track sales performance.
- Customer management
- Appointment scheduling
- Sales and upsell capabilities
- Area management for sales teams
- Subscription management
- Sales leaderboards
- Customer feedback viewing
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The FieldRoutes™ Mobile app simplifies the process of selling and servicing your field service customers by combining the features of our previous two apps into a single app. The sales functionality features an all-new user interface, and technicians can now sell or upsell within the FieldRoutes Mobile app. Use the FieldRoutes Mobile app to: · Create and manage customers · Execute customer appointments · Schedule new appointments · Manage areas for your sales teams · Add new subscriptions to existing customers · View sales leaderboards · View customer feedback Only available to FieldRoutes subscribers/customers. Having trouble? Contact us via email at support@fieldroutes.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FieldRoutes at 3.3 against Mobile Live's 1.8. FieldRoutes also leads on monetization model (free vs paid). Mobile Live's advantage is ratings volume (156 vs 25) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
FieldRoutes holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mobile Live has 156 ratings behind it against 25, 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 10% of FieldRoutes's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mobile Live | FieldRoutes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (156 ratings) | 3.3 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.9% of reviews | 9.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 156 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Real Green Systems | PestRoutes LLC |
Customer experience
Mobile Live
FieldRoutes
User reviews
Mobile Live
From 156 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Intuitive and easy-to-use interface
- 💼 Helpful for business organization and growth
- 📱 Useful tab-based organization system
- 🔄 Continuous feature additions and improvements
- 📞 Good customer support and training available
Room to improve
- 🐢 Extremely slow app performance
- 💥 Constant crashes and freezes
- 🔓 Frequent unexpected logouts
- 🔋 Excessive battery drain
- 📊 Poor data consumption and upload speeds
FieldRoutes
From 25 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great app to manage routes
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 💡 Helpful mapping and navigation features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- ⏱️ Slow loading and saving of data
- 🔄 Resets data when switching apps or locking device
- 🗺️ Confusing map layout and navigation
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
FieldRoutes
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes when switching between screens
- Data loss when device goes to sleep or app is minimized
- Inconsistent behavior when adding products and services
- Unreliable GPS and navigation integration
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to customize map views and pin sizes
- Offline mode to work without internet connection
- Improved product entry and management
- Faster syncing and saving of data
In-app purchases
Mobile Live
No in-app purchases
FieldRoutes
No in-app purchases
