Mobile Live vs Roots Go
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.
Roots Go
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Roots Go is the field companion to Roots, the operations platform for outdoor service companies. It is built for the person doing the work: technicians, crew leads, and field managers running a day of stops. Your day, in order See the route your office built, stop by stop, with the map and the drive between them. Start a stop, work it, close it out. Progress flows back to dispatch as it happens, so nobody has to call and ask where you are. The notes that matter at the curb Gate codes, dog warnings, parking, where the shutoff is. Property notes surface on the stop that needs them, not buried in an account record you would have to go hunting for. Proof of work Attach photos to a job as you go. Fill in the service form while you are standing in front of it. Chemical applications write an immutable record with products, rates, and treated area, so the compliance paperwork is done by the time you are back in the truck. Works where the work is Service areas are not known for their coverage. Roots Go keeps working with no signal: your route, your notes, and your forms are already on the device, and everything you record queues up and syncs when you come back into range. Your crew, on one map See where the rest of the team is on a live map, so a hand-off or a backfill is a glance instead of a phone tree. Roots Go requires an account issued by your employer's Roots organization. It is not a standalone product and there is no sign-up in the app. If your company uses Roots, your office can add a login for you. Learn more at rootssuite.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Roots Go at every 5 days against Mobile Live's every 3 weeks. Mobile Live's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Mobile Live ships an update every 3 weeks, Roots Go every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mobile Live | Roots Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (156 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 6.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 156 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Real Green Systems | RiverRoot Studios LLC |
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
Roots Go
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mobile Live
No in-app purchases
Roots Go
No in-app purchases







