Comparison

Mascus vs TradesKit

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

Head to head
About

Mascus

Browse over 400,000 listings of used heavy machinery and trucks globally. Easily search, filter, and view detailed information with multiple photos. Save favorites, track searches, and contact sellers directly from your device.

Highlights
  • Extensive listing of heavy machinery and trucks
  • Search by category, brand, and model
  • Filter by price, year, and location
  • Detailed equipment information and photos
  • Direct seller contact
  • Save favorite listings and searches
  • Notifications for new ads
Features
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With more than 400,000 listings of used heavy machinery and trucks including categories such as excavators, dozers, loaders, lifts, cranes, tractors, combine harvesters, tractor units, trailers, forklifts, forestry harvesters and forwarders, and many more, Mascus gives you access to the best deals next door and internationally. App features: - Easy search by category, brand, and model to find the equipment you need - Filter your results by price, year of manufacture, and location to narrow your search - Check the detailed info and multiple photos of the equipment - Contact the seller directly from your mobile device via phone or email - Save your favourite results - Save your frequent searches and the app will notify you when new ads are posted - Share an interesting ad with your friends - Check the latest ads on Mascus Any questions or comments, contact us at mascussupport@mascus.com With over 3,500,000 visits from buyers every month, Mascus is the world’s fastest growing online listing website for buying and selling heavy machinery and trucks. Learn more at www.mascus.com

About

TradesKit

Manage your entire trade business from your phone. Schedule jobs, track work orders, send estimates and invoices, and manage customer information all in one place. Designed for solo operators and small shops to streamline operations and get paid faster.

Highlights
  • Job scheduling and dispatch
  • Work order tracking
  • Customer history management
  • Field estimates and invoices
  • Customer list management
  • Shop-wide communication
Features
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Built for the trades, not adapted for them. TradesKit gives solo operators and small plumbing, HVAC, and electrical shops one app to run the whole job — from the first call to getting paid. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Schedule and dispatch jobs in seconds - Track work orders, notes, and full history per customer - Send estimates and invoices right from the field - Manage your customer list in one place - Keep your whole shop on the same page, wherever the work is PRICING THAT RESPECTS YOUR BUSINESS Simple, flat per-shop pricing. No per-transaction cut of your payments — what you charge is what you keep. No enterprise pricing games, no bloat, no features you'll never use. BUILT FOR SMALL SHOPS Most field service software is built for big operations and priced that way. TradesKit is different. It's for the solo tech and the 1–5 person shop who need to look professional, stay organized, and get paid faster — without a steep learning curve or a fat monthly bill. Download TradesKit and run your trade business from the device that's already in your pocket.

Screenshots

TradesKit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TradesKit at 5.0 against Mascus's 4.1. TradesKit also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). Mascus's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TradesKit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mascus has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mascus ships an update every 2 months, TradesKit every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mascus versus TradesKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMascusTradesKit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRitchie Bros. Finland OyGarrett Coughlin

Customer experience

Mascus

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive35.3%
Neutral17.6%
Negative47.1%

TradesKit

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mascus

No in-app purchases

None

TradesKit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mascus free?
Mascus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TradesKit free?
TradesKit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mascus or TradesKit?
TradesKit is rated higher. Mascus averages 4.1 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while TradesKit averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Mascus or TradesKit have ads?
Neither Mascus nor TradesKit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mascus or TradesKit?
Mascus ships an update every 2 months, and TradesKit every 9 days. Most recently, Mascus was updated on September 30, 2026 and TradesKit on September 29, 2026.

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