MEP GO vs Emburse Spend
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MEP GO
This app helps construction professionals discover, track, and stay updated on market expansion projects and companies. It offers features like project mapping, custom search filters, and personalized notifications to increase market share.
- Discover nearby construction projects
- Filter project and company data
- Create custom tracking lists
- Receive project update alerts
- Map job sites and companies
- Share project data with associates
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National LECET’s Market Expansion Program (MEP) is a North American construction project and company tracking program. The MEP Mobile app, now called MEP Go, is an exclusive app for LIUNA, LECET and affiliates. There is no other progressive, intuitive and powerful program like MEP available in the marketplace. MEP Go provides Laborers with a tool to effectively and easily find and track projects, and to increase market share. This app complements the new MEP web-based application and requires the use of a valid login and password. DISCOVER Access construction projects near you Filter project and company data easily Engage custom saved searches Share project and company data with associates TRACK Add projects and companies to custom tracking lists Review updates to targeted projects and companies MAP Access projects near you Find directions to nearby jobsites or construction companies ALERT Receive updates on construction activities Customize notifications for updates to projects and companies The new MEP Go…The power of construction project tracking in your hands.
Emburse Spend
Streamline corporate card management and gain control over company expenses. This app allows for pre-approval of spending, automated reconciliation, and efficient management of recurring payments, empowering employees while reducing administrative burdens.
- Pre-approve spending
- Automated card reconciliation
- Virtual card issuance
- Subscription management
- Real-time spend visibility
- Employee spend empowerment
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Optimize spend. Empower People. Maximize the value of your most precious resources with Emburse Spend. Tired of surprise expenses that pop up each month? Sick of chasing employees for receipts? Stop asking employees to engage in frustrating after-the-fact card reconciliation. There is a better way. Emburse Spend is the next evolution in card management. Increase visibility and control by approving spend before it happens. Issue pre-approved virtual cards with built-in controls that auto-reconcile. Manage subscriptions upfront once to create automatic recurring payments on your schedule. Gain control of unmanaged spend and empower employees with Emburse Spend.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MEP GO at 5.0 against Emburse Spend's 2.8. MEP GO also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Emburse Spend's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 3). 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.
MEP GO holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Emburse Spend has 23 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MEP GO ships an update monthly, Emburse Spend every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MEP GO | Emburse Spend |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 2.8 (23 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust | Emburse, Inc. |
Customer experience
MEP GO
Emburse Spend
In-app purchases
MEP GO
No in-app purchases
Emburse Spend
No in-app purchases









