Comparison

Formulate vs So

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

Head to head
About

Formulate

Features
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Going paperless with Formulate is about so much more than digitising your forms and paperwork – it’s about unleashing powerful workflow benefits that can dramatically reduce costs, save time and boost productivity. Formulate is cloud based so runs on any connected computer (back-office) and on both IOS tablets and phones.

About

So

Features
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So-Trak Plant, Vehicle and Asset tracking platform.

Screenshots

Formulate4 screens
So2 screens

Verdict

The call

Formulate and So are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Formulate versus So: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFormulateSo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size117 MB162 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTriangle SoftwareSo-Trak Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Formulate

No in-app purchases

None

So

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Formulate free?
Formulate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is So free?
So is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Formulate or So have ads?
Neither Formulate nor So shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Formulate or So?
Formulate ships an update every 2 weeks, and So every 2 weeks. Most recently, Formulate was updated on September 19, 2026 and So on November 3, 2026.

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