Marshal vs AssetMatics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Marshal
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Marshal is your drive expert in the field and allows you to commission, clone, diagnose issues, and monitor the drive in just a few screen taps. Easy to use, Marshal gets your drive up and running in under 60 seconds. Powered by Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, simply connect to the drive by placing your mobile device close to the NFC logo. Data transfer takes less than 0.5s. Marshal supports you with: Commissioning • Power off or on commissioning (even in the box) • FastStart – assisted commissioning. Only 4 simple steps to get you up and running • Advanced features available in parameter setting • Pre-set application configurations Cloning • Parameters can be easily transferred from one drive to another - just tap to write as many drives as you want • Back-up and restore the configuration via the app Share • Share configuration via Outlook, OneDrive, WhatsApp etc. • Shared configurations are compatible with Marshal & Connect (our PC commissioning tool) • Export configuration to PDF format Offline capabilities • Create new configurations in the app • Open existing projects to review/change parameters Diagnostics • Guided diagnostics for the system even without drive alarms or trips • Diagnostics available with power off or on • Get support with drive alarms within the app • Error log & active error diagnostics – view active and historical error info • Differences from default – compare configuration against factory defaults Registration • Activate the 5 Year Warranty via the app • Access & download support materials via your CT account Monitoring and security • Quick view of parameter settings & drive status • Restrict access to drive configuration via PIN • Quick visualisation of I/O, motor, and speed settings
AssetMatics
Monitor your vehicle's real-time location, driving behavior, and trip history. Receive alerts for entering/exiting designated areas, harsh braking, and speeding to improve safety and efficiency.
- Real-time vehicle location tracking
- Geofencing with location-based alerts
- Driver behavior scoring
- Trip history and summary
- Tow and crash alerts
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The AssetMatics app works with our AssetMatics device plugged into the car’s OBD port. Our device collects and transfers the vehicle data to our cloud platform for further analysis and reports displayed on our app. The app gives the vehicle owner vehicle’s real-time location alerts, trip history and analysis, trip summary, location-based alerts, driver score based on driver behaviour and vehicle usage report for safety and efficiencies. Our key features: Live Location AssetMatics application provides real-time location tracking. The location update pins are shown every few seconds or every minute based on preferences. Places Set virtual boundaries for your vehicle and get alerts when your vehicle enters or exits the designated area. This will let you know when your kids reach school or when your spouse reaches the office. Safe Driving Score The dashboard displays a score to assess the driver behavior. The score is reset to 100 at the start of each month and subsequently points are deducted based on harsh brakes, overspeeding, harsh cornering and idle time in traffic. Trip Summary and History AssetMatics dashboard will display the summary of your trips each day. You can see the number of trips per day, the speed travelled in each trip, the duration and distance travelled in each trip and history of past trips. Tow & Crash Alerts AssetMatics app triggers an alarm when the vehicle is towed away making you aware of the situation. In case of an unfortunate incident of a crash, AssetMatics will trigger an alarm that will help in taking timely action.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AssetMatics at every 2 weeks against Marshal's every 2 months. 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.
Marshal ships an update every 2 months, AssetMatics every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 16, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Marshal | AssetMatics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 75.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 241 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Control Techniques Limited | Nesh Technologies |
In-app purchases
Marshal
No in-app purchases
AssetMatics
No in-app purchases









