Essential GPS vs Merit HR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Essential GPS
Monitor vehicle locations in real-time, view trip history for up to three months, and set up custom alerts for movement and speed. Access vehicle diagnostics and manage account settings through a user-friendly interface.
- Real-time vehicle location tracking
- Trip history replay (3 months)
- Customizable movement and speed alerts
- Vehicle diagnostics sensor data
- User-friendly dashboard and settings
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Features: · Dashboard - View a summary of all vehicles, quick view map, and access the menu, · Real-Time Tracking - View the exact location of your vehicle, travel speed, status and address. · History – View historic replay of the trips carried out on any day over the previous 3 months. · Alerts – Setup real-time activity based alerts to get notified on events such as movement and speed, · Sensors - View a summary of all diagnostics information regarding the vehicles in your account, · Settings – View and edit account and interface settings, EI mobile app has been updated with a list of useful features and a user-friendly interface. It allows the user to view, edit and create alerts, view sensor information, replay history playback and access to the latest notifications.
Merit HR
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Simplify time off from request to approval. Merit HR gives employees a clear view of balances, policies, and holiday calendars while managers approve on the go and HR keeps everything compliant. - Submit any leave type with notes and attachments in seconds. - Auto-route approvals to the right manager(s) with reminders. - See live balances, blackout dates, and public holidays before requesting. - View team availability with color-coded calendars to avoid conflicts. - Track overtime, compensatory time, and custom leave policies.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Merit HR at every 2 weeks against Essential GPS's every 11 months. Merit HR also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). 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.
Essential GPS ships an update every 11 months, Merit HR every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Essential GPS | Merit HR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | REM TRADING LTD | Seid Ismael hassan |
In-app purchases
Essential GPS
No in-app purchases
Merit HR
No in-app purchases




