Comparison

Essential GPS vs Merit HR

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time vehicle location tracking
  • Trip history replay (3 months)
  • Customizable movement and speed alerts
  • Vehicle diagnostics sensor data
  • User-friendly dashboard and settings
Features
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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.

About

Merit HR

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Essential GPS4 screens
Merit HR3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Essential GPS versus Merit HR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEssential GPSMerit HR
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperREM TRADING LTDSeid Ismael hassan

In-app purchases

None

Essential GPS

No in-app purchases

None

Merit HR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Essential GPS free?
Essential GPS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Merit HR free?
Merit HR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Essential GPS or Merit HR have ads?
Neither Essential GPS nor Merit HR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Essential GPS or Merit HR?
Essential GPS ships an update every 11 months, and Merit HR every 2 weeks. Most recently, Essential GPS was updated on October 9, 2026 and Merit HR on October 24, 2026.

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