Comparison

Sentryx™ Mobile Workforce vs GPS Finder (AST)

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

Head to head
About

Sentryx™ Mobile Workforce

This app streamlines work order management for water utility field technicians. It allows for near real-time updates on assignments and direct completion of tasks from a mobile device, optimizing resource allocation and asset uptime.

Highlights
  • Work order management
  • Near real-time updates
  • Field technician task completion
  • Meter installation and swap
  • Onsite meter diagnostics
  • Remote connect/disconnect
Features
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Sentryx Mobile Workforce optimizes water utility resources and improves asset uptime. Integrated with Mueller’s cloud based Sentryx Water Intelligence Platform, the Sentryx Mobile Workforce application provides utilities with simple, intuitive work order management workflows. Near real-time updates keep field technicians informed of their latest work assignments. Field technicians claim and complete work orders directly from a mobile phone. No costly integration with third-party systems or hardware is required. Field Technicians can perform standard maintenance tasks, including: - Installation and swap operations on meters, bases, registers, and nodes - Onsite meter diagnostics, and - Remote connect and disconnect operations. **Prerequisite: A Sentryx user account is required to operate this app**

About

GPS Finder (AST)

This application enables AST customers to connect to GPS devices in the field, capturing precise asset data for synchronization with a web-based platform. It supports various GPS devices, offline maps, and asset management features, including photo attachments.

Highlights
  • Connect to GPS devices
  • Capture accurate asset data
  • Sync data to web application
  • Support for Trimble, Geode, and Arrow GPS
  • Offline map tile support
  • Line and polygon marking
  • Photo support with assets
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GPS Finder for AST is a naive application that allows AST customers to connect to various GPS Devices in the field and capture accurate and precise data for their assets to be synced back to the primary Web Based Application. The app currently supports: - View user location - Select relevant asset types and information - Create and send new asset to AST - Move an existing asset to your current location - Trimble GPS Device Support - Geode GPS Device Support - Arrow GPS Support - Offline Map Tile Support - Line and Polygon Marking Support - Custom Fly Over tile support - Photo support with Assets NOTE: You MUST be an AST customer in order to authenticate and use this application. If you do not have AST yet, but would like to look at what we have to offer for your city, please head over to silversmithdata.com to learn more. More features to come in the future, so make sure to keep updated and be on the lookout!

Screenshots

Sentryx™ Mobile Workforce3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GPS Finder (AST) at 5.0 against Sentryx™ Mobile Workforce's 4.4. Sentryx™ Mobile Workforce's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1) and device support. On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GPS Finder (AST) holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sentryx™ Mobile Workforce has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sentryx™ Mobile Workforce versus GPS Finder (AST): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSentryx™ Mobile WorkforceGPS Finder (AST)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB104 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMueller Systems LLCSilversmith Inc

In-app purchases

None

Sentryx™ Mobile Workforce

No in-app purchases

None

GPS Finder (AST)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sentryx™ Mobile Workforce free?
Sentryx™ Mobile Workforce is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GPS Finder (AST) free?
GPS Finder (AST) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sentryx™ Mobile Workforce or GPS Finder (AST)?
GPS Finder (AST) is rated higher. Sentryx™ Mobile Workforce averages 4.4 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while GPS Finder (AST) averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

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