Fleetly Telematics vs SmartController
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fleetly Telematics
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Fleetly® is a comprehensive driver safety and fleet management system powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics to prevent high risk events for commercial fleets. An award-winning technology helps commercial fleets to manage risk by disrupting distraction and coaching with video visual analysis of events resulting reduction in accidents and making fleet safer. Fleetly combines traditional GPS Tracking, video telematics, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Computer vision to provide truly sophisticated Fleet management software to improve efficiency, reduce costs and help to manage a healthy fleet. It is a Powerful IOT PaaS Platform built oneness in mind and hosted within Microsoft Azure. The platform hosts fleet vehicles and assets securely in a single platform. Fleetly Telematics introduces an award-winning Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Driver State Monitoring solution (DSM) to address distraction driving problems. Fleetly IoT platform built using Microsoft Azure PaaS, integrated with world’s best Map solutions (Google Maps and HERE) and hosted within Microsoft Azure data centres across the world. Fleetly PaaS solution scales infinitely for the growing demand. Fleetly supports wide range of hardware options such as GPS Trackers, Dashcams (Dash cameras), Multi camera vehicle CCTV systems (Mobile DVR), Safety kits such as DVS, Fuel Sensors and Driver ID and many more sensors Fleetly Core Features: 1. Vehicle real time tracking and monitoring (live Tracking) 2. Driver Behaviour Analysis & Driver scoring 3. Harsh Driving Alerts - Overspeed, Harsh Turn, Harsh Acceleration, Harsh Brake. 4. Trip Replay History – 90 days 5. Geofence - Vehicle Deviation Alerts 6. Dashboards (Insights and summary data) 7. Reports – On demand and scheduled 8. Service Reminders 9. Risk Management 10. Videos and Event Analysis 11. Location Sharing 12. Secured Platform 13. and more…
SmartController
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Brigade’s new SmartController dongle and app allows users to remotely configure a Brigade MDR via the SmartController app. Features include – • Display live information including device, storage and network status • Playback footage stored on the MDR • View live images from the MDR • Create exclusive Wi-fi hotspots so that mobile devices can connect to individual MDRs • Export data, upgrade firmware, load configuration data and much more For more information on SmartController and Mobile Digital Recording, visit - https://brigade-electronics.com/mdr-hub/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Fleetly Telematics at weekly against SmartController's every 12 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.
Fleetly Telematics ships an update weekly, SmartController every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fleetly Telematics | SmartController |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Intelex Systems Limited | Brigade Electronics Group PLC |
In-app purchases
Fleetly Telematics
No in-app purchases
SmartController
No in-app purchases
Questions
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