Comparison

Fleetly Telematics vs SmartController

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

Head to head
About

Fleetly Telematics

Features
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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…

About

SmartController

Features
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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/

Screenshots

Fleetly Telematics4 screens
SmartController4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

Fleetly Telematics ships an update weekly, SmartController every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Fleetly Telematics versus SmartController: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFleetly TelematicsSmartController
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.09.0
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIntelex Systems LimitedBrigade Electronics Group PLC

In-app purchases

None

Fleetly Telematics

No in-app purchases

None

SmartController

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fleetly Telematics free?
Fleetly Telematics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SmartController free?
SmartController is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fleetly Telematics or SmartController have ads?
Neither Fleetly Telematics nor SmartController shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fleetly Telematics or SmartController?
Fleetly Telematics ships an update weekly, and SmartController every 12 months. Most recently, Fleetly Telematics was updated on September 10, 2026 and SmartController on September 8, 2026.

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