Simla Mobile vs Octopus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simla Mobile
Streamline customer communication and sales processes from any source. Manage orders, customer data, and tasks efficiently on the go. Stay connected and organized with real-time notifications and integrated tools.
- Unified customer communication
- Order and task management
- Customer database management
- Real-time push notifications
- Product and stock control
- Search and filtering capabilities
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Stay connected with customers from any sources due to Simla Mobile. The application will allow you to quickly serve customers from social networks and instant messengers wherever you are. With Simla Mobile you can: • Communicate with buyers from different social networks using only one application. Filter dialogs by channels, managers, tags • Receive important information about dialogs, customers, orders or tasks via push notifications • Place orders and send product photos to the chat with the buyer. View, add and change the most necessary data • Make calls and identify who is calling you • Keep your customer base close at hand. Create and edit customers or just view detailed information • Quickly view the number and sum of orders for the selected status, manager and store for a certain period • Manage tasks and products. Control stock balances, see wholesale and retail prices. To organize the work of employees, create tasks and assign them to user groups or a specific manager • Quickly find the desired order, customer, product or task using search and filters. Customers and orders are filtered by custom fields, and products can be searched by properties. There are quick actions for orders, customers and tasks • View notifications for a certain period or for all time, as well as create alerts for user groups in the notification center • Manage the global status of the user: "Free", "Busy", "Lunch" and "Break" • Communicate with technical support. Maintain correspondence and view the history of requests directly in the application Install Simla Mobile and manage business processes directly in the application.
Octopus
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Octopus Worker is the official app for home cleaning and domestic staffing professionals working with Octopus-affiliated Partner Companies across Saudi Arabia. If you're employed or sponsored by an Octopus Partner Company, this app is your daily tool for managing assignments, getting to your next job, and staying in touch with support all in one place. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Receive and accept new Assignments the moment they're offered • View your full schedule, including hourly visits, extended visits, and stay-in placements • Update the status of each Assignment as you go on your way, arrived, in progress, completed • Track your completed Assignment history • Reach Octopus Support directly for any question, safety concern, or issue with a driver or Customer BUILT AROUND YOUR WORKING DAY Octopus Worker is designed to make your day simpler: one notification tells you where to go, one screen shows your ride details, and one tap connects you to support if anything comes up. No paperwork, no phone tag just a clear view of your day. YOUR EMPLOYMENT, YOUR PARTNER COMPANY This app is a scheduling and coordination tool. Your employment relationship including your wages, working hours, and benefits remains with your Partner Company, in accordance with Saudi Labor Law and the Musaned program. SAFETY FIRST Your safety matters. The app includes a direct channel to report any safety concern, harassment, or issue with a customer or driver, any time you need it. Octopus Worker is available only to registered Workers authorized by a licensed Octopus Partner Company. If you're not yet registered, please contact your Partner Company to get started.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Simla Mobile at fortnightly against Octopus's monthly. 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.
Simla Mobile ships an update fortnightly, Octopus monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simla Mobile | Octopus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Simla.com | Mawjat Afkar |
In-app purchases
Simla Mobile
No in-app purchases
Octopus
No in-app purchases








