Comparison

vWork vs Patrol

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

Head to head
About

vWork

This platform offers real-time job dispatching, scheduling, and collaboration for mobile field service workers. It provides dispatchers with operational visibility and allows field workers to manage and complete assigned tasks efficiently.

Highlights
  • Real-time job dispatching
  • Mobile field worker collaboration
  • GPS tracking and location visibility
  • Offline functionality for most features
  • Proof of delivery signatures
  • Quote and invoice creation
  • Job progress reporting
Features
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vWork - The Mobile Workforce Platform Get real time visibility of your operations. vWork provides real time job dispatching, scheduling and collaboration with mobile field service workers. This app works with the vWork website providing a complete job scheduling, dispatching and GPS tracking system. Phone tracking is also supported enabling realtime view of jobs and workers locations on a map. Dispatchers manage workflow via a web interface which send real time updates to mobile workers. Mobile workers in the field use this app to view, track, edit and complete jobs assigned to them via the vWork website. Mobile workers login with their vWork username and password and can see a list of jobs that have been assigned to them. • See all of your active jobs • Edit all of your active jobs • Changes to the schedule update in real time across all devices • View progress reports on active jobs • Track your current GPS location in real time and report it back to your dispatchers • Capture proof of delivery signatures • Edit job fields and attach photos • Create quotes and invoices which can be automatically emailed to customers & admin • Create new jobs from the field • Available offline - most features work without mobile coverage vWork is an intuitive and easy to use mobile workforce platform providing web-based, scheduling and dispatching in real time. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Patrol

This app enables real-time management and monitoring of a mobile workforce. It's suitable for various industries like security, maintenance, and logistics, with field reporting via smartphone and web-based configuration.

Highlights
  • Real-time workforce monitoring
  • Guard tour control
  • Facility maintenance tracking
  • Transportation management
  • Pickup & delivery logistics
  • Cloud-based system
  • Web-based configuration
Features
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Patrol-IT is an innovative solution for the management and monitoring of a mobile workforce in real time. The system provides an ideal solution for various verticals including guard tour control, cleaning and maintenance of facilities, child and medical transportation, pickup & delivery and more. The system is cloud based, user configuration and monitoring are performed on the web using a browser. Reporting from the field is done using any compatible smartphone. Disclaimer: While in route, device location tracking is performed in the background. Please notice that GPS tracking may impact battery life. Make sure to finish and exit your route once it is done.

Screenshots

vWork4 screens
Patrol4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Patrol at 3.1 against vWork's 1.8. Patrol also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 40%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). vWork's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Patrol holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of vWork's written reviews are positive against 71% of Patrol's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

vWork ships an update every 10 days, Patrol every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
vWork versus Patrol: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametervWorkPatrol
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (5 ratings)3.1 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings58 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopervWork LtdPatrol-IT Inc

Customer experience

vWork

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

Patrol

All ratings8 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

None

vWork

No in-app purchases

None

Patrol

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is vWork free?
vWork is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Patrol free?
Patrol is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, vWork or Patrol?
Patrol is rated higher. vWork averages 1.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Patrol averages 3.1 from 8 ratings.
Do vWork or Patrol have ads?
Neither vWork nor Patrol shows ads.
Which is updated more often, vWork or Patrol?
vWork ships an update every 10 days, and Patrol every 4 months. Most recently, vWork was updated on September 10, 2026 and Patrol on June 1, 2026.

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