Meraki Systems Manager vs mCrew
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Meraki Systems Manager
Manage all your iOS devices from a central web dashboard. This app enhances mobile device management with features like a managed app store, content delivery, and GPS location reporting.
- Centralized web dashboard management
- Managed app store
- Content delivery with backpack
- GPS location reporting
- Enhanced MDM and MAM functionality
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Meraki Systems Manager is Cisco Systems' Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solution that allows you to manage all of your iOS devices from a central web dashboard. Installing this app on an iOS device provides enhanced MDM and MAM functionality that includes features such as a managed app store, content delivery with backpack, and GPS location reporting. Note: continued use of GPS running in the background can decrease battery life.
mCrew
This mobile tool empowers train crews to report real-time train and railcar movements directly from the field. It streamlines yard and train management with a user-friendly interface, enhancing productivity and reducing errors for railroad operations.
- Real-time field reporting of train/railcar movements
- Yard and train management
- Offline and online synchronization
- Work list management for car subsets
- Dynamic columns and accordion views
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mCrew™ - Mobile TMS Boost productivity by putting the power of RailConnect TMS directly in the hands of train crew. Enable train crews to report train and railcar movements from the field, in real-time. Manage all aspects of your yard and train management. Perform actions using a user-friendly interface with Business Intelligence behind it. RailConnect mCrew is a mobile reporting tool tied to Transportation Management System (TMS) that extends the power from the office to the rail yard and beyond. mCrew is a part of RailConnect System used by more than 450 railroads across North America to manage mission-critical railroad operations, eliminate manual processing and reduce costs. The result? Reduced manual errors. Maximized train crew productivity. Lower costs. Core Capabilities • Train crew able to update work in real-time via mobile device from the field • Yard Management – track to track, station to station movements • Train management - allows crews to report arrival/departure, pickups/set-outs • Offline/Online – allows train crews to work outside of network coverage, and auto-syncs when with-in Internet coverage • All user accounts are based on an approval process, no "create profile" option Differentiating Features • Work list management enables crews to manage subset of cars within yard or in multiple yards • New process flow allows for multiple action on same set of cars, minimizing time and effort • Drop-down dynamic columns and accordion views Optimized Outcomes • Drives train crew productivity by enabling reporting from the field • Reduces manual processing and errors New features Enhanced performance in initial load, actions and syncing. Replace Pouch database with CouchbaseLite. wabteccorp.com | Copyright © 2026. Wabtec Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Meraki Systems Manager at 96 against mCrew's 3. Meraki Systems Manager also leads on review sentiment (18% vs 0%) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.4 for Meraki Systems Manager against 2.3 for mCrew. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meraki Systems Manager has 96 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 18% of Meraki Systems Manager's written reviews are positive against 0% of mCrew's.
Meraki Systems Manager ships an update every 2 months, mCrew every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meraki Systems Manager | mCrew |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (96 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 96 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Meraki | Wabtec Transportation Systems, LLC |
Customer experience
Meraki Systems Manager
mCrew
Bugs and requests
Meraki Systems Manager
Reported bugs
3 issues- Enrollment certificates become invalid
- Backpack functionality broken on iOS 9+
- Location services always running, draining battery
Requested features
3 requests- Improve enrollment process
- Add option to configure notification frequency
- Improve app stability and performance
mCrew
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Meraki Systems Manager
No in-app purchases
mCrew
No in-app purchases
Questions
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