TMS Flat Rate Reader vs Johnstone Supply OE Touch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TMS Flat Rate Reader
This app provides an electronic version of flat rate repair books for HVAC, plumbing, and electrical professionals. It allows users to quickly find repair information, generate professional quotations with customer signatures, and integrate with mobile work order apps.
- Electronic flat rate book
- Professional quotation generation
- Customer signature capture
- Integration with mobile work orders
- Powerful search utility
- View material requirements
- Multiple price column display
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You can now have an HVAC, Plumbing and/or Electrical Flat Rate book available on your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch! The TMS Flat Rate Reader (FRR) is the perfect companion to the award winning ACORATE – Flat Rate Made Easy! software program (designed specifically for the HVAC, Plumbing and Electrical professions). Instead of looking up Flat Rate Repairs in a bulky printed book, the FRR lets you do it electronically and will even let you prepare a professional looking quotation, where the customer can approve or decline the recommended repairs with a signature. The approval can then be e-mailed or printed if you so desire. Imagine eliminating calculation errors or the expense of re-printing your flat rate books every time you decide to make a change. If you are using the TMS ACOTRUCK Mobile Work Order app, the repairs selected in the FRR can be easily pasted into the mobile invoice. - Portrays professional image - Electronic version of paper book - Works on iPhone, iPad or iPod - Eliminates calculation errors - Creates professional looking quotations - Ability to e-mail or print quotations - Ability to capture customer’s signature - Powerful search utility for finding repairs - Ability to view material required for repair - Can display up to 6 different price columns - Eliminates printing costs of paper books - Saves quotations for future retrieval - Reduces your impact upon the environment - Can integrate with TMS ACOTRUCK Mobile Work Order app For decades, Team Management Systems has been the preferred software provider for thousands of HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, Mechanical and other service contractors throughout the country. To learn more, please visit http://www.acorate.com NOTE – The FRR works in conjunction with ACORATE and/or the Flat Rate Reader Data Manager.
Johnstone Supply OE Touch
This app allows users to manage business orders and account information on the go. It provides real-time pricing, company-wide availability, and the ability to scan product barcodes for quick ordering. Users can also view order history and contact branches for special requests.
- Real-time pricing and availability
- Create and manage orders
- Barcode scanning for products
- View account information
- Search order history
- Contact branch locations
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OE Touch connects you to your distributor anywhere, anytime. Create orders based on realtime pricing and company-wide availability, view your account information, take photos of requested product, and more… - View customer specific pricing and company-wide availability - Create orders - Quickly add Product Groups to your shopping cart - Scan barcode labels in the Quick Pad - Contact a branch for special order items - Map branch locations - View bids, open orders, and order history - Advanced search for finding items on order - View product spec sheets For access to the Johnstone Supply app, please contact your local Johnstone dealer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TMS Flat Rate Reader at 4.0 against Johnstone Supply OE Touch's 3.5. TMS Flat Rate Reader also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 33%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
TMS Flat Rate Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of TMS Flat Rate Reader's written reviews are positive against 33% of Johnstone Supply OE Touch's.
TMS Flat Rate Reader ships an update every 3 months, Johnstone Supply OE Touch every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TMS Flat Rate Reader | Johnstone Supply OE Touch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Team Management Systems, LLC | Innovo, LLC |
Customer experience
TMS Flat Rate Reader
Johnstone Supply OE Touch
In-app purchases
TMS Flat Rate Reader
No in-app purchases
Johnstone Supply OE Touch
No in-app purchases
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