mobileTMA vs Odyssey Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
mobileTMA
This tool helps mobile technicians manage their daily tasks by connecting to a WebTMA server. It allows users to review and create work orders, and enter daily timesheets.
- Work order review
- Work order creation
- Daily timesheet entry
- WebTMA server connection
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mobileTMA for iOS is a tool for mobile technicians. mobileTMA connects to your WebTMA application server and provides the functions needed to perform your daily work, including reviewing and creating work orders, entering your daily time sheet and more. mobileTMA for iOS is based on our popular mobileTMA for Windows Mobile devices. mobileTMA for iOS requires a license for WebTMA v5.0.3 or later in addition to mobileTMA user licenses. mobileTMA for iOS requires iOS version 5.0 or later.
Odyssey Reader
This business application enables authorized users to manage sales, verify access, track attendance, and handle equipment rentals using an organization's ID card. It functions as a mobile point-of-sale system that operates efficiently over cellular or wireless networks.
- Process sales
- Verify privileges
- Track attendance
- Rent equipment
- Mobile point-of-sale
- Works over cellular/wireless
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The Odyssey Reader application allows authorized end-users to accept their organization’s ID card to process sales, verify privileges, track attendance, rent equipment, and more. Combined with the power of Odyssey, this application provides a mobile point-of-sale solution that does not require local power and works seamlessly over cellular or wireless networks. Odyssey Reader is an administrative application not intended for cardholder use. This application operates in conjunction with other CBORD® products; one of the following products is required: • Odyssey AdminWeb/Direct™ version 6.5 or later • ResCenter® version 7.2 or later • CS Gold® WebManager™ version 6.1.2 or later Approved card read devices may be obtained from CBORD or purchased separately.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Odyssey Reader at 5.0 against mobileTMA's 2.3. mobileTMA's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Odyssey Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
mobileTMA ships an update every 4 months, Odyssey Reader every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mobileTMA | Odyssey Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TMA Systems, LLC | The CBORD Group, Inc |
Customer experience
mobileTMA
Odyssey Reader
In-app purchases
mobileTMA
No in-app purchases
Odyssey Reader
No in-app purchases
Questions
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