Comparison

SimpleCrew vs Mobile Live

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

Head to head
About

SimpleCrew

This platform helps street teams document campaign progress with photo uploads and real-time reporting. It offers a reliable and efficient way for managers to oversee field marketing efforts and for team members to focus on promotion.

Highlights
  • Real-time photo uploads on a map
  • GPS progress tracking
  • Social media campaign tracking
  • Easy client reporting
  • Public campaign sharing
  • Push notifications for assignments
Features
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SimpleCrew is a street team marketing platform designed to help street teams upload photos to prove their campaign progress and report their work to clients and managers--without killing their phone battery, crashing, or having to uninstall and reinstall the app. It’ll never delay your reports, eat your data, or freeze or lag when you need it to work. Street team members: Get back to your promoting life by using SimpleCrew. Street team managers: Have a more reliable, less frustrating way to manage your street team marketing with SimpleCrew. Thousands of concert promoters, event marketers and brands have used SimpleCrew to improve their field marketing, including: Postmates, LiveNation, Cornerstone Agency, Red Bull, Insomniac Events, Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, and Goldenvoice. Get set up with an account in two minutes. FEATURES: See all your photos on a map in real-time. GPS gives you a bird’s eye view of your team’s progress in the field. Track brand ambassador social media campaigns Easy client reporting and public campaign sharing. Hands off communication - team members get email and push notifications when assigned to campaigns TERMS: Install the app and create your account and claim your 14-day free trial. You can manage your subscription through the SimpleCrew website. ABOUT SIMPLECREW: SimpleCrew specializes in street team management software application development and tools for remote teams.

About

Mobile Live

This app connects field staff to office operations, enabling real-time data collection, navigation, and job management. It allows for on-site estimate generation, invoice printing, and adding new jobs directly from the field.

Highlights
  • Live data connectivity
  • Real-time production upload
  • Latest navigation maps
  • Route and dispatch stops
  • Generate estimates in field
  • Add new jobs on-site
  • Print customer invoices
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Mobile Live extends your Service Assistant application by bringing the field staff into the 21st Century with live data connectivity. Collect production to upload back to the office as soon as its complete Access the latest navigation maps without having to check for updates Route and dispatch stops to the field as they come in Generate and print estimates in the field Add new jobs without having to enter them in Service Assistant Print customer invoices, including upsell coupons on site Perform block leading and add customers to generate new sales (Service Assistant and Mobile Live licenses required) *Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Screenshots

SimpleCrew4 screens
Mobile Live4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SimpleCrew at 53% against Mobile Live's 7%. SimpleCrew also leads on rating (4.1 vs 1.8) and monetization model (free vs paid). Mobile Live's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). 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

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

SimpleCrew holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 72 and 152 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of SimpleCrew's written reviews are positive against 7% of Mobile Live's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SimpleCrew ships an update fortnightly, Mobile Live every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 19, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SimpleCrew versus Mobile Live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleCrewMobile Live
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (72 ratings) — better1.8 (152 ratings)
Positive reviews52.6% of reviews — better6.9% of reviews
Number of ratings72152 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB143 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimpleCrewReal Green Systems

Customer experience

SimpleCrew

All ratings72 ratings
Positive76.4%
Neutral2.8%
Negative20.8%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive52.6%
Neutral5.3%
Negative42.1%

Mobile Live

All ratings152 ratings
Positive17.1%
Neutral3.3%
Negative79.6%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive6.9%
Neutral2.8%
Negative90.3%

Bugs and requests

SimpleCrew

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Mobile Live

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • App crashes 2-10+ times per day
  • Forced logouts after every stop or job
  • Slow loading times for routes, customers, and production data
  • App freezes when navigating between tabs
  • Attachment/photo uploads take 20-25 minutes then crash
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  • GPS constantly showing wrong locations
  • App logs out users randomly during work
  • Jobs fail to close out properly
  • Requires full restart and login after brief periods of inactivity
  • Force closes 7-10 times per day on some devices
  • Text input not visible while typing descriptions
  • Android version has significant mapping issues
  • App overheats phones and drains battery rapidly
  • Connection/slow load speed issues persist for 5+ years
  • Buttons require 3-4 taps to select properly
  • App runs in background consuming battery when closed

Requested features

9 requests
  • Personal notes feature for customer accounts (internal notes not visible to customers)
  • Ability to back out of customers from address line without crashing
  • Background data refreshing instead of forced logouts
  • Address location saving for difficult-to-find customer locations
  • Production value totaling during the day
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  • Visible text input when typing descriptions on tickets
  • Better font size scaling for login screens
  • Multiple stops handling capability
  • Improved customization options for company-specific needs

In-app purchases

None

SimpleCrew

No in-app purchases

None

Mobile Live

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SimpleCrew free?
SimpleCrew is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mobile Live free?
Mobile Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SimpleCrew or Mobile Live?
SimpleCrew is rated higher. SimpleCrew averages 4.1 out of 5 from 72 ratings, while Mobile Live averages 1.8 from 152 ratings.
Do SimpleCrew or Mobile Live have ads?
Neither SimpleCrew nor Mobile Live shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SimpleCrew or Mobile Live?
SimpleCrew ships an update fortnightly, and Mobile Live every 3 weeks. Most recently, SimpleCrew was updated on September 19, 2026 and Mobile Live on September 19, 2026.

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