Comparison

TRACcess eKEY vs Oracle Field Service

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

Head to head
About

TRACcess eKEY

This app transforms your smartphone into a secure mobile key for accessing TRACcess locks. It allows you to open devices, log job notes, receive access permissions, and view access history. Your company's administrator manages your access rights.

Highlights
  • Secure mobile key functionality
  • Open TRACcess devices
  • Log job notes
  • Receive new access permissions
  • View device access history
  • Transmit activity records
Features
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The TRACcess® eKEY® App turns your smartphone into a secure, non-transferable mobile key. Install the TRACcess eKEY App on your phone to open TRACcess locks. Your company’s system administrator grants the permissions to access sites. After download, contact your System Administrator for required authorization code. TRACcess eKEY software communicates with TRACcess devices via the Bluetooth® signal on your phone. Use your eKEY app to: - Open a TRACcess device - Enter a job note - Receive new access permissions - Read a locking device to view its access history - Transmit your activity records to the TRACcess Manager system - Assign a Site ID to a TRACcess locking device

About

Oracle Field Service

Empower mobile workers with seamless access to work activities and communications. Manage routes, update tasks, track inventory, and stay connected, even offline. Synchronizes automatically when connectivity is restored.

Highlights
  • Access and manage work activities
  • Route management
  • View activity details
  • Provide activity updates
  • Inventory management
  • Peer communication
  • Offline synchronization
Features
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By installing this app you agree to the End User License Agreement terms at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/licenses/eula-ofsc-mobile-ios-14-feb-18-4425385.pdf Oracle Field Service Mobile allows mobile workers to easily access, execute and manage work-related activities and ongoing communications from their mobile device. This includes retrieving activities, managing routes, viewing activity details, providing activity updates, managing inventory, communicating with peers, etc. The app works when the mobile worker does not have internet connectivity and automatically synchronizes any actions taken while offline when connectivity is established. When used with Oracle Field Service Smart Location, functionality is extended to continually gather a mobile workers coordinates when the app is running in the background. Note: Oracle Field Service Mobile requires an active Oracle Field Service subscription and features will vary based on the subscription services.

Screenshots

TRACcess eKEY3 screens
Oracle Field Service4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Oracle Field Service at 4.3 against TRACcess eKEY's 2.0. Oracle Field Service also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (400 vs 24). TRACcess eKEY's advantage is monetization model (free vs subscription) and iOS requirement (11 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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

Oracle Field Service holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Oracle Field Service has 400 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of TRACcess eKEY's written reviews are positive against 24% of Oracle Field Service's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TRACcess eKEY ships an update every 9 months, Oracle Field Service every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TRACcess eKEY versus Oracle Field Service: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTRACcess eKEYOracle Field Service
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (24 ratings)4.3 (400 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews23.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24400 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSupraOracle America, Inc.

Customer experience

TRACcess eKEY

All ratings24 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral4.2%
Negative70.8%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

Oracle Field Service

All ratings387 ratings
Positive81.4%
Neutral7.5%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive23.6%
Neutral14.6%
Negative61.8%

Bugs and requests

TRACcess eKEY

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Oracle Field Service

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • iOS 13.1+ compatibility breaking app functionality
  • FTA plugin not loading on iPhone devices
  • Health check feature non-functional on iOS
  • GPS/map features failing intermittently
  • Configuration connection errors on startup
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  • Message reply text box disappearing
  • Back button stuck to top and unresponsive
  • Dropdown selections jumping to page top
  • Login screen ELA acceptance button unclickable
  • App logging out after inactivity or iOS updates
  • Work order creation failures
  • Invoice data displaying as blank on iOS

Requested features

7 requests
  • Remember login credentials with fingerprint authentication
  • Prevent automatic logout during extended idle periods
  • Improve app loading and data sending speeds
  • Add photo library access alongside camera option
  • Display current time and cell signal strength
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  • Fix back button functionality to prevent page resets
  • Enable offline functionality for areas without coverage

In-app purchases

None

TRACcess eKEY

No in-app purchases

None

Oracle Field Service

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TRACcess eKEY free?
TRACcess eKEY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Oracle Field Service free?
Oracle Field Service is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TRACcess eKEY or Oracle Field Service?
Oracle Field Service is rated higher. TRACcess eKEY averages 2.0 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Oracle Field Service averages 4.3 from 400 ratings.
Do TRACcess eKEY or Oracle Field Service have ads?
Neither TRACcess eKEY nor Oracle Field Service shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TRACcess eKEY or Oracle Field Service?
TRACcess eKEY ships an update every 9 months, and Oracle Field Service every 2 months. Most recently, TRACcess eKEY was updated on October 24, 2026 and Oracle Field Service on October 29, 2026.

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