TRACcess eKEY vs Pathwave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Secure mobile key functionality
- Open TRACcess devices
- Log job notes
- Receive new access permissions
- View device access history
- Transmit activity records
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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
Pathwave
This tool streamlines field service management by guiding teams through required forms and photos. It enhances visibility and quality control with real-time monitoring of field activities and standardized documentation workflows. The platform also helps minimize risk by ensuring on-site compliance and tracking safety procedures.
- Guided data capture with forms and photos
- Real-time monitoring of field activity
- Standardized project documentation
- On-site compliance tracking
- Safety procedure management
- Crew certification tracking
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Pathwave is a purpose-built tool for field service management. One platform for managing all your field project deliverables. CAPTURE FIELD DATA IN ONE PLACE • Guide field teams through required forms and photos for a project. • Complete project documents, safety documents, take photos, and provide daily status updates. INCREASE VISIBLITY AND QUALITY CONTROL • Instantly access and monitor field activity, photos, and forms in real-time. • Streamline project documentation and closeouts with standardized forms and time-saving workflows. MINIMIZE RISK. MAXIMIZE SAFETY • Ensure on-site compliance. • Track safety procedures. • Complete safety documentation. • Ensure crew certifications are always applicable, up-to-date and readily available. • Stay compliant and eliminate safety stand downs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pathwave at 4.0 against TRACcess eKEY's 2.0. Pathwave also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 20%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). TRACcess eKEY's advantage is iOS requirement (11 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pathwave holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 35 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of TRACcess eKEY's written reviews are positive against 43% of Pathwave's.
TRACcess eKEY ships an update every 9 months, Pathwave every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TRACcess eKEY | Pathwave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (24 ratings) | 4.0 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 35 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 229 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Supra | Pathwave, Inc. |
Customer experience
TRACcess eKEY
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In-app purchases
TRACcess eKEY
No in-app purchases
Pathwave
No in-app purchases
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