Comparison

NexTraq® Connect vs eFieldDATA

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

Head to head
About

NexTraq® Connect

Empower your field team with mobile tools for clocking hours, managing jobs, and navigating to customers. This app enhances productivity for businesses with remote employees, keeping them connected and efficient on the go.

Highlights
  • Clock in/out and breaks
  • Update job status
  • View jobs and customer locations
  • Assign vehicles
  • Report vehicle maintenance
  • Get efficient routes
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Put the power of communication in the palm of your hand. With NexTraq Connect, your field employees can remotely clock work hours, receive and update jobs, find the easiest route to your customers and MUCH more. Because your business activities aren't limited to the office, NexTraq allows you and your field employees to efficiently stay connected via iPhone or iPad. Designed to make field employees more productive in daily business activities, this app will allow your team to be more efficient, no matter where they are. From the field, employees can use the Connect app to: • Record clock in/out times and breaks • Communicate job receipt, job start and job completion status • View jobs and customer locations on a map • Assign themselves to a vehicle • View customer contact information • Report vehicle maintenance needs (i.e. an oil change, check engine light on, low tire pressure, etc.) • View the most efficient route to a location The NexTraq® fleet tracking platform is the highest value vehicle and fleet management solution in the industry. One-hundred percent cloud-based, the solution enables organizations to proactively manage and track its fleets in real-time while reducing operational expenses and maximizing revenue. Please Note: You must be a NexTraq customer to use this app.

About

eFieldDATA

Streamline field data collection and lab management for construction materials testing and geotechnical services. Generate industry-standard reports on the go, ensuring compliance and efficiency.

Highlights
  • On-the-go field data collection
  • Lab management
  • Industry standard reporting (ASTM & AASHTO)
  • Construction Materials Testing (CMT)
  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Inspection Services
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On-the-go field data collection, lab management, and industry standard (ASTM & AASHTO) reporting for Construction Materials Testing (CMT), Geotechnical Engineering and Inspection Services.

Screenshots

NexTraq® Connect4 screens
eFieldDATA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NexTraq® Connect at 4.5 against eFieldDATA's 3.1. eFieldDATA's advantage is review sentiment (63% vs 36%). 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

NexTraq® Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 17 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 36% of NexTraq® Connect's written reviews are positive against 63% of eFieldDATA's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NexTraq® Connect ships an update every 2 months, eFieldDATA monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 31, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
NexTraq® Connect versus eFieldDATA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNexTraq® ConnecteFieldDATA
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (23 ratings) — better3.1 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews35.7% of reviews62.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better17
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNexTraq, LLCVconnex Services, Inc

Customer experience

NexTraq® Connect

All ratings23 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive35.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative57.1%

eFieldDATA

All ratings17 ratings
Positive52.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative47.1%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

None

NexTraq® Connect

No in-app purchases

None

eFieldDATA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NexTraq® Connect free?
NexTraq® Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is eFieldDATA free?
eFieldDATA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NexTraq® Connect or eFieldDATA?
NexTraq® Connect is rated higher. NexTraq® Connect averages 4.5 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while eFieldDATA averages 3.1 from 17 ratings.
Do NexTraq® Connect or eFieldDATA have ads?
Neither NexTraq® Connect nor eFieldDATA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NexTraq® Connect or eFieldDATA?
NexTraq® Connect ships an update every 2 months, and eFieldDATA monthly. Most recently, NexTraq® Connect was updated on August 31, 2026 and eFieldDATA on June 4, 2026.

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