Comparison

NexTraq® Connect vs Hi MATE Fleet Manager

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

Hi MATE Fleet Manager

Monitor and manage your equipment fleets remotely. Track location, fuel levels, usage, and maintenance needs. Optimize productivity and identify potential issues with detailed equipment insights.

Highlights
  • Fleet creation and management
  • Real-time equipment information (location, fuel, hours)
  • Productivity monitoring (idle ratio, usage)
  • Equipment health and maintenance alerts
  • Location tracking with Google Maps
Features
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Check out your Hi MATE equipment everywhere with Hi MATE Fleet Manager The various features of Hi MATE Fleet Manager make it easy to manage multiple units of equipment. 1. My Fleet Management Create as many Fleets as necessary and add the desired equipment to the Fleet. You can modify or delete a Fleet of equipment. 2. The latest information You can check the latest information about the location, hourmeters, fuel level, and key on/off time of each equipment in your Fleet. 3. Productivity You can check the idle hour ratio, machine usage ratio and work weight of the equipment. 4. Health You can check the fault status of the equipment and when the maintenance items need to be replaced. 5. Location You can see the latest location and path of the equipment using the Google map. * Hi MATE Fleet Manager is only available to customers who have joined the Hi MATE service. * Data may not be supported for some equipment.

Screenshots

NexTraq® Connect4 screens
Hi MATE Fleet Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NexTraq® Connect at 4.6 against Hi MATE Fleet Manager's 3.0. NexTraq® Connect also leads on ratings volume (27 vs 1). Hi MATE Fleet Manager's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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

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, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NexTraq® Connect has 27 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NexTraq® Connect ships an update every 2 months, Hi MATE Fleet Manager every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
NexTraq® Connect versus Hi MATE Fleet Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNexTraq® ConnectHi MATE Fleet Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (27 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews35.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNexTraq, LLCHD Construction Equipment Co., Ltd

Customer experience

NexTraq® Connect

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

Hi MATE Fleet Manager

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

NexTraq® Connect

No in-app purchases

None

Hi MATE Fleet Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NexTraq® Connect free?
NexTraq® Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hi MATE Fleet Manager free?
Hi MATE Fleet Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NexTraq® Connect or Hi MATE Fleet Manager?
NexTraq® Connect is rated higher. NexTraq® Connect averages 4.6 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Hi MATE Fleet Manager averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do NexTraq® Connect or Hi MATE Fleet Manager have ads?
Neither NexTraq® Connect nor Hi MATE Fleet Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NexTraq® Connect or Hi MATE Fleet Manager?
NexTraq® Connect ships an update every 2 months, and Hi MATE Fleet Manager every 2 weeks. Most recently, NexTraq® Connect was updated on November 1, 2026 and Hi MATE Fleet Manager on November 3, 2026.

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