Comparison

TurfPath 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

TurfPath

This app helps manage turfgrass pest problems with detailed pest descriptions, image galleries, and control product information. It connects users globally to share pest reports, receive notifications, and earn rewards for contributions.

Highlights
  • Pest descriptions and image galleries
  • Updated control product information
  • Global user interaction for pest reporting
  • Active pest notifications
  • Points and badges for user rewards
  • Community-driven pest problem solving
Features
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TurfPath is the field companion for golf course superintendents, sports-turf managers, and lawn-care professionals. It brings the agronomy you rely on — disease models, a deep pest and weed library, and clean record-keeping — into one fast, mobile-first app. ALWAYS FREE • Live weather, forecast, and spray windows for your course • Disease-risk and growth models (GDD, dollar spot, brown patch, Pythium, anthracnose, and more) tuned to your local conditions • A searchable pest, disease, and weed library — 250+ profiles with identification, biology, cultural and chemical control, and photos • A pesticide encyclopedia — 400+ products with FRAC/IRAC/HRAC groups, targets, and resistance-risk data — plus free label and SDS downloads for every product on file • Spray Calculator — full and partial tank mixing math for any area, application rate, and tank size, no application logging required • A live community feed and regional pest map — see what's showing up near you, post your own observations and photos • 1 free AI photo diagnosis TURFPATH PRO • AI Diagnostics — snap a photo, get a ranked diagnosis with confidence scores (5/month with Pro) • AI report extraction — pull data from handwritten spray sheets, soil tests, and OM246 reports (unlimited with Pro) • Applications log — pesticides, PGRs, fertilizers, and tank mixes by management area, with printable/downloadable spray sheets • Insights — application trends, coverage analysis, nitrogen reconciliation, and what to do next • Soil tracking — soil tests and OM246 analysis with AI extraction • Performance tracking — green speed, firmness, quality, and clipping yields over the season • Course Team — share course data with your crew, control what each person can see and edit Built by turf people, for turf people. Content is grounded in university turfgrass science and reviewed by agronomists. Model thresholds are general guidance — always confirm with local extension recommendations and read and follow product labels. Free account required. TurfPath Pro is available as a monthly or annual auto-renewing subscription (see pricing in the app); Pro is per person. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://app.turfpath.com/legal/privacy

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

TurfPath4 screens
Mobile Live4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TurfPath at 100% against Mobile Live's 7%. TurfPath also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.8) and monetization model (free vs paid). Mobile Live's advantage is ratings volume (152 vs 6) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, 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

TurfPath holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mobile Live has 152 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of TurfPath's written reviews are positive against 7% of Mobile Live's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TurfPath ships an update every 5 weeks, Mobile Live every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TurfPath versus Mobile Live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTurfPathMobile Live
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6 ratings) — better1.8 (152 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better6.9% of reviews
Number of ratings6152 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.19.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB143 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn KaminskiReal Green Systems

Customer experience

TurfPath

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Mobile Live

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

Bugs and requests

TurfPath

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

TurfPath

No in-app purchases

None

Mobile Live

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TurfPath free?
TurfPath 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, TurfPath or Mobile Live?
TurfPath is rated higher. TurfPath averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Mobile Live averages 1.8 from 152 ratings.
Do TurfPath or Mobile Live have ads?
Neither TurfPath nor Mobile Live shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TurfPath or Mobile Live?
TurfPath ships an update every 5 weeks, and Mobile Live every 3 weeks. Most recently, TurfPath was updated on September 22, 2026 and Mobile Live on October 7, 2026.

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