Comparison

loadmate vs MET

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

Head to head
About

loadmate

This app helps caravan owners calculate towing weights to ensure safe and legal journeys. It offers smart load adjustments, weight distribution insights, and professional compliance checks for peace of mind on the road.

Highlights
  • Caravan & towing weight calculator
  • Smart load adjustments
  • Road trip planning
  • Weight distribution insights
  • Professional compliance checks
  • Intuitive design
Features
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Every trip starts with the same quiet question: are we under our ratings, and how do we actually know? loadmate answers it with one number. RigScore checks your whole rig, truck, trailer and everything you load, against your weight ratings and shows a 0–100 score with the working shown. Green means your numbers sit inside every rating. Anything less shows you what's over and what moves it, in plain language. Built on the numbers that matter in North America: GVWR, GCWR, GAWR, payload, tongue weight and pin weight, the same terms as your door placard and your scale ticket. WHAT'S IN THE APP Can I Tow It? Free for everyone. Shopping for a travel trailer, fifth wheel or tow vehicle? Enter the specs and see whether the combination works before you sign anything. No account needed. Your rig, profiled once. Truck and trailer specs, dry weights and ratings, hitch position, storage zones. Set it up once and the system runs underneath every screen. Cargo, where it actually rides. Assign gear to storage zones in the trailer and the truck. loadmate works out tongue weight and axle loads from where things sit, not just what they weigh. See the change before you make it. Shift 50 lb from the truck bed to the front compartment and watch tongue weight, axle loads and your RigScore move, before you touch a thing. Weigh-ins that stick. Pull onto a truck-stop scale once, enter the figures, and your baselines update. The score's confidence reflects how current your data is. Tire intelligence. Pressures, age and load margins are watched in the background and raised only when they matter. Maintenance, warranty and trips. Service items, warranty coverage and trip planning stay connected to the same rig profile, so nothing is tracked twice. Exceeding your ratings can complicate warranty claims, loadmate keeps your numbers where you can see them. More than one rig. A travel trailer and a boat, or two tow vehicles, switch setups and everything re-scopes. DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE WHO TOW Plain language, big touch targets, nothing buried two menus deep. If you currently run your weights on a spreadsheet, this will feel like an upgrade, not a learning curve. FREE AND PRO Free: the full Can I Tow It? research tool, plus a complete demo rig so you can explore every feature with realistic numbers. Pro: your own rig, live RigScore, cargo tracking, weigh-ins, simulation, tires, maintenance, warranty and trips. One annual subscription, no tiers. Current pricing is always shown on this page and in the app. Auto-renews unless canceled in your App Store account settings at least 24 hours before the period ends. SUPPORT Questions to hello@loadmate.io Privacy policy: https://loadmate.io/privacy Terms of use: https://loadmate.io/terms

About

MET

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* Capture NMEA 0183 sentences over Bluetooth and simply log the data onto your iPhone or iPad * Transfer data from your device to anyone and anywhere in the world. * Innovative app to replace handheld display & logging of wind, pressure, temperature, humidity, dew point, QNH, QFE, time, date, location & comments directly on your device. * The freedom to port data directly to a phone, tablet, or laptop. * Ensure to the end user, field work efficiencies and efficient way to manage and track data. MET-LINK FEATURES: * Bluetooth connection (wireless interface) with the latest MET-LINK wireless interface. * Automatic NMEA 0183 data logging. * Geo-location features. * Dynamic Graphic interface to access datasets & statistics. * Custom comment. * Pictures capability. * Easy export to your favorite application (Gmail, Email, Dropbox,…). * Log files with embedded location, time & date, comments & photos. * Log file record in Comma Delimited data Sentence. * Online support access. * To be used with Apple iOS 15.6 and above. * File management capability. MET-LINK MODULE FEATURES: * Fast and easy to use, wireless logging application for the MET-LINK wireless module. * Easy field-deployment. * Wide range of accessories. * Monitor battery charge for rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery (up to 5 hours operation). * Ensure connectivity with Bluetooth Module. * Smart Flashing 3-color indicator on Bluetooth Module. * Smart long term storage.

Screenshots

loadmate4 screens
MET4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MET at none against loadmate's 1. loadmate's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. loadmate sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. MET asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

loadmate ships an update every 3 days, MET every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
loadmate versus MET: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterloadmateMET
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer4Thought RV Pty LtdObservator Instruments Pty Ltd

In-app purchases

1 purchases

loadmate

Subscriptions1
  • loadmate Pro Annual$19.991 Year
None

MET

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is loadmate free?
loadmate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MET free?
MET is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do loadmate or MET have ads?
Neither loadmate nor MET shows ads.
Which is updated more often, loadmate or MET?
loadmate ships an update every 3 days, and MET every 8 months. Most recently, loadmate was updated on October 24, 2026 and MET on October 18, 2026.

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