Comparison

ZoneMate vs DEWALT® Tool Connect

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

Head to head
About

ZoneMate

Features
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Universal App! One purchase gets your iPhone, iPad, and macOS apps--all for the same price! This includes all of the features below: - Add a contact, city, or time zone to keep track of - Create a group to organize contacts, cities, and time zones - Set working hours for contacts - Plan a time with intuitive status colors to find the best time - Share out the time via email, text message, and more - Easily create a calendar invite in the app with the time you found - See when the next daylight savings time change happens for a given location - Quickly see sunrise and sunset times Finally... - No ads and no subscriptions--ever!

About

DEWALT® Tool Connect

Manage your tools and inventory from anywhere with this app. It allows for pairing enabled tools and linking tags to your account, with features for assigning inventory to locations and users.

Highlights
  • Tool and inventory management
  • Bluetooth enabled tool pairing
  • Tag and connector linking
  • Location management
  • User role assignment
  • Job site and warehouse organization
Features
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MANAGE YOUR TOOLS. ANYWHERE™. Tool Connect™ by DEWALT® delivers powerful enterprise features for managing inventory on the web and with a mobile device, whether you're at the warehouse or on the job site. Now with support for consumable assets and the Tool Connect™ Partner Network, Tool Connect helps teams improve visibility across more asset types and more places. The Tool Connect™ Partner Network extends detection coverage by leveraging partner platforms as an expanded network for locating DEWALT® tools and equipment. Existing Tool Connect™ customers can activate partner integrations through the Tool Connect™ website. Multiple User Roles As an Administrator, invite Managers and assign them to specific locations and inventory through the Tool Connect™ website. Pairing & Linking Use the app to pair DEWALT® Tool Connect™ enabled Tools to your account, or link DEWALT® Tool Connect™ enabled Tags and Connectors to your existing inventory. Assignments Create and manage locations for job sites, warehouses, vehicles, and more to assign inventory for greater visibility and accountability. Service Plans View and manage service plan information for covered assets to help support maintenance planning and asset readiness. Expanded Asset Visibility Track tools, equipment, and consumable assets in one connected system to help improve organization and jobsite readiness. Tool Connect™ Partner Network The Tool Connect™ Partner Network expands DEWALT® asset tracking by using partner infrastructure as additional detection points across vehicle fleets, heavy equipment, and secured storage. DEWALT announced inaugural partners including Geotab, Trackunit, and BoxLock, extending detection coverage with no new hardware required for existing Tool Connect™ users. Need Help? Email us: toolconnectsupport@sbdinc.com

Screenshots

ZoneMate4 screens
DEWALT® Tool Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DEWALT® Tool Connect at Free against ZoneMate's $3.99. DEWALT® Tool Connect also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

DEWALT® Tool Connect is free to download; ZoneMate costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ZoneMate ships an update every 9 months, DEWALT® Tool Connect every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ZoneMate versus DEWALT® Tool Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZoneMateDEWALT® Tool Connect
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating—3.4 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—13.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB93 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGregory BellStanley Black & Decker, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

ZoneMate

No in-app purchases

None

DEWALT® Tool Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ZoneMate free?
ZoneMate costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DEWALT® Tool Connect free?
DEWALT® Tool Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ZoneMate or DEWALT® Tool Connect have ads?
Neither ZoneMate nor DEWALT® Tool Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ZoneMate or DEWALT® Tool Connect?
ZoneMate ships an update every 9 months, and DEWALT® Tool Connect every 3 weeks. Most recently, ZoneMate was updated on October 30, 2026 and DEWALT® Tool Connect on October 28, 2026.

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