MDSS vs ViewMondo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MDSS
This app provides mobile access to winter maintenance decision support for transportation agencies. It offers route-specific recommendations, weather and pavement forecasts, and observational data. Access is restricted to preauthorized users.
- Route-specific winter maintenance recommendations
- Weather and pavement forecasts
- FAA/NWS and RWIS observations
- Weather maps
- Camera images
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The MDSS app is a mobile application for the Pooled Fund Study Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS). It is designed to provide mobile access to information that supports transportation winter maintenance decision making, including route-specific winter maintenance recommendations, weather and pavement forecasts, and observational data to include FAA/NWS and RWIS observations, weather maps, and camera images. Account access is required. Organizations can subscribe to the MDSS service through DTN to enable access for their personnel. Contact DTN for subscription information.
ViewMondo
Receive alerts for your sensor data based on custom alarm settings. Monitor station status and measurement values remotely. Access the full user interface from your mobile device.
- Customizable sensor alarms
- Real-time station status
- Measurement value monitoring
- Mobile user interface access
- Push notifications for alerts
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Receive notifications based on your ViewMondo alarm settings. View station status and measure values for all your stations, and access the ViewMondo user interface on your mobile device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ViewMondo at 5.0 against MDSS's 2.6. ViewMondo also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.4). MDSS's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ViewMondo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MDSS has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | MDSS | ViewMondo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DTN, LLC | Informatik Werkstatt GmbH |
Customer experience
MDSS
ViewMondo
In-app purchases
MDSS
No in-app purchases
ViewMondo
No in-app purchases
