Basecamp 2 for iPad vs Omnitracs Mobile Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Basecamp 2 for iPad
Stay updated on project progress and engage in discussions from any location. This app provides access to all project information, allowing you to review documents and make decisions on the go.
- Project progress updates
- Discussion participation
- View to-dos and files
- Access project documents
- Make decisions remotely
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The official app for Basecamp 2 Check in on your projects from anywhere. Basecamp 2 for iPad shows you the latest news on each project. • Jump in on a discussion and post your thoughts. • View progress as team members complete to-dos and upload files. • Everything from your projects is available, so you can refer to a document or make a decision no matter where you are. NOTE: This app requires requires an account on Basecamp 2 (released March 2012) or Basecamp Classic.
Omnitracs Mobile Manager
Manage your mobile workforce and their daily operations from anywhere. This app provides real-time location tracking, route visualization, and performance monitoring for delivery drivers, field technicians, and sales teams. Stay informed about completed tasks and worker efficiency to optimize your mobile resource management.
- Real-time worker location tracking on map
- Route visualization and history
- Order and stop-by-stop progress tracking
- Worker performance monitoring against benchmarks
- Seamless integration with web application
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Omnitracs Mobile Manager - the day at your fingertips Whether you deliver products or have mobile technicians or sales people in the field, you will always know where they are and how they’re performing with Omnitracs Mobile Manager. Omnitracs Mobile Manager is a mobile application that seamlessly integrates with your back-office Omnitracs web application and gives you the key information you need to manage your mobile resources while you’re on the go. You’ll have visibility into the day’s routes, orders, equipment and worker performance at your fingertips. Isn’t it time to be proactive and not reactive? With Omnitracs Mobile Manager, you can: • Quickly visualize on a map where workers are, where they are going, and where they’ve been throughout the day • Drill down to see stop by stop what work has been accomplished • See who is or isn’t meeting performance standards with regards to set benchmarks
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Verdict
Basecamp 2 for iPad and Omnitracs Mobile Manager both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 87% of Basecamp 2 for iPad's written reviews are positive against 50% of Omnitracs Mobile Manager's. Omnitracs Mobile Manager's advantage is ratings volume (407 vs 27) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Basecamp 2 for iPad against 4.7 for Omnitracs Mobile Manager. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Omnitracs Mobile Manager has 407 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Basecamp 2 for iPad's written reviews are positive against 50% of Omnitracs Mobile Manager's.
Basecamp 2 for iPad ships an update every 2 months, Omnitracs Mobile Manager every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basecamp 2 for iPad | Omnitracs Mobile Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (27 ratings) | 4.7 (407 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 27 | 407 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 135 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 37signals LLC | Omnitracs LLC |
Customer experience
Basecamp 2 for iPad
Omnitracs Mobile Manager
User reviews
Basecamp 2 for iPad
From 27 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Intuitive layout
- 💡 Great collaboration tool
- 🚀 Seamless integration across devices
- 👍 Excellent for project management
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes when exporting attachments
- 🐛 Difficulty adding comments
- 🔍 Lacking search and filtering options
- 🔍 Limited formatting options on mobile
- 🔍 Inability to view overdue tasks
Omnitracs Mobile Manager
From 407 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great tool for managing fleet on the go
- 👍 Quick access to answer driver location questions
- 👍 Can deal with route exceptions
Room to improve
- 🐛 App is slow at times
- 🐛 Dashboard rarely works
- 🐛 App won't open on iPhone
- 🐛 Cannot select region after update
- 🐛 Overview/workers screen cumbersome after update
Bugs and requests
Basecamp 2 for iPad
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when exporting attachments
- Login screen freezes
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to sort tasks by due date
- Gantt chart view
- Recurring tasks
- Improved calendar functionality
- Integration with Google Drive and other cloud storage
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- Customizable notification settings
Omnitracs Mobile Manager
Reported bugs
5 issues- Cannot gain access to anything, error on every tab
- Constantly have to log in again and again
- Works fine until last update, now cannot select region
- Overview/workers screen changed to where drivers are not visible without tapping each one
- Does not work well with dark mode
Requested features
8 requests- Ability to expand screen
- Add search function for accounts
- Ability to move stops around on a route
- Look at past date routes
- See items being delivered on a stop
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- See all vehicle info (miles, VIN, etc.)
- See planned and actual arrival/departure times
- See case count
In-app purchases
Basecamp 2 for iPad
No in-app purchases
Omnitracs Mobile Manager
No in-app purchases
Questions
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