Knowify vs Coast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Knowify
This app streamlines field operations for contractors by offering simple time tracking, purchasing, and work order management. It facilitates photo sharing and real-time synchronization with the main platform. Designed to automate essential field tasks for businesses.
- Time clocking
- Field purchasing
- Reimbursement tools
- Work orders
- Photo sharing
- Real-time sync
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Knowify’s mobile app automates the field side of your contracting business, with simple time clocking, field purchasing and reimbursement tools, work orders, photo sharing, and more. Syncs with Knowify in real-time. Requires Knowify subscription.
Coast
Manage fleet and employee expenses with smart fuel cards. This app allows users to sign in to cards, add receipts and job details, view purchase history, and find nearby fuel stations with real-time price comparisons.
- Card sign-in without texting
- Add receipts, memos, and job codes
- View detailed purchase history
- Identify missing purchase information
- Fuel Finder with real-time price comparison
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The Coast mobile app is the companion app to Coast: the card and software that streamlines fuel, fleet, and employee expenses. With the mobile app, you can: - Sign in to cards without texting - Add receipts, memos, job codes, and odometer data at any time - View your detailed purchase history - Identify purchases with missing information - Find nearby fuel stops and compare real-time prices using the Fuel Finder Keep your fleet moving smoothly with Coast’s all-in-one app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Coast at 60% against Knowify's 14%. Coast also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.6). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Coast holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 32 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Knowify's written reviews are positive against 60% of Coast's.
Knowify ships an update every 10 days, Coast fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Knowify | Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (18 ratings) | 4.3 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 32 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 285 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Knowify | K-Dimensional Holdings Inc. |
Customer experience
Knowify
Coast
In-app purchases
Knowify
No in-app purchases
Coast
No in-app purchases
