Comparison

Wialon vs M2M Local

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

Head to head
About

Wialon

Monitor and manage your fleet on the go with this powerful GPS tracking platform. Access real-time unit data, send remote commands, and visualize movement history with detailed reports and map integration.

Highlights
  • Real-time unit monitoring
  • Remote command sending
  • Vehicle movement tracking
  • Geofence visualization
  • Informative trip reports
  • Event history display
  • Interactive map mode
Features
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With the Wialon app, you can maintain access to the Wialon fleet management platform anytime and anywhere. The core features include: - Unit list control. Monitor movement and ignition state, unit location, and other fleet data in real time. - Commands. Send commands, such as messages, routes, configuration and photo requests for remote unit control. - Tracks. Build tracks of vehicle movements, displaying speed, fuel fillings, drains, and other data over a specified period, visualized on the map. - Geofences. Switch on/off the display of the unit location inside a geofence instead of address information. - Informative reports. Use detailed data on trips, stops, fuel drains and fillings for instant decision-making. - History. Control unit events (movement, stops, fuel fillings, fuel drains) in chronological order and display them on the map. - Map mode. Access units, geofences, tracks, and event markers on the map, with the option to detect your own location. The multilingual mobile application, available for smartphones and tablets, allows users to experience the power of Wialon on the go.

About

M2M Local

Features
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Application M2M Local is mobile client that maintain access to Wialon Local GPS tracking platform anytime, anywhere. User-friendly interface allow to: - Display information about monitoring objects in real time: location, tracks, sensors, etc. - Display information about your own location on map with other objects, geofences and place of interests - Controlling objects: share location, navigate to object with navigation app, send commands - Tracking objects: displaying tracks on map, start/finish markers on map, displaying parameters each track (time, distance, max speed) - Reports: generate the required report for the required object for the specified period of time and save it in PDF locally - Status: all important information about your objects in one tab The application supports the following languages: English, Ukrainian, Russian. Please note that: - object names are not translated - they are displayed as the user created them in monitoring system. - addresses are not translated - they are displayed on language of country where it located - application M2M Local is mobile client, application do not collect information about your tracks or tracks of other object. - all information with which the mobile client works is stored and processed in the monitoring system (exception - report in PDF format)

Screenshots

Wialon4 screens
M2M Local4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Wialon at every 10 days against M2M Local's monthly. M2M Local's advantage is iOS requirement (14.1 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wialon ships an update every 10 days, M2M Local monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Wialon versus M2M Local: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWialonM2M Local
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (462 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings462 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.014.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGurtam Inc.Teko Trade LLC

In-app purchases

None

Wialon

No in-app purchases

None

M2M Local

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wialon free?
Wialon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is M2M Local free?
M2M Local is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Wialon or M2M Local have ads?
Neither Wialon nor M2M Local shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wialon or M2M Local?
Wialon ships an update every 10 days, and M2M Local monthly. Most recently, Wialon was updated on October 21, 2026 and M2M Local on October 15, 2026.

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