Comparison

F&S Vendor vs SMS ONE

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

Head to head
About

F&S Vendor

This business app allows contracted vendors to manage their onsite activities and user accounts. It streamlines communication by notifying the company of arrival, work completion, and departure from customer premises.

Highlights
  • Onsite arrival notification
  • Work completion notification
  • Departure notification
  • User management (add, edit, delete)
  • Access to company information
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The Ferrandino & Son, Inc. mobile application enables its contracted vendors to save valuable time by providing convenient access to Ferrandino & Son; notifying them of their arrival onsite, their completion of the scope of work, and their departure from the customer’s premises. Vendors have access to user management which allows them to add, edit and delete mobile app users.

About

SMS ONE

This app streamlines onsite validation and work order management for affiliates. It offers real-time communication, photo capture for service verification, and GPS-enabled check-in/out, reducing administrative costs and improving workflow efficiency.

Highlights
  • Work order management
  • Onsite validation
  • Real-time communication
  • Photo capture
  • GPS check-in/out
  • Map directions
Features
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The SMS ONE app (SMS ONE) is an application utilized by our network of affiliates to help manage work orders and streamline the onsite validation process into one simple system. It is fully integrated with the SMS One Affiliate Portal and creates real-time communication and work order visibility between the affiliates’ home office, crews and SMS Assist. The SMS ONE app improves the workflow process for both affiliate field technicians and administrators in the following ways: • Allows affiliate administrators to remotely monitor and manage the status of work order information in one place • Eliminates back-office costs and paperwork on every work order • The photo feature captures before and after pictures to ensure every service is completed to 100% satisfaction • The GPS-enabled functionality reduces technicians check in and out time to under one minute • The application has a simple messaging service that connects technicians with SMS Assist and reduces the need for time consuming follow-up calls • Provides easy map directions to each job site With the SMS ONE mobile app, managing your work orders and crews has never been easier. 【Note】 Route planning will continue to use location services and consumes more phone battery while active. Please note: the route planning and technician reporting continue using the GPS services while the app is running and will continue to consume battery power. Compliant with Apple policy, our app will only support iOS versions 7.X and higher. If you do not have a compliant iOS version, please update your system to meet these requirements.

Screenshots

F&S Vendor4 screens
SMS ONE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SMS ONE at 2.4 against F&S Vendor's 1.7. SMS ONE also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 0%) and ratings volume (124 vs 9). F&S Vendor's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 10.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SMS ONE holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SMS ONE has 124 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of F&S Vendor's written reviews are positive against 36% of SMS ONE's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
F&S Vendor versus SMS ONE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterF&S VendorSMS ONE
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (9 ratings)2.4 (124 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews36.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9124 — better
Update frequency—Monthly
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Devices—iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better10.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB120 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFerrandino & Son, IncSMS Assist, LLC.

Customer experience

F&S Vendor

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

SMS ONE

All ratings122 ratings
Positive30.3%
Neutral4.1%
Negative65.6%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive36.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative60.0%

In-app purchases

None

F&S Vendor

No in-app purchases

None

SMS ONE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is F&S Vendor free?
F&S Vendor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SMS ONE free?
SMS ONE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, F&S Vendor or SMS ONE?
SMS ONE is rated higher. F&S Vendor averages 1.7 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while SMS ONE averages 2.4 from 124 ratings.

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