Field Nation vs Mobi by TechLink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Field Nation
Connect with on-site IT jobs matching your skills. Manage your work, communicate with clients, and get paid weekly through direct deposit or PayPal. Focus on your technical expertise while administrative tasks are handled.
- Find on-site IT jobs
- Real-time updates
- Message clients
- Scan packages
- Collect signatures
- Track payments
- Weekly direct deposit
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Find on-site IT work that matches your skills. Tackle jobs with an iOS app designed for technicians. Get paid without the hassle of invoices. Leave the administrative work to us. Find work that fits your experience with the all-in-one solution for connecting businesses with skilled IT technicians like you. With 20,000+ work orders each week across the US and Canada, Field Nation gives you the flexibility to work anytime, anywhere. The Field Nation mobile app was designed with technicians in mind. You can share updates in real-time, upload photos, message clients, scan packages, collect signatures, track payments, and much more. To get started, highlight your skills on our marketplace by creating a profile that shows off your qualifications, skillsets, work history, and equipment. Then, quickly search for the types of jobs that best fit your experience, pay rate requirements, and location. Finally, request the work assignments you want. Why do thousands of technicians love Field Nation? * Get paid without the hassle of invoices: Technicians receive payment for the final work order after approval, less a 10% fee. Get paid weekly via direct deposit or PayPal, or get paid right away for an additional fee. You choose what works best for you, and we make it happen. * Leave the administrative work to us: No more invoicing, project management, or tax paperwork headaches. Receive one 1099 tax document directly from Field Nation each year. * Get support from our team of experts 24/7/365: We know problems don’t always happen between 9 am and 5 pm. That’s why our support team is available around-the-clock. Submit a ticket online or speak to a live person over-the-phone. 97% of customer service tickets are resolved within 2 hours. Most common types of work available on Field Nation: Networking, point of sale, telecom/VOIP, desktop/laptop, low-voltage cabling, audio visual (AV), alarm & security, kiosk, printer, server, ATM, and electrical. Who should download this app: Anyone living in the US or Canada with IT skills who’s interested in completing on-site work.
Mobi by TechLink
This app allows field technicians to manage their jobs, access work order details, upload photos, and log site activity. Clients can view scheduled jobs, work order information, and technician-uploaded photos.
- Job management for technicians
- Work order details access
- Map integration for directions
- Photo uploading
- Client job viewing
- Note entry for work orders
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Mobi is TechLink Services' mobile application for field technicians and clients. It puts the power and flexibility of TechLink Services' SIMPL portal into the palm of your hand. Feature rich and flexible, you can use Mobi to do everything you already do with the SIMPL portal. Field Technicians · Sign up as a new field technician · View and access your jobs for today · View and access your jobs for tomorrow · View and access your upcoming jobs · Open Maps directly from Mobi to get driving directions to the site · Log on and off of site · Access all information about work order including documents and close-out paperwork · Photos can be taken directly from Mobi automatically uploading to the work order · Add completed paperwork directly to the work order · Add final invoice directly to the work order · Accept or decline jobs that are offered to you · Enter notes directly in the work order · Plus more! Clients · View and access jobs scheduled with TechLink for today, tomorrow and upcoming · Access all information about each work order · View pictures that have been uploaded by the field technician · Enter notes directly into the work order · Plus more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Field Nation at 4.3 against Mobi by TechLink's 2.8. Field Nation also leads on ratings volume (3K vs 17) and review sentiment (40% vs 29%). Mobi by TechLink's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Field Nation holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Field Nation has 3K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Field Nation's written reviews are positive against 29% of Mobi by TechLink's.
Field Nation ships an update every 2 weeks, Mobi by TechLink every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Field Nation | Mobi by TechLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3K ratings) — better | 2.8 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.3% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3K — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Field Nation, LLC | TechLink Services |
Customer experience
Field Nation
Mobi by TechLink
In-app purchases
Field Nation
No in-app purchases
Mobi by TechLink
No in-app purchases
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