Comparison

Field Nation vs VikingSense

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Find on-site IT jobs
  • Real-time updates
  • Message clients
  • Scan packages
  • Collect signatures
  • Track payments
  • Weekly direct deposit
Features
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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.

About

VikingSense

Features
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VikingSense brings your facility's climate monitoring to your pocket. Track temperature, humidity, and pressure across every location in real time, and get alerted the moment something drifts out of range. Built for pharmacies, laboratories, food service, cold chain, and manufacturing, VikingSense turns industrial-grade sensors into clear, live dashboards and traceable records. REAL-TIME DASHBOARDS - Live readings from every sensor, updated continuously - Per-device history charts with selectable time ranges - Multi-location and multi-environment views for whole-facility oversight ALERTS THAT REACH YOU - Push notifications and email the instant a reading crosses your limits - High, low, and rate-of-change alerts, plus offline-device warnings - Alert schedules and cooldowns so you're informed, not spammed CALIBRATION AND COMPLIANCE - NIST-traceable calibration workflow with generated calibration records - Two-point field calibration for pressure, temperature, and humidity - An auditable trail of applied offsets BUILT FOR TEAMS - Organization and location hierarchy for enterprise facilities - Role-based access for owners, admins, and staff - Follows your device's light or dark appearance VikingSense is distributed through MSI-Viking. An active VikingSense account is required to sign in.

Screenshots

Field Nation4 screens
VikingSense4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: VikingSense at 3 against Field Nation's 1. VikingSense also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Field Nation versus VikingSense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterField NationVikingSense
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperField Nation, LLCWildTech Ventures, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Field Nation

No in-app purchases

None

VikingSense

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Field Nation free?
Field Nation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VikingSense free?
VikingSense is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Field Nation or VikingSense have ads?
Neither Field Nation nor VikingSense shows ads.

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