Comparison

EBS vs GreenBook

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

Head to head
About

EBS

Features
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The EBS-Inspector app is used for on-site entry of inspection details, with photos and comments. PDF reports are then generated and can be emailed to building owners customers, eliminating hours of time creating reports on your PC.

About

GreenBook

Access Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations. This tool allows for easy searching, bookmarking, and highlighting of key passages to aid in workplace compliance. A downloadable safety board posting is also available.

Highlights
  • Access Ontario's Health and Safety Act
  • Searchable Regulations
  • Bookmark key passages
  • Highlight text
  • Global search across documents
  • Downloadable safety board posting
Features
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DISCLAIMER: GreenBook is not affiliated with the Government of Ontario. GreenBook's contents are for informational purposes only. All documents referenced in this app are retrieved from https://www.ontario.ca/laws. This app's intended use is as a tool for compliance. Under 25(2)(i) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.1, employers are required to post a copy of this Act, and any explanatory material prepared by the Ministry, in a conspicuous place at the workplace. A safety board posting that directs users to download this app is downloadable from app main screen - PDF button. GreenBook provides users with access to Ontario's Health and Safety Act and Regulations. The Act and Regulations are searchable and bookmarkable, including a global search across all documents to help you find what you're looking for. The Search function on the home page searches all available documents. Searching in a document will only search that doc. You can highlight a passage of text, preferably a section heading, and click the Bookmark button. These bookmarks can be reordered by holding and dragging. Clicking the "i" button while viewing a doc opens the e-Law website for that doc.

Screenshots

EBS4 screens
GreenBook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GreenBook at every 3 months against EBS's every 79 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EBS ships an update every 79 months, GreenBook every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
EBS versus GreenBook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEBSGreenBook
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 79 monthsEvery 3 months โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetizationโ€”Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size58 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames MaybeeTanner Mackenzie

In-app purchases

None

EBS

No in-app purchases

None

GreenBook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EBS free?
EBS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GreenBook free?
GreenBook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do EBS or GreenBook have ads?
Neither EBS nor GreenBook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EBS or GreenBook?
EBS ships an update every 79 months, and GreenBook every 3 months. Most recently, EBS was updated on September 24, 2026 and GreenBook on September 23, 2026.

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