# Mobile Work Orders vs Work Order Maker

The clearest difference is rating: Work Order Maker at 4.8 against Mobile Work Orders's 4.0. Work Order Maker also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (185 vs 4). Mobile Work Orders's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Work Order Maker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Mobile Work Orders asks for nothing beyond the download.

Work Order Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Work Order Maker has 185 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Mobile Work Orders ships an update every 4 months, Work Order Maker every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Mobile Work Orders | Work Order Maker |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.0 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mobile-work-orders/id1144125126/reviews) | **[4.8 (185 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/work-order-maker/id1530710384/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 4 | **185** |
| Positive reviews | — | 94.9% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | **Every 9 days** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Freemium |
| Size | 139 MB | 89 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | **15.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [STR Software](https://appshunter.io/developer/1144125125) | [B TO J PTY LTD](https://appshunter.io/developer/569308231) |

## What reviewers say

### Mobile Work Orders

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mobile-work-orders/id1144125126)

This app allows maintenance technicians to access, mark up, and complete work orders on their mobile devices, even offline. Users can attach rich media like photos and audio to work orders and upload completed tasks to cloud storage. It streamlines field operations and reduces manual data entry.

**Highlights:** View work order packets and attachments, Mark-up work orders with signatures and notes, Capture and attach pictures and audio, Route, complete, and upload work orders, Offline functionality, Encrypts data at device and during transfer

**In-app purchases:** none


### Work Order Maker

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/work-order-maker/id1530710384)

Create and manage professional work orders for various service and manufacturing needs. Track job details, costs, personnel, and schedules on the go. Offers cloud sync and backup with a subscription.

**Highlights:** Generate professional work orders, Assign tasks and jobs, Include cost estimates, Specify date, time, and location, Assign personnel, Track hours and value of work, Cloud sync and backup (subscription)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly Subscription | $5.99 | per month |
| Yearly Subscription | $49.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Professional looking invoices
- 🚀 Great app for quick work orders
- 👍 Great app
- 👍 Awesome and Easy to use
- 👍 Nice app

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 No support
- 🐛 Cannot get the price or cost to be in the work order
- 🐛 Absolutely terrible customer service
- 🐛 Been losing work orders
- 🐛 Unable to get a hold of anyone to recover them

**Reported bugs**

- Crashes
- Deleting all previous work orders when logging back in

**Requested features**

- Wish there was a way to save my quotes so I could log in from different devices and work on them
- Make it QuickBooks compatible
- Add a schedule feature


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Mobile Work Orders free?

Mobile Work Orders is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Work Order Maker free?

Work Order Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Mobile Work Orders or Work Order Maker?

Work Order Maker is rated higher. Mobile Work Orders averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Work Order Maker averages 4.8 from 185 ratings.

### Do Mobile Work Orders or Work Order Maker have ads?

Neither Mobile Work Orders nor Work Order Maker shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Mobile Work Orders or Work Order Maker?

Mobile Work Orders ships an update every 4 months, and Work Order Maker every 9 days. Most recently, Mobile Work Orders was updated on October 9, 2026 and Work Order Maker on October 13, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*