PubWorks vs Axon Device Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PubWorks
Empower your public works department with a mobile workforce solution. Record work in real-time, respond to service requests instantly, and manage inspections and assets efficiently. Seamlessly integrates with your main database for instant updates.
- Real-time work recording
- Mobile work orders
- Service request management
- Inspections
- Asset inventory
- Seamless database integration
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This app is for PubWorks customers only. Equipping your crew with tablets will create your new mobile workforce – allowing them to record work as they go, and quickly respond to new work orders and service requests. This divide-and-conquer field-recording capability will increase your department’s efficiency and productivity. With mobile mapping, work orders, service requests, inspections and asset inventory, you’ll be better equipped to deal with sudden change of crew needs. This mobile public works tool designed to seamlessly interact, securely and in real-time, with the main PubWorks database which can be hosted on-site or in the cloud. This allows in-office updates to reach field crews automatically and instantly. Field crews will be able to act on the latest information and record their work allowing office staff to see their accomplishments, notes and photos in seconds.
Axon Device Manager
This application helps law enforcement manage Axon devices by registering and assigning them to users. It utilizes NFC or 2D code scanning for quick device management within Evidence.com. The tool streamlines the deployment and assignment of devices for agencies.
- Register Axon devices
- Assign devices to users
- NFC scanning
- 2D code scanning
- Evidence.com integration
- Streamlined device deployment
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Axon Device Manager is an application designed for law enforcement professionals to quickly and accurately manage Axon devices. The application lets users register and assign Axon devices in Evidence.com using Near Field Communication (NFC) or 2D code scanning. With the app running, the device manager taps the device or scans the 2D code printed on the device to register the device to their agency and assign or reassign it to a specific user. The supported devices are outlined in the help section in the application. Axon Device Manager (ADM) allows users to scale Axon device deployment and management in a simple and efficient way. This application requires an Evidence.com account for access. You must have an iPhone 7 or later equipped with Near Field Communication (NFC) and iOS13 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Axon Device Manager at 3.1 against PubWorks's 2.0. Axon Device Manager also leads on review sentiment (14% vs 0%). PubWorks's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Axon Device Manager holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of PubWorks's written reviews are positive against 14% of Axon Device Manager's.
PubWorks ships an update monthly, Axon Device Manager every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PubWorks | Axon Device Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (10 ratings) | 3.1 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 14.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | gWorks | Axon Enterprise, Inc. |
Customer experience
PubWorks
Axon Device Manager
In-app purchases
PubWorks
No in-app purchases
Axon Device Manager
No in-app purchases
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