PubWorks vs MaintainX
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.
MaintainX
This app provides a comprehensive solution for maintenance management and work order tracking, designed for field technicians and managers. It simplifies task assignment, asset information access via QR codes, and safety inspections, while also offering inventory management capabilities.
- Work order creation, assignment, and tracking
- Mobile work order completion with photos and voice notes
- Offline mode for technicians
- QR code asset scanning for instant information
- Streamlined safety inspections
- Inventory and asset management
- ERP system integration
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Intelligent maintenance and asset management that increases equipment uptime, reduces maintenance and parts costs, and improves frontline productivity. Used by 14,000+ customers and downloaded over 1 million times, MaintainX is built for the people who keep physical operations running: maintenance managers, technicians, and operators across asset-intensive industries. What you get with MaintainX: - One platform for maintenance, repair, and operations. Manage work orders, assets, parts, and purchase orders in one place, with real-time insights that flag problems before they cause or extend downtime. - A mobile app for the field. Schedule and track work from anywhere. Scan a QR code to get an asset’s maintenance history, open work orders, and safety protocols. Let technicians take photos, record voice notes, and keep working even offline. - Streamlined checklists and safety inspections. Every inspection is time-stamped and logged automatically. Step-by-step procedures make sure work is completed the same way, every time. - Spare parts management and mobile purchase orders. View parts inventory across every site, get low stock alerts, and send purchase orders out with just a few taps. - Less admin, more wrench time. MaintainX AI turns your manuals, past work orders, and photos into searchable data. Technicians get real-time troubleshooting help, procedure guidance, and voice-based reporting on work orders. Companies using MaintainX as their CMMS have found: 32% reduction in unplanned downtime 49% improvement in on-time inspections 34% reduction in parts inventory costs Paper forms, excel sheets, and clunky software cost you time and money that you don't have. Try MaintainX for free today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MaintainX at 92% against PubWorks's 0%. MaintainX also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (5.6K vs 10). PubWorks's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
MaintainX holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MaintainX has 5.6K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of PubWorks's written reviews are positive against 92% of MaintainX's.
PubWorks ships an update monthly, MaintainX weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PubWorks | MaintainX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (10 ratings) | 4.9 (5.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 92.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 5.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 138 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | gWorks | MAINTAINX INC. |
Customer experience
PubWorks
MaintainX
Bugs and requests
PubWorks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MaintainX
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes or freezes on certain devices
- Inconsistent performance across mobile and desktop
- Issues with photo/attachment uploads and syncing
- Glitches in work order status updates
Requested features
6 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved barcode scanning and inventory management
- Integration with accounting/ERP systems
- Enhanced reporting and analytics capabilities
- Customizable work order templates
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- Ability to share work orders with team members
In-app purchases
PubWorks
No in-app purchases
MaintainX
No in-app purchases









