Comparison

PubWorks vs MaintainX

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time work recording
  • Mobile work orders
  • Service request management
  • Inspections
  • Asset inventory
  • Seamless database integration
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

PubWorks3 screens
MaintainX4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PubWorks ships an update monthly, MaintainX weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PubWorks versus MaintainX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPubWorksMaintainX
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (10 ratings)4.9 (5.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews92.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings105.6K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopergWorksMAINTAINX INC.

Customer experience

PubWorks

All ratings10 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

MaintainX

All ratings5,643 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews264 reviews
Positive92.4%
Neutral0.8%
Negative6.8%

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

None

PubWorks

No in-app purchases

None

MaintainX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PubWorks free?
PubWorks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MaintainX free?
MaintainX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PubWorks or MaintainX?
MaintainX is rated higher. PubWorks averages 2.0 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while MaintainX averages 4.9 from 5.6K ratings.
Do PubWorks or MaintainX have ads?
Neither PubWorks nor MaintainX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PubWorks or MaintainX?
PubWorks ships an update monthly, and MaintainX weekly. Most recently, PubWorks was updated on September 9, 2026 and MaintainX on September 25, 2026.

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