Comparison

ArborNote Works For Tree Pros vs HOA Plus

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

Head to head
About

ArborNote Works For Tree Pros

This mobile tool allows field teams to view and record completed work for tree service orders. It features a map-based interface for easy navigation, filtering, and marking jobs as done. Access job summaries and get directions to sites.

Highlights
  • Map-based work order viewing
  • Filter trees by species, objective, or ID
  • Record completed work individually or by polygon
  • View interactive text-based work orders
  • Access job site summary information
  • One-tap directions to job sites
  • Identify and note trees with exceptions
Features
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The "Do It" of ArborNote! The ArborNote Works App provides the mobile means to view and record completed work for all work orders generated by your organization’s ArborNote account. Make getting jobs done simple and easy, all while being able to see the work completed back at the office! With its simple map based interface a team in the field can quickly and easily: • View a map of all trees in the selected work order • Quickly filter the map view by species, work objective, or tree ID# or Tag# • Record completed work by selecting mapped trees - individually, with a polygon, or “all” with a simple tap • View an interactive text based version of all open works orders for your organization • View job site summary information - including work order percent complete and any previously entered information for access or work limitations • Get simple “one-tap” directions to the job site • Identify any trees with “work exceptions” - and append with relevant notes or photographs

About

HOA Plus

This platform allows customers to report issues with location and media, while vendors can respond directly, create service requests, or contact customers. It aims to build trust between service providers and clients.

Highlights
  • Report issues with location and media
  • Chat-style issue reporting
  • Direct vendor response to queries
  • Create service requests
  • Customer call feature
  • Builds vendor-customer trust
Features
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Alchemy is a Customer Engagement(CX) platform to showcase vendor work to customers. Customers are able to report issues via a chat style interface(with location and image or video). Vendors are able to respond to those queries directly or create a service request or call the customer for clarification of the request. This creates trust between vendors and customers.

Screenshots

ArborNote Works For Tree Pros4 screens
HOA Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HOA Plus at 5.0 against ArborNote Works For Tree Pros's 4.0. HOA Plus also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). ArborNote Works For Tree Pros's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

HOA Plus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ArborNote Works For Tree Pros has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ArborNote Works For Tree Pros ships an update every 3 days, HOA Plus every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ArborNote Works For Tree Pros versus HOA Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArborNote Works For Tree ProsHOA Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCognetive SystemsHOA Alchemy LLC

Customer experience

ArborNote Works For Tree Pros

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

HOA Plus

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ArborNote Works For Tree Pros

No in-app purchases

None

HOA Plus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ArborNote Works For Tree Pros free?
ArborNote Works For Tree Pros is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HOA Plus free?
HOA Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ArborNote Works For Tree Pros or HOA Plus?
HOA Plus is rated higher. ArborNote Works For Tree Pros averages 4.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while HOA Plus averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ArborNote Works For Tree Pros or HOA Plus have ads?
Neither ArborNote Works For Tree Pros nor HOA Plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ArborNote Works For Tree Pros or HOA Plus?
ArborNote Works For Tree Pros ships an update every 3 days, and HOA Plus every 2 months. Most recently, ArborNote Works For Tree Pros was updated on November 2, 2026 and HOA Plus on November 3, 2026.

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