Comparison

MaintainX vs Headcount

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

Head to head
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.

About

Headcount

This app helps organizations quickly account for everyone during emergencies like evacuations or active shooter situations. It utilizes self check-ins via SMS, badge readers, and in-person manual input to drastically reduce headcount time and improve response.

Highlights
  • Self check-ins via SMS
  • Badge reader integration
  • In-person manual check-ins
  • Offline mode
  • Dual communication networks
  • Real-time status synchronization
Features
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Headcount is the evacuation app that helps you account for everyone quickly. 10,000+ people already use Headcount to significantly improve their emergency response time and protect their organizaiton. OSHA Requirement - OSHA Requirement 1910.38(c)(4): "Procedures to account for all employees after evacuation;" OSHA Recommendation - OSHA Recommendation: "Take a head count after the evacuation" Account for Thousands of People in Under 5 Minutes - Self check-ins change the paradigm of a headcount by moving from a top-down one-way process with bottle necks, to a two-way instant update process. Cut Your Headcount Time in Half - About half of your population will self check-in, freeing you up to make critical decisions and allocate resources. Have Contingencies For Every Situation Out-of-the-Box - 3 methods to account for people in any emergency including active shooter, evacuations, and shelter-in-place. - 2 communication networks that work even when the voice network goes down. - Cloud services that work even when your on-site systems are down. - Offline mode allows app to work even when the cell towers are completely down. Complete Your Headcount Faster When Employees Self Check-In With SMS - Employees can reply to a text/email message to mark themselves 'safe' or 'in danger' - Employees can do this on site or off site, anywhere in the world. - Employees can mark themselves 'in danger' instantly, so you can rescue them faster. - Because each person can do that little amount of work to check themselves in at the exact same moment in time, they remove bottle necks and can drastically improve your headcount times. Advantages: - Check-in from anywhere in the world - you are no longer constrained by needing to be at the same physical location - Removes the need to assemble to be accounted for, which is particularly an advantage in active shooter and terrorist situations where groups of people are targets - SMS check-in works on any type of phone, including flip phones Save More Time Using Badge Readers At Assembly Points - Leverage your existing employee badges to rapidly and accurately account for people at assembly points. - An employee can scan their badge to mark themselves 'safe'. - Headcount works with any badge system including HID and Prox - You can optionally purchase Headcount's mobile badge readers that are completely wireless, battery powered, and about the size of a phone - perfect for taking with you to an assembly point. Advantages: - Scanning badges is faster than looking for people in a crowd - Scanning badges is more accurate than accounting for people manually Account for People In-Person If They Don't Have a Phone or a Badge - There are 3 different ways to account for people, so you are covered in any situation. - If someone does not have their phone or badge, simply mark them as safe inside the app with the push of a button. - All statuses are instantly syncronized to all permitted users of the app, anywhere in the world. - The Headcount app is designed to be simple and intuitive to use under the stress of an emergency.

Screenshots

MaintainX4 screens
Headcount4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MaintainX at 92% against Headcount's 0%. MaintainX also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.8) and update cadence (weekly vs every 11 months). Headcount's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (12.0 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 3.8. 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: 92% of MaintainX's written reviews are positive against 0% of Headcount's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MaintainX ships an update weekly, Headcount every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MaintainX versus Headcount: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaintainXHeadcount
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (5.6K ratings) — better3.8 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews92.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5.6K — better10
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMAINTAINX INC.Emergent Coast Technologies, Inc.

Customer experience

MaintainX

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

Headcount

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and 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

Headcount

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MaintainX

No in-app purchases

None

Headcount

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MaintainX free?
MaintainX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Headcount free?
Headcount is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MaintainX or Headcount?
MaintainX is rated higher. MaintainX averages 4.9 out of 5 from 5.6K ratings, while Headcount averages 3.8 from 10 ratings.
Do MaintainX or Headcount have ads?
Neither MaintainX nor Headcount shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MaintainX or Headcount?
MaintainX ships an update weekly, and Headcount every 11 months. Most recently, MaintainX was updated on September 22, 2026 and Headcount on August 15, 2026.

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