MaintainX vs IV Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
IV Plus
This asset tracking system uses RFID technology and mobile devices to help businesses improve productivity by automatically assigning tools and equipment to supervisors and jobs. It ensures the correct equipment is on trucks before leaving job sites, reducing losses and eliminating emergency purchases.
- RFID technology integration
- Mobile asset tracking
- Automatic tool assignment to supervisors
- Automatic assignment to specific jobs
- Equipment verification before departure
- Inventory management system
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Why using Invisi-Tag is right for you? ***Problem*** In today’s marketplace, your industry has reached an unprecedented level of competition. Every company is seeking ways to improve productivity, contain costs and increase profit margins. In an environment of ever decreasing job revenues the only alternative is to become more productive. Invisi-Tag has solved decreased productivity issues. • Loss of tools • Employees not accountable for lost tools • Incomplete equipment and tools inventory system • Eliminate emergency purchasing decisions The inability to locate and track critical tools, equipment and even personnel will lead to decreases in productivity. This type of disruption can cause hundreds of dollars per hour in reduced profitability. ***Our Solution*** • Automatically assign tools and equipment to supervisor’s control • Automatically assign tools and equipment to specific jobs • Automatically determine if correct tools and equipment are located on the truck and trailer before leaving the yard or job site Invisi-Tag brings a combination between leading RFID Technology and mobile devices to give you the best asset tracking system available. Invisi-Tag's asset tracking system brings the power of RFID and the ease of an iOS application to your workforce. All the information you will ever need will be right at your fingertips. This app requires a Invisi-Tag Account in order to best customize the user experience for you! Must contact us directly. 248-562-2037 or news@invisi-tag.com Visit our website at http://www.invisi-tag.com/ "Like" us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Invisi-TagLLC/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: IV Plus at free against MaintainX's free with in-app purchases. MaintainX's advantage is ratings volume (5.8K vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for MaintainX against 5.0 for IV Plus. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MaintainX has 5.8K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MaintainX ships an update weekly, IV Plus every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MaintainX | IV Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (5.8K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5.8K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 139 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MAINTAINX INC. | EQUIPMENT TRACKING SOLUTIONS, LLC |
Customer experience
MaintainX
IV Plus
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
IV Plus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MaintainX
No in-app purchases
IV Plus
No in-app purchases









