Comparison

MaintainX vs Squrrl

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

Squrrl

Features
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Most task apps are built for people who already remember to open them. Squrrl is built for the rest of us. It's a task manager shaped around how ADHD actually works: capture things before they evaporate, group them so starting is easy, and get reminded in a way that's hard to ignore. BRAIN DUMP Everything in your head, out of your head. Type, enter, repeat — no fields to fill in, no decisions to make. Sort it later, or don't. TASK BATCHES Five small things feel like five decisions. Batch them — Errands, Calls, Admin — and work the whole group in one go. Momentum does the rest. REMINDERS THAT DON'T GIVE UP Ordinary notifications arrive once, at the worst possible moment, and vanish. Turn on Nag Me and Squrrl keeps reminding you every 5, 10, 15, 30 or 60 minutes until the thing is actually done. TIME BLOCKING Drag a task onto the calendar and give it a slot. Seeing the day laid out beats holding it in your head, and it makes "I'll do it later" into a specific later. FOCUS TIMER Pick a task, pick a length — 5 to 60 minutes — and start. Sessions are logged, so you can see what you actually did rather than guessing. ROUTINES AND STREAKS Build the habits you keep meaning to build. Tick them off daily and watch the streak grow. Miss a day and it's fine — the streak is a nudge, not a punishment. WORKSPACES Keep work and personal separate. Switch between them in one tap so your evening isn't full of things you can't do until Monday. EVERYTHING SYNCS Your tasks, routines, streaks and focus history stay in step across every device you sign into. ALSO INSIDE • Priorities and energy levels, so you can pick something that matches what you've got • Recurring tasks — daily, weekly on chosen days, or monthly • Categories with colours you choose • Drag to reorder, so your list matches your actual priorities • Works offline; changes sync when you're back Squrrl won't make ADHD go away. It will stop your to-do list being one more thing you're behind on. SUBSCRIPTION Squrrl requires a subscription. Create an account, start a 1-week free trial through the App Store, and after the trial it is $2.99 per month or $29.99 per year (prices may vary by region). Everything in the app is included; there is no free tier. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account when you confirm the purchase, or at the end of the free trial. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://fuzzybearindustries.com/squrrl-eula.html Privacy Policy: https://fuzzybearindustries.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

MaintainX4 screens
Squrrl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MaintainX at none against Squrrl's 2. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Squrrl sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. MaintainX asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MaintainX ships an update weekly, Squrrl every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MaintainX versus Squrrl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaintainXSqurrl
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (5.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.9K — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMAINTAINX INC.Matthew House

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

Squrrl

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MaintainX

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Squrrl

Subscriptions2
  • Squrrl7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Squrrl7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is MaintainX free?
MaintainX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Squrrl free?
Squrrl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MaintainX or Squrrl have ads?
Neither MaintainX nor Squrrl shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MaintainX or Squrrl?
MaintainX ships an update weekly, and Squrrl every 4 days. Most recently, MaintainX was updated on October 27, 2026 and Squrrl on October 24, 2026.

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