Comparison

ApprovalMax vs Soldo

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

Head to head
About

ApprovalMax

Streamline your business approvals with this mobile app, allowing you to approve requests, create purchase orders, and communicate with stakeholders on the go. It integrates with cloud accounting platforms like Xero and QuickBooks Online to manage spend and revenue efficiently.

Highlights
  • Approve on the go
  • Create purchase orders
  • Instant notifications
  • Real-time chat
  • Due date reminders
  • Administrator approval forcing
Features
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Our ApprovalMax mobile app is a native app that provides all key decision control capabilities of the ApprovalMax web version; in particular approving on the go, raising and submitting Purchase Orders, commenting approval/rejection decisions. The ApprovalMax web version extends cloud accounting platforms such as Xero and QuickBooks Online with fully digital processes for efficient spend and revenue management. For Xero, ApprovalMax provides multi-role and multi-tiered approval workflows for Bills, Purchase Orders, Credit Notes, Sales Invoices, and enables Purchase Order creation and approval outside of Xero. It also facilitates x-way matching of Bills and Purchase Orders, and supports budgeting control. For QuickBooks Online, ApprovalMax provides Purchase Order creation and approval outside of the accounting platform. Please note: before you can start using our mobile app, the approval workflow must have been set up in the web app. Key features of the iPhone app: • Approving on the go • Instant notification about new approval requests • Real-time chat with Requesters and other Approvers • Due date reminders • PO creation on the go • Forcing approval decisions (for Administrators) Should you have any questions, feel free to contact us on: support@approvalmax.com

About

Soldo

Manage your business expenses on the go. Capture receipts, check balances, and access card details to effortlessly track spending from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Capture receipts
  • Check available balance
  • Access card details
  • Manage expenses on the go
  • Effortless expense tracking
Features
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Access Soldo on the go. Whether it’s to capture your receipts, check your available balance or access your Soldo card details – the Soldo mobile app helps you manage your expenses effortlessly, regardless of where you are.

Screenshots

ApprovalMax4 screens
Soldo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ApprovalMax at 65% against Soldo's 22%. ApprovalMax also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (35 vs 4). Soldo's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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

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

ApprovalMax holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ApprovalMax has 35 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of ApprovalMax's written reviews are positive against 22% of Soldo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ApprovalMax versus Soldo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApprovalMaxSoldo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (35 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews65.2% of reviews — better21.5% of reviews
Number of ratings35 — better4
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApprovalmax LtdSoldo Software Ltd

Customer experience

ApprovalMax

All ratings35 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive65.2%
Neutral4.3%
Negative30.4%

Soldo

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews79 reviews
Positive21.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative72.2%

In-app purchases

None

ApprovalMax

No in-app purchases

None

Soldo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ApprovalMax free?
ApprovalMax is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Soldo free?
Soldo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ApprovalMax or Soldo?
ApprovalMax is rated higher. ApprovalMax averages 4.9 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Soldo averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do ApprovalMax or Soldo have ads?
Neither ApprovalMax nor Soldo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ApprovalMax or Soldo?
ApprovalMax ships an update fortnightly, and Soldo fortnightly. Most recently, ApprovalMax was updated on October 13, 2026 and Soldo on October 19, 2026.

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