ApprovalMax vs Maintcore
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Approve on the go
- Create purchase orders
- Instant notifications
- Real-time chat
- Due date reminders
- Administrator approval forcing
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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
Maintcore
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MaintCore helps maintenance teams manage day-to-day operations from anywhere. Use the app to: - View and manage work orders - Track assets and equipment details - Record downtime and maintenance activity - Manage stock and materials - Submit and review purchase requests and purchase orders - Scan QR codes for faster asset lookup - Communicate with team members in real time Maintcore is designed to support engineers, supervisors, and operations teams with a clear mobile workflow for maintenance management. Features may vary depending on your company account and permissions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Maintcore at 3 against ApprovalMax's 1. Maintcore also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ApprovalMax ships an update fortnightly, Maintcore every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ApprovalMax | Maintcore |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (36 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 65.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Approvalmax Ltd | Zebra B Ltd |
In-app purchases
ApprovalMax
No in-app purchases
Maintcore
No in-app purchases








