Comparison

ApprovalMax vs Maintcore

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

Maintcore

Features
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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.

Screenshots

ApprovalMax4 screens
Maintcore4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ApprovalMax ships an update fortnightly, Maintcore every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ApprovalMax versus Maintcore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApprovalMaxMaintcore
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (36 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings36 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApprovalmax LtdZebra B Ltd

In-app purchases

None

ApprovalMax

No in-app purchases

None

Maintcore

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ApprovalMax free?
ApprovalMax is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Maintcore free?
Maintcore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ApprovalMax or Maintcore have ads?
Neither ApprovalMax nor Maintcore shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ApprovalMax or Maintcore?
ApprovalMax ships an update fortnightly, and Maintcore every 3 weeks. Most recently, ApprovalMax was updated on October 24, 2026 and Maintcore on October 28, 2026.

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