PATMobile vs WorkPal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PATMobile
Easily record and manage your electrical appliance test results on your smartphone. Generate professional PDF reports instantly or display records on-site. Designed for seamless integration with specific testing equipment.
- Record PAT test results
- Scan barcodes
- Take photos
- Store test results
- Print labels
- Generate PDF reports
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Our PATMobile PAT testing app is the perfect answer for those who want a simple yet powerful record keeping solution for their PAT results. Never get caught out again when you turn up to site and are asked for a copy of your PAT records: PATMobile allows you to display your PAT records on your smartphone or create and share a professional pdf report on the spot. It is designed to be the perfect accompaniment to Seaward’s PrimeTest range of manual PAT testers. Used together, they give you the tools to scan barcodes, take photos, store your PAT results, print a label and generate a report - with just a few taps thanks to our simple and intuitive user interface design.
WorkPal
Streamline your work with this mobile workflow management tool. Easily complete forms and track job progress directly from your device. Stay organized and efficient on the go.
- Mobile workflow management
- Form completion
- Job tracking
- On-the-go efficiency
- Task organization
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WorkPal Mobile Workflow Management Complete Forms Track Jobs
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WorkPal at 60% against PATMobile's 9%. WorkPal also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 28 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
PATMobile ships an update every 28 months, WorkPal every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PATMobile | WorkPal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 8.9% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 28 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Seaward Electronics Ltd. | WorkPal Limited |
Customer experience
PATMobile
WorkPal
Bugs and requests
PATMobile
Reported bugs
18 issues- App freezes constantly
- App crashes on opening
- App unresponsive
- Loss of data after freezing or reinstalling
- Long delays before app is usable
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- App freezes and stays frozen
- Incompatible with iOS 18
- Cannot save new tests
- Errors when using multiple customers
- Data saved to wrong customer/site/location
- Random errors during retests
- Crashes on accepting result on cable resistance calculator
- Some fields don't show well (upcoming retests)
- Operations slightly unintuitive
- Cannot export a set of results
- Cannot add customer address and property picture to report
- Many fields in app have no use
- Unable to enter item description (only from a list)
Requested features
5 requests- Add spaces and characters to asset ID
- Printer labels to say 'Electrical Safety Test'
- Improve clarity of failed items in PDF reports (e.g., Red or Bold text)
- Allow entry of item description beyond a list
- Add ability to add customer address and property picture to report
WorkPal
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PATMobile
No in-app purchases
WorkPal
No in-app purchases
