ACTIVENet Captivate vs MakerOps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ACTIVENet Captivate
Manage your facility access and bookings with ease. Check in, reserve equipment and classes, and view schedules and past activities. Stay informed with facility news and participate in fitness challenges.
- Contactless facility check-in
- Book equipment, classes, and facilities
- View class schedules and wait times
- Track favorite and completed activities
- Share classes with friends
- Receive facility news and notifications
- Join fitness challenges
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Our facilities, in the palm of your hand! With this app, you can: Check-in to our facility with quick, easy, contactless check-in Book your favorite equipment, classes, and facilities from anywhere, any time View class wait times and schedules View favorite and completed classes/activities Share classes with your friends via email, text or social media Stay up-to-date with facility news and notifications This app offers fitness challenges which users can join and integrates with Apple’s HealthKit to collect user's calories burned, distance walked/ran and steps climbed. Everything you need all in one easy-to-use app. Download now!
MakerOps
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MakerOps is the operations app for makerspaces, fab labs and shared workshops. It connects to your organization's MakerOps workspace: members and staff sign in with their workspace account. FOR MEMBERS • See the space's hours, announcements and upcoming events • Take trainings on your phone and track your credentials • Scan QR codes and NFC tags on machines, bins and tools • Show your credential code at the front desk • Sign waivers, borrow tools and collect pickups • Request items and follow your requests FOR STAFF • Log maintenance: check off a row of machines at once, add photos, or dictate what you did • Reported problems arrive with their photo and open straight into a task • Count, restock and flag low stock from a scan • Run the store desk: scan items, set prices and check members out • Check tools in and out with NFC tags or QR codes • Approve purchases and review members' item requests • See the staff schedule, swap or cover shifts, and clock in • Run training sessions and issue credentials from the floor • Unlock a machine controller over Bluetooth when the building's internet is down Dates and times always show in your space's time zone. Works on iPhone and iPad. MakerOps is built for organizations. You need a MakerOps workspace to sign in; start one at makerops.ai.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MakerOps at every 2 weeks against ACTIVENet Captivate's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ACTIVENet Captivate ships an update monthly, MakerOps every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ACTIVENet Captivate | MakerOps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.8 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Active Network, LLC | Daniel Brateris |
In-app purchases
ACTIVENet Captivate
No in-app purchases
MakerOps
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ACTIVENet Captivate free?
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Do ACTIVENet Captivate or MakerOps have ads?
Which is updated more often, ACTIVENet Captivate or MakerOps?
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