Comparison

ServiceM8 Phone vs Access Design Pro

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

Head to head
About

ServiceM8 Phone

This app enhances business phone systems for contractors and service professionals. It allows for efficient call management, caller identification with job history, and seamless integration with job management software. Features include call recording, transcription, and remote accessibility for teams.

Highlights
  • Caller ID with client job history
  • Convert calls/voicemails to jobs
  • After-hours call diversion
  • Simultaneous call routing
  • Call recording and transcription
  • Remote work capabilities
Features
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A smarter phone system for trade contractors & services. Take & action client calls efficiently, professionally, anywhere. See which client is calling and their job history. Convert recent calls & voicemails to new jobs. Simplify call diversion after hours. Route business calls to multiple staff, simultaneously. Transfer between staff. Record & transcribe calls, and more. ServiceM8 Phone extends the power of your ServiceM8 job management with a smart cloud phone system, enabling you to provide great customer experiences, streamline phone call workflows, and drive productive outcomes from phone enquiries. Provide next-level customer service With caller identification, any team member can greet clients by name, instantly see their active quotes and work orders on screen, and efficiently action the call’s outcome in ServiceM8. Make calls more efficient & productive Streamline phone call workflows, actions and outcomes. Open the client’s active ServiceM8 jobs, create a new job directly from an active or recent call, or record a Call Summary to an existing job’s Diary. Work remotely Route business calls to multiple staff members, simultaneously. Staff can make & receive calls from anywhere on iPhone, iPad, or online through the ServiceM8 dashboard & Chrome extension. Give clients a single point of contact Route all incoming calls through a single number, and set outgoing calls from all staff to display your business number, so clients always know it’s your business calling. Gain visibility of phone calls across the business See incoming calls, missed calls and voicemails from anywhere. Simplify after-hours call diversion Incoming calls to your business after hours automatically divert to the team member On Call, or a custom voicemail message. Enhance team communication & call handling Quickly call other team members in the business, and efficiently transfer clients on the line to another staff member, from anywhere. Record & transcribe calls Improve quality assurance and job history with call events, durations, recordings and transcripts automatically saved to the ServiceM8 job card they’re related to. Manage enquiries efficiently Text a booking form to a caller in a few taps while they’re on the line, so they can enter their own details and submit the enquiry online, arriving in your ServiceM8 Inbox. ServiceM8 Phone is a companion app to ServiceM8 job management software. A ServiceM8 account configured with ServiceM8 Phone is required in order to log in to the ServiceM8 Phone app.

About

Access Design Pro

Features
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Lay out every door, check the power, hand over the bid. Access Design Pro lets an access-control technician walk a building and lay out every opening — reader, lock, request-to-exit, controller and power — then hand the customer a bid-ready proposal before leaving. Review power-supply load, standby battery and reader-distance calculations as you design each opening. Verify voltage drop, controller limits and egress requirements separately. WHAT IT DOES • Every opening laid out on the floor plan • Reader, lock, request-to-exit, controller and power per door • Review power-supply load and standby-battery sizing • Review Wiegand and OSDP reader-distance findings • Surface egress items for technician review; confirm applicable code and AHJ requirements • Good / Better / Best options and a full bill of materials • Field photos and notes attached to the openings • Branded PDF proposal, generated on device BUILT FOR THE FIELD Works entirely offline. Nothing leaves the device unless you send it. WHO IT IS FOR Access-control and security integrators who quote openings for a living. From Low Volt Labs LLC — tools built by a technician with forty years in the trade. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ServiceM8 Phone4 screens
Access Design Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ServiceM8 Phone at none against Access Design Pro's 4. Access Design Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Access Design Pro sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month. ServiceM8 Phone asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ServiceM8 Phone ships an update every 2 months, Access Design Pro every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ServiceM8 Phone versus Access Design Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterServiceM8 PhoneAccess Design Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB6 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperEroldawn Pty LtdLow Volt Labs LLC

In-app purchases

None

ServiceM8 Phone

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Access Design Pro

Subscriptions4
  • Access Design Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Suite — All 8 Apps (Monthly)7 Days trial$59.991 Month
  • Access Design Pro (Annual)14 Days trial$249.991 Year
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  • Suite — All 8 Apps (Annual)14 Days trial$599.991 Year

Questions

Is ServiceM8 Phone free?
ServiceM8 Phone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Access Design Pro free?
Access Design Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ServiceM8 Phone or Access Design Pro have ads?
Neither ServiceM8 Phone nor Access Design Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ServiceM8 Phone or Access Design Pro?
ServiceM8 Phone ships an update every 2 months, and Access Design Pro every 2 weeks. Most recently, ServiceM8 Phone was updated on November 3, 2026 and Access Design Pro on November 6, 2026.

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