Mainbids vs People2Work
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mainbids
Connect with local service providers who can bid on your service requests. Compare prices and reviews to choose the best professional for your needs. Features include in-app messaging, ratings, and search.
- Service provider bidding
- User reviews and ratings
- In-app messaging
- Search functionality
- Automatic location detection
- Social media login
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Mainbids allows you to expand your connections while also saving money to help complete the services that you seek. You can connect with nearby service providers that can bid on your service request, giving you the power to decide which service provider you want to select with the best reviews and the best price. With the addition of a reengineered unified user interface to improve the user experience, we have added new features such as in-app messaging, ratings and reviews, a search feature, notification functionality, automatic location detection, and social media integration for ease of login/signup. Join the MainBids community to find your friendly neighborhood handyman with the touch of a button.
People2Work
Connect with your community to get tasks done using your skills. This platform aims to shift commerce control back to individuals, fostering stronger community ties and entrepreneurial spirit. It empowers users to help each other and build a more connected local economy.
- Skill-based community assistance
- Empower local commerce
- Strengthen community bonds
- Inspire innovation
- Celebrate entrepreneurship
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People2Work empowers people to use the skills they possess to help those around them, therefore empowering the community. Switching power back into the hands of the people instead of having corporations be solely in control of commerce. In-turn, strengthening community bonds, inspiring innovation and celebrating the entrepreneurial spirit.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mainbids at none against People2Work's 10. Mainbids also leads on ratings volume (17 vs 1). People2Work's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (11 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads 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. People2Work sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.00 per month. Mainbids asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mainbids against 5.0 for People2Work. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mainbids has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Mainbids ships an update every 6 weeks, People2Work fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mainbids | People2Work |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mainbids LLC | People2Work LLC |
Customer experience
Mainbids
People2Work
In-app purchases
Mainbids
No in-app purchases
People2Work
- Basic - Month$7.001 Month
- Gold - Month$12.001 Month
- Gold Poster - Month$15.001 Month
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- Platinum - Month$35.001 Month
- Platinum Poster - Month$50.001 Month
- Basic - Year$75.001 Year
- Gold - Year$129.991 Year
- Gold Poster - Year$161.991 Year
- Platinum - Year$379.001 Year
- Platinum Poster - Year$529.001 Year
