Comparison

Work Order Maker vs Simply Business

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

Head to head
About

Work Order Maker

Create and manage professional work orders for various service and manufacturing needs. Track job details, costs, personnel, and schedules on the go. Offers cloud sync and backup with a subscription.

Highlights
  • Generate professional work orders
  • Assign tasks and jobs
  • Include cost estimates
  • Specify date, time, and location
  • Assign personnel
  • Track hours and value of work
  • Cloud sync and backup (subscription)
Features
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**Generate Professional Work Orders on the Go** Create and assign tasks or jobs for your customers using work orders whenever you need. Whether you're following up on inspections or audits for products or services, Work Order Maker simplifies the process. A work order can include several key details: * Instructions: Clearly outline the tasks to be performed. * Cost Estimates: Provide an estimate of costs for the job. * Date & Time: Specify when the work will be carried out. * Location Details: Include the location and entities involved. * Assigned Personnel: Designate the person responsible for completing the work. In a manufacturing environment, work orders are typically converted from sales orders, signaling the start of the manufacturing or assembly process. For service environments, work orders track when and where the service is performed, as well as the nature of the work done. The work order will also display: * Rates (e.g., $/hr, $/week) * Total Hours Worked * Total Value of Work Work Order Maker is ideal for a variety of situations: * Maintenance or Repair Requests * Preventative Maintenance * Internal Job Orders (Used by project-based, manufacturing, building, and fabrication businesses) * Product/Service Job Orders * Signal the Start of a Manufacturing Process** (Linked to a bill of materials) --- Upgrade to the Subscription Version The subscription version offers **cloud sync and backup**, ensuring that all your work order data is securely stored and accessible across multiple iOS devices, including iPhone and iPad. Subscription Details: * Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account upon confirmation. * The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. * You can manage your subscriptions in App Store settings * No cancellation is allowed during the active subscription period. Links to Your Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: http://www.btoj.com.au/privacy.html http://www.btoj.com.au/terms.html

About

Simply Business

Manage your business finances with tools to create and track estimates, invoices, and work orders. Generate PDF documents for easy sharing and keep a summary of your year's work for tax season.

Highlights
  • Create PDF estimates
  • Generate invoices
  • Track work orders
  • Save business records
  • Email and print documents
  • Invoice summary for taxes
Features
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Control your business with our handy tools! With a monthly subscription, you can create a job and we will keep the records for the estimate, invoice, and work order. We create, save, and present PDF estimates, work orders, and invoices for your viewing, emailing, and printing. Keep track of your business over time too! The invoice summary page will help you remember your year's work when it's tax season!

Screenshots

Work Order Maker4 screens
Simply Business4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Work Order Maker at freemium against Simply Business's subscription. Work Order Maker also leads on ratings volume (187 vs 4) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 weeks). Simply Business's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Work Order Maker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Simply Business sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simply Business holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Work Order Maker has 187 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Work Order Maker ships an update every 9 days, Simply Business every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Work Order Maker versus Simply Business: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWork Order MakerSimply Business
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (187 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings187 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperB TO J PTY LTDElizabeth Evans

Customer experience

Work Order Maker

All ratings185 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral1.1%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive95.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.9%

Simply Business

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Work Order Maker

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes
  • Deleting all previous work orders when logging back in

Requested features

3 requests
  • Wish there was a way to save my quotes so I could log in from different devices and work on them
  • Make it QuickBooks compatible
  • Add a schedule feature

Simply Business

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Work Order Maker

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$49.991 Year
1 purchases

Simply Business

Subscriptions1
  • User Subscription Fee1 Month trial$7.991 Month

Questions

Is Work Order Maker free?
Work Order Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simply Business free?
Simply Business is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Work Order Maker or Simply Business?
Simply Business is rated higher. Work Order Maker averages 4.8 out of 5 from 187 ratings, while Simply Business averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Work Order Maker or Simply Business have ads?
Neither Work Order Maker nor Simply Business shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Work Order Maker or Simply Business?
Work Order Maker ships an update every 9 days, and Simply Business every 4 weeks. Most recently, Work Order Maker was updated on November 11, 2026 and Simply Business on November 7, 2026.

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