# Work Order Maker vs Simply Business

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.

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.

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.

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.

## The numbers

| Metric | Work Order Maker | Simply Business |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.8 (187 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/work-order-maker/id1530710384/reviews) | **[5.0 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simply-business/id1546642920/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **187** | 4 |
| Positive reviews | 95.1% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 9 days** | Every 4 weeks |
| Monetization | **Freemium** | Subscription |
| Size | 89 MB | 19 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 15.6 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [B TO J PTY LTD](https://appshunter.io/developer/569308231) | [Elizabeth Evans](https://appshunter.io/developer/1464741290) |

## What reviewers say

### Work Order Maker

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/work-order-maker/id1530710384)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly Subscription | $5.99 | per month |
| Yearly Subscription | $49.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Professional looking invoices
- 🚀 Great app for quick work orders
- 👍 Great app
- 👍 Awesome and Easy to use
- 👍 Nice app

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 No support
- 🐛 Cannot get the price or cost to be in the work order
- 🐛 Absolutely terrible customer service
- 🐛 Been losing work orders
- 🐛 Unable to get a hold of anyone to recover them

**Reported bugs**

- Crashes
- Deleting all previous work orders when logging back in

**Requested features**

- 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

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simply-business/id1546642920)

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:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| User Subscription Fee | $7.99 | per month |


## Frequently asked 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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