Comparison

Work Order Maker vs Service Call Plus

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

Service Call Plus

Manage your service business from call to invoice with this comprehensive app. Track time, materials, and customer history. It offers offline access, data syncing, and reporting to streamline operations for tradespeople.

Highlights
  • Call management from first contact to invoicing
  • Customer history and contact management
  • Time and material tracking for invoicing
  • Signature capture for work approval
  • Offline access and data syncing
  • Built-in business and work reports
  • Receivables module with credit card processing
Features
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Our time-proven Service Call app is now available for the iPhone! - PLUS! Run your service business better with the all-in-one service app. Manage your calls from first contact to invoicing to client history to Receivables with Service Call Plus. And it's fully compatible with Service Call for the iPad, so if you're an existing iPad user, you can seamlessly make the transition to your iPhone in one easy step, and take advantage of the extra features! Ideal if you’re in HVAC repair, Plumbing, Property Management, IT Service, Electrical, Carpentry, or any other service oriented trade. Record a call, the problem, and the work performed while tracking all of your time, materials, and any additional charges from built in, customizable rate tables. Create your invoice and even have your customers sign-off on the work right on your device. Your data is stored on your device, so you can work anywhere, online or off. You can sync your information with other devices so you can share details with others in your company. Built-in reports help you analyze your work and your business. Service Call Plus can integrate with mpengo Ltd.’s cloud-based Dispatch Board. From any device on any platform, your company’s dispatcher can update your device with Service Calls / Work Orders. Service Call PLUS Highlights: FREE unlimited version for 30 days, then decide to continue with the Free (limited) version, or upgrade with Apple's In-App Subscription to keep all the extra features, PLUS! - Manage all customer contact info, service details, and notes - Review the history of previous calls and work done - See maps to your customer’s address without leaving the app - Standardize pricing across your service calls with rates/pricing tables - Record material and labor charges for invoicing - Obtain signature approval of the work done - Receive and acknowledge customer payments made - Email completed jobs and invoices to your customers or home office - Synchronize your device with others in your company, including iPad users - PLUS: full featured Receivables module, include processing of credit card payments You can continue to enjoy the PLUS features for a monthly subscription of $6.99 USD ($8.49 CAD). TERMS OF USE/EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ For more information, visit us at www.mpengo.com

Screenshots

Work Order Maker4 screens
Service Call Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Work Order Maker at 185 against Service Call Plus's 6. Work Order Maker also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 weeks). Service Call Plus's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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 Service Call Plus sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Service Call Plus 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 185 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Work Order Maker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Service Call Plus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Work Order Maker ships an update every 9 days, Service Call Plus every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Work Order Maker versus Service Call Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWork Order MakerService Call Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (185 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings185 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperB TO J PTY LTDmpengo Ltd.

Customer experience

Work Order Maker

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

Service Call Plus

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
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

Service Call Plus

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

Service Call Plus

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly subscription$6.991 Month

Questions

Is Work Order Maker free?
Work Order Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Service Call Plus free?
Service Call Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Work Order Maker or Service Call Plus?
Service Call Plus is rated higher. Work Order Maker averages 4.8 out of 5 from 185 ratings, while Service Call Plus averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Work Order Maker or Service Call Plus have ads?
Neither Work Order Maker nor Service Call Plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Work Order Maker or Service Call Plus?
Work Order Maker ships an update every 9 days, and Service Call Plus every 4 weeks. Most recently, Work Order Maker was updated on October 17, 2026 and Service Call Plus on October 8, 2026.

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