Comparison

iForm vs FieldAware Mobile

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

Head to head
About

iForm

Collect data offline on your mobile device for surveys, inspections, and more. Create custom forms online and sync data seamlessly. Ideal for businesses seeking to boost productivity and reduce paper usage.

Highlights
  • Offline data collection
  • Custom form creation
  • Over-the-air form distribution
  • Real-time data upload
  • Multiple data output views (Map, HTML, PDF, Excel)
  • Seamless back-end integration
Features
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iForm brings business grade, offline data collection to iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches. Utilized by 3 of the top 10 hotel brands in the world, the largest hospital in the US, the US Government, top franchises, amusement parks, and hundreds of small/mid size businesses, iForm helps you increase productivity, reduce costs, and reduce paper use. Conduct surveys, inspections, walk-throughs, work-orders, audits, tasks, research studies and clinical trials easily and cost effectively on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch. Using the iFormBuilder web interface, users can create business grade forms that will work seamlessly across all supported devices. Data views give you the flexibility to see your data in a variety of outputs including Map View, HTML View, PDF View and Excel View. Data feeds (XML, JSON, XLS, RSS, ATOM) offer seamless integration with your back-end systems. The iFormBuilder platform gives you the power to turn your mobile device into an enterprise grade data collection tool. Key Benefits: -Quick turn-around with over-the-air form distribution -Real time data upload -Offline data collection (out of service, no wifi) -Ensures accurate data capture and eliminates redundancy -Immediately communicate changes and updates to your mobile workforce with server assignment and client-to-client assignment -Massively scalable -Maximum security (being used by HIPAA and FISMA regulated projects) **Please upload all records before upgrading** Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

FieldAware Mobile

Manage all aspects of field service operations directly from your mobile device. Streamline scheduling, boost worker productivity, and accelerate invoicing to increase profitability. This app digitizes workflows for various service industries, improving customer satisfaction and generating new leads.

Highlights
  • Manage work orders, customers, and contacts
  • Access customer, contact, location, task, and product data
  • Start, pause, and complete jobs with automatic time tracking
  • GPS navigation to job locations
  • Offline functionality for continued work without a connection
Features
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FieldAware Mobile gives you industry-leading field service management capabilities in the palm of your hand. Manage work orders, customers, contacts, locations, tasks and products directly from your iPhone or iPad. FieldAware is the field service management solution for small and medium businesses. We help field service companies make more money by streamlining the service scheduling process, increasing field worker productivity, accelerating invoicing, improving customer satisfaction, and generating lead opportunities in the field. Our SaaS solution is available on demand over the internet, so there’s no hardware to buy or software to install for your office. No matter what service you provide – HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, Pest Control, IT Services, Security, etc. – our powerful yet flexible system can digitize the entire work flow to increase profitability. Don’t wait to start making more money! Start using FieldAware today to take your business to the next level. Benefits: * Native iPhone app gives you full functionality in the intuitive iPhone form – not a clunky browser * Receive and create jobs with full access to customer, contact, location, task and product data * Start, pause, or complete jobs on the fly, with automatic time tracking * GPS features to get you to your jobs * True mobility allows you to continue working – even if you don’t have a connection

Screenshots

iForm4 screens
FieldAware Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iForm at 74% against FieldAware Mobile's 25%. iForm also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.6) and monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iForm holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 178 and 59 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of iForm's written reviews are positive against 25% of FieldAware Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iForm ships an update every 2 weeks, FieldAware Mobile every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iForm versus FieldAware Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriFormFieldAware Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (178 ratings) — better2.6 (59 ratings)
Positive reviews74.3% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings178 — better59
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB132 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperZerion SoftwareGlidesys Technologies Ltd.

Customer experience

iForm

All ratings178 ratings
Positive84.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative10.1%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive74.3%
Neutral10.9%
Negative14.9%

FieldAware Mobile

All ratings59 ratings
Positive39.0%
Neutral5.1%
Negative55.9%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral11.1%
Negative63.9%

Bugs and requests

iForm

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App crashes on startup and during use
  • Login screen displays without instructions
  • Account validation failures after creation
  • Forms not downloading or uploading properly
  • Missing text input fields in forms
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  • Redlaser widget causes app crashes
  • Performance degradation with module switching
  • Data loss when uploading to office systems
  • Low memory warnings and slowdowns
  • Photo and text data persisting incorrectly across forms
  • Calculation totals exceeding maximum values
  • Crashes when submitting data with pending records
  • Incompatibility with certain iPad models
  • Flash-based backend causing compatibility issues

Requested features

14 requests
  • Edit option for submitted entries
  • Ability to reference and populate fields from prior data
  • View historical data through the app
  • Improved PDF layout customization for branding
  • Credit card payment integration
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  • Better capacity management and record limits
  • Guest user access functionality
  • Free or reduced pricing for educational use
  • Enhanced training and documentation resources
  • Conditional logic for surveys (if/then questions)
  • Improved form creation interface on website
  • Better memory optimization
  • Support for multiple languages
  • Real-time collaboration features

FieldAware Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iForm

No in-app purchases

None

FieldAware Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iForm free?
iForm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FieldAware Mobile free?
FieldAware Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iForm or FieldAware Mobile?
iForm is rated higher. iForm averages 4.4 out of 5 from 178 ratings, while FieldAware Mobile averages 2.6 from 59 ratings.
Do iForm or FieldAware Mobile have ads?
Neither iForm nor FieldAware Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iForm or FieldAware Mobile?
iForm ships an update every 2 weeks, and FieldAware Mobile every 3 weeks. Most recently, iForm was updated on September 20, 2026 and FieldAware Mobile on September 16, 2026.

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