Comparison

iForm ES vs Work Orders For Business

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

Head to head
About

iForm ES

This app enhances data security for a business-grade offline data collection platform. It offers features like local encrypted databases, remote wipe, and password protection to keep sensitive information safe on mobile devices.

Highlights
  • Local encrypted database
  • Application level remote wipe
  • Client-side password protection
  • Offline data collection
  • Over-the-air form distribution
  • Real-time data upload
  • Data export to various formats
Features
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iForm ES brings enhanced security to the iFormBuilder platform. With iForm ES, your data is completely safe, even if your device is lost or jail broken. Special Features: - Local encrypted database - Application level remote wipe - Client-side password protection - Keyboard Cache protection 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) Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Note: **Please upload all records before installing this update***

About

Work Orders For Business

Streamline your business operations with a powerful tool for creating and managing work orders and estimates. Track team tasks, inventory, and customer details in real-time. Highly customizable for small businesses and organizations.

Highlights
  • Create work orders and estimates on the go
  • Real-time access to work orders and inventory
  • Define custom categories and services
  • Assign tasks to team members
  • Generate customizable PDF reports
  • Secure user management and access control
Features
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Work Orders for Business is a work order, field service, and estimate management app for service teams, contractors, maintenance operations, and small businesses. Create work orders and estimates, assign jobs to workers, track services and replacement parts, calculate taxes and discounts, and send professional documents from iPhone, iPad, and Mac. WORK ORDERS • Create work orders for services, repairs, maintenance, and on-site jobs. • Build work orders manually or from existing estimates. • Assign work orders to employees, technicians, or other workers. • Reuse previous selections to speed up recurring jobs. • Email, print, or share work orders with customers and team members. SERVICES & TASKS • Create reusable services and task templates. • Use fixed-amount tasks, rate-based tasks, and replacement-part costs. • Define default services for common jobs. • Calculate taxes, discounts, and surcharges automatically. FIELD SERVICE MANAGEMENT • Keep workers informed with current work order and customer information. • Organize jobs by customer, service, worker, and status. • Coordinate recurring service, repair, installation, and maintenance work. REPORTS & CUSTOMIZATION • Create, print, email, and share professional PDF reports. • Import and export CSV files. • Add custom attributes and personalize reports with fonts, colors, headers, footers, and logos. TEAM & SECURITY • Manage users, roles, branches, and access lists. • Limit access to specific tasks, branches, or data. • Authorize individual devices before account access. • Use biometric authentication supported by your device. STARKODE FOR BUSINESS Part of the Starkode business suite for teams working across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Need help? Contact support@starkode.com. SUBSCRIPTION Starkode membership is month-to-month with no long-term contracts or cancellation fees. Cancel anytime from your device. Privacy Policy: https://starkode.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://starkode.com/terms/

Screenshots

iForm ES4 screens
Work Orders For Business4 screens

Verdict

The call

iForm ES and Work Orders For Business both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Work Orders For Business's written reviews are positive against 50% of iForm ES's. Work Orders For Business also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 3). iForm ES's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 Orders For Business sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. iForm ES asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for iForm ES against 4.9 for Work Orders For Business. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 10 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of iForm ES's written reviews are positive against 100% of Work Orders For Business's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iForm ES ships an update every 5 weeks, Work Orders For Business every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iForm ES versus Work Orders For Business: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriForm ESWork Orders For Business
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.9 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings310 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZerion SoftwareStarkode Limited Company

Customer experience

iForm ES

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative40.0%

Work Orders For Business

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

iForm ES

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Work Orders For Business

Subscriptions4
  • 1 Worker - Create Repair Form7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • 3 Users - Make Maintain X Plan7 Days trial$34.991 Month
  • 6 Users - Hours Time Mobile7 Days trial$59.991 Month
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  • 10 Users - Property Building7 Days trial$89.991 Month

Questions

Is iForm ES free?
iForm ES is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Work Orders For Business free?
Work Orders For Business is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iForm ES or Work Orders For Business?
iForm ES is rated higher. iForm ES averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Work Orders For Business averages 4.9 from 10 ratings.
Do iForm ES or Work Orders For Business have ads?
Neither iForm ES nor Work Orders For Business shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iForm ES or Work Orders For Business?
iForm ES ships an update every 5 weeks, and Work Orders For Business every 3 weeks. Most recently, iForm ES was updated on October 14, 2026 and Work Orders For Business on October 24, 2026.

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