Okappy vs WorkBuddy Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Okappy
This app helps businesses manage jobs, schedule employees, and track subcontractors. It simplifies daily operations by digitizing job sheets, enabling instant invoicing, and facilitating communication with teams and clients. Ideal for companies of all sizes, it streamlines workflows and reduces administrative tasks.
- Job management and scheduling
- Employee and subcontractor tracking
- Digital job sheets
- Instant invoicing
- Photo and signature capture
- Real-time communication
- Cloud backups
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IDEAL FOR COMPANIES WITH 5-250 EMPLOYEES AND/OR SUBCONTRACTORS The best job management and scheduling app for plumbing, drainage and electrical contractors, facilities managers, councils or any company with employees and/or subcontractors working at different locations. Manage your business on the go from your iPad, iPhone and desktop computer with secure backups to the cloud. “Okappy works fantastically for our business! It has not only reduced paperwork, but also saved us a great amount of time. I would definitely recommend it!” Tasnima, RPS Drainage "Okappy is so simple and flexible. It just improves our quality of life." Jackie, Maclin Pumps "It's making my work 10X easier. Bang, click, I can see who was there and what got done. It's ideal for me. Brilliant." Lee, B.E.C. Perimeter Security "It’s very easy on the app to fill in the details, take pictures and get customer signature. It saves us a lot of time and we have better control over what's going on." Zac, Kingswood Cooling “It’s brilliant! We can use it with all our franchisees to manage all our jobs.” Thomas, Hot off the press “Mark adds my jobs, I do them and can raise an invoice back to him straight away.” Anthony, Convert Water Okappy Monitor is a simple way to view and update your work. It is ideal for plumbing, drainage and electrical contractors with 10 or more engineers who want to get rid of paper job sheets and especially for those companies with employees and/or subcontractors working at different locations. Either way, Okappy can save you time, money and simplify your processes. The mobile app provides access to the Okappy network, an innovative communications platform which re-thinks how you manage your day-to-day work. It applies social networking technology to a real business need – the need to communicate and collaborate with employees, multiple subcontractors, sites or clients. Download the app today and start building your network. Connect your employees, customers and subcontractors to start saving time, reduce duplication and minimise costs. Your customers can create jobs, forward them to you and, unlike other job management solutions, you can allocate jobs to your own engineers as well as your subcontractors. No more waiting for paper job sheets, no more copying information from one application to another and no more missed or disputed invoices. With Okappy's iPhone and iPad Monitor app, you can view and update jobs assigned to you, see the location of your colleagues and communicate via instant messages. You can add signatures, attach pictures, videos, documents and get directions to your next job. Okappy Monitor comes with 10 jobs included for free and allows you to purchase additional job bundles directly within the app. You can access your Jobs dashboard on the web, where you can take advantage of more features such as enhanced searches, reporting, invoicing and much more. All job features: - Add jobs - Tailored job sheets - Raise invoices instantly (web only) - List or calendar view - Add photos, videos, documents - Add signatures - Checksheets - View previous jobs for a customer or site - Access as Standard or Admin user Radar - View the location of your colleagues - Create and view alerts when someone enters and/or leaves an area Messaging - Send messages from your desktop to your phone or tablet (and vice versa) Invoicing (web only) - Manage your invoices - Raise miscellaneous invoices - Take payment via Okappy (additional charges apply) - Export your invoices to Sage, Xero, Kashflow and other leading accounting packages Reporting (web only) - Generate reports by customer, employee or subcontractor - View jobs or invoices over time - Export to Excel - Monitor outstanding invoices More - Create reminders - View your customer database
WorkBuddy Manager
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A companion app for the WorkBuddy Job Management Platform. This app is intended for use by managers and field supervisors who need the functionality of the web app whilst out in the field. This app is not intended for field users who do the work - see our other app for that! WorkBuddy is the app of choice for trade contractors and field service businesses that want to better manage their workforce and jobs from office to field. Designed to work for both multi-trade businesses such as construction or facilities maintenance to single-trade businesses from small to large. Schedule, dispatch, invoice and record work from enquiry to billing all within the app. WorkBuddy syncs seamlessly with your favourite accounting software Xero, MYOB Online or Quickbooks Online. It's never been easier to take control of projects with a visual dashboard of workflow to manage hundreds of jobs. With WorkBuddy you can organise, control and coordinate the strategic and operational management of your business. With access to a local support team, Managers can focus on their core business while seamlessly managing staff and tracking profits in real-time. Start your WorkBuddy journey today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WorkBuddy Manager at none against Okappy's 3. WorkBuddy Manager also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Okappy sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. WorkBuddy Manager asks for nothing beyond the download.
Okappy ships an update every 3 weeks, WorkBuddy Manager every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Okappy | WorkBuddy Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 171 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AutoAlert Limited | Logic Software Pty Ltd |
In-app purchases
Okappy
- Jobs bundle 10$14.99
- Jobs bundle 100$129.99
- Jobs bundle 1000$999.99
WorkBuddy Manager
No in-app purchases









