Comparison

Metro Comms vs HolisTech™ Smart

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

Head to head
About

Metro Comms

Features
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Metro Comms is a highly customizable application designed to enhance your interaction with the Metro platform. Its flexible configuration allows each customer to tailor the app to their specific needs, making it truly 'their' app. With features like integrated chat, it fosters better communication and collaboration among colleagues. Metro Comms is not just an app, it's your personal gateway to the Metro platform.

About

HolisTech™ Smart

Features
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HolisTech™ Smart is a full blown Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) designed specifically to run on Smartphones & Tablets when utilized with the HolisTech™ Web CMMS. HolisTech™ Smart does not need a permanent connection to the internet to function due to its innovative and automated syncing functionality, allowing you to use the software when you have no internet connectivity or very limited bandwidth. HolisTech™ Smart includes the following core modules: • Work Control and Management • Equipment Failures • Work Orders • Help Desk Request • Calendar Based Planned Maintenance • Meter Based Planned Maintenance • Resource Management • Kitting Lists & Stock Control • Attachments (Use the device camera or upload saved images) • Barcoding for Task and Stock Management • Security • Fully integrated with HolisTech™ Web our full blown web/browser based CMMS HolisTech™ Smart compliments our suite of existing CMMS software perfectly, by offering customers yet more choice when it comes to mobile CMMS deployment and global accessibility of our applications. As part of the development of HolisTech™ Smart we drafted up front, a set of 'Founding Principles' as bulleted below to ensure customers have the best possible experience from the application: • HolisTech™ Smart is an end-user and not a system administrator application • HolisTech™ Smart is a cross platform application designed specifically for Smartphones & Tablets • HolisTech™ Smart is a ‘Responsive Design’ and therefore fits any resolution • HolisTech™ Smart runs on Tablets & Smartphones in both Landscape and Portrait orientation • HolisTech™ Smart is capable of running off line with ‘automatic syncing’ via 3G, 4G or Wi-Fi • HolisTech™ Smart includes bar-code (1D & 2D) reading capabilities for task and stock management

Screenshots

Metro Comms2 screens
HolisTech™ Smart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Metro Comms at every 3 weeks against HolisTech™ Smart's every 2 months. Metro Comms also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Metro Comms ships an update every 3 weeks, HolisTech™ Smart every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Metro Comms versus HolisTech™ Smart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetro CommsHolisTech™ Smart
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.4 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB351 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRetail Manager Solutions LtdStrategic Maintenance Planning Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Metro Comms

No in-app purchases

None

HolisTech™ Smart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Metro Comms free?
Metro Comms is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HolisTech™ Smart free?
HolisTech™ Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Metro Comms or HolisTech™ Smart have ads?
Neither Metro Comms nor HolisTech™ Smart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Metro Comms or HolisTech™ Smart?
Metro Comms ships an update every 3 weeks, and HolisTech™ Smart every 2 months. Most recently, Metro Comms was updated on September 8, 2026 and HolisTech™ Smart on September 13, 2026.

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