Metro Comms vs HolisTech™ Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Metro Comms
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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.
HolisTech™ Smart
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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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Metro Comms | HolisTech™ Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 351 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Retail Manager Solutions Ltd | Strategic Maintenance Planning Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Metro Comms
No in-app purchases
HolisTech™ Smart
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Metro Comms free?
Is HolisTech™ Smart free?
Do Metro Comms or HolisTech™ Smart have ads?
Which is updated more often, Metro Comms or HolisTech™ Smart?
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