Comparison

WO vs Trades Work Order

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

Head to head
About

WO

This app streamlines the creation of work orders and invoices for materials and labor. It offers various formats, flexible tax and discount management, and professional templates for easy sharing and printing.

Highlights
  • Streamlined work order creation
  • Versatile work order formats
  • Flexible discount and tax management
  • Seamless sharing and printing
  • Professional work order templates
  • Backup and restore data
Features
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Work Order Maker (WO) is a comprehensive tool designed to simplify the process of creating work order materials and labor invoices. With its user-friendly interface and robust features, WO empowers users to efficiently manage their work orders across various industries. Streamlined Work Order Creation: WO provides an intuitive platform for creating work orders with ease. Users can effortlessly input details regarding materials, labor, and other relevant information necessary for generating comprehensive work order documents. Versatile Work Order Formats: WO offers a range of work order formats to cater to different industries and project types. Whether it's Basic, Construction, or Production work orders, users can select the format that best suits their needs. Flexible Discount and Tax Management: WO allows users to manage discounts, whether flat or percentage-based, and apply multiple taxes as required. This flexibility ensures accurate invoicing and transparent pricing for clients. Seamless Sharing and Printing: Once created, work orders can be easily shared with clients via email or other communication channels directly from the WO platform. Professional Work Order Templates: WO provides a selection of professionally designed work order templates to enhance the presentation of invoices. These templates ensure that work orders are visually appealing and reflect the professionalism of the business. Work Order Maker premium features: - Easy to create work order materials and labor invoice - Offers Basic, Construction and Production work order formats - Manage discount (flat/percentage) and multiple taxes - Create all materials and items information with ease - Add all your all client information - Professional Work Order Templates - Settings for date format, currency selection, decimal points - Backup and restore your work order data # Subscription Details # • Subscription unlock all features including manage multiple business, backup & restore, limited templates, limited colors and advertisements limits. • Monthly, Half Yearly and Annual subscriptions are available. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. • Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is disabled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. • Automatic renewals will be charged at the same price you were originally charged for the subscription. • Subscriptions can be managed by going to Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://www.appworldinfotech.com/privacy_policy/index.html Terms of Service: https://www.appworldinfotech.com/termsofservices/index.html

About

Trades Work Order

Features
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Trades Work Order is a plain, no-nonsense job record for tradespeople. Write up the work while you are still on site — no signal, no account, no paperwork to catch up on later. NO SIGNAL, NO ACCOUNT • Everything is stored on this iPhone or iPad. Nothing is uploaded, and there is no login, no subscription and no ads. • Works in a basement, a crawl space or out in the country. WRITE UP THE JOB • Customer and site address, or pick someone you have worked for before • Work items with hours, so the total labour adds up on its own • Overall description plus field notes for the surprises you find on site • Status at a glance: scheduled, in progress or completed SITE PHOTOS AND MARKUP • Take photos with the camera or pick them from the photo library • Mark up the damage before you start, and the finished work when you are done • The markup is kept alongside the original photo, so nothing is lost CUSTOMER SIGN-OFF • Hand the device over and let the customer sign with a finger • The signature is stored with the job and printed on the report • Optional: a job never needs a signature to be finished or shared REPORTS AND BACKUP • Export a clean PDF work order, ready to print or email — two report templates • Full ZIP backup: one PDF report per job, every site photo and every signature • Save to Files, iCloud Drive or send it to yourself; no network needed BUILT FOR THE TRADE • Made for iPhone and iPad: a tab layout on the phone, a three column workspace on the tablet • Order numbers are generated for you as you go: WO-20260915-001 • Large, clear controls that work with cold or gloved hands Requires iOS 17 or later. Your data stays on your device: deleting the app removes it, so export a ZIP backup regularly.

Screenshots

WO4 screens
Trades Work Order4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Trades Work Order at none against WO's 3. Trades Work Order also leads on ads (none vs shown). WO's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. WO sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Trades Work Order asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
WO versus Trades Work Order: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWOTrades Work Order
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMonali PaghadalHailu Bai

In-app purchases

3 purchases

WO

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Six Monthly$14.996 Months
  • Yearly$24.991 Year
None

Trades Work Order

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WO free?
WO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trades Work Order free?
Trades Work Order is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do WO or Trades Work Order have ads?
WO shows ads; Trades Work Order does not.

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