Comparison

Mobile Work Order vs Digital WorkOrder

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

Head to head
About

Mobile Work Order

This app streamlines property management by tracking labor and inventory costs, improving billing, and managing work orders. It allows for on-the-fly creation of work orders, photo documentation of completed tasks, and syncs data even without internet access.

Highlights
  • Tracks labor and inventory costs
  • Supports team management
  • Routine billing codes
  • Inventory consumption tracking
  • Before/after work photos
  • Offline data sync
  • On-the-fly work order creation
Features
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HousingManager.com’s Mobile Work Order improves control over labor and inventory costs and improves billing and collections. • Tracks travel and work time • Supports teams • Routine billing codes for common maintenance repairs • Tracks inventory consumption • Takes photos before and after the work is completed • Does not require dedicated internet access, work syncs to the iPad • Work Orders can be created on-the-fly during after hours emergencies • Resident Portal maintenance requests flow directly to the work order ** Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Digital WorkOrder

Create and manage custom forms on your iPad for business operations. Schedule work orders, communicate with your team, and track worker locations in real-time using GPS. Offers pre-built forms or the option to design your own.

Highlights
  • Custom form builder
  • Work order scheduling
  • Team chat functionality
  • Real-time GPS worker tracking
  • Pre-built form templates
Features
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Custom forms for your iPad. Use the included free forms, or subscribe to Digital WorkOrder to build your own custom forms. Schedule Work Orders, Chat, and use your iPad's GPS to see your worker's location in realtime.

Screenshots

Digital WorkOrder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mobile Work Order at 3.8 against Digital WorkOrder's 2.6. Mobile Work Order also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (55 vs 5). Digital WorkOrder's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mobile Work Order holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mobile Work Order has 55 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mobile Work Order ships an update every 4 weeks, Digital WorkOrder every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mobile Work Order versus Digital WorkOrder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMobile Work OrderDigital WorkOrder
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (55 ratings) — better2.6 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings55 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMRI SoftwareBridgePoint Technologies, LLC

Customer experience

Mobile Work Order

All ratings55 ratings
Positive67.3%
Neutral12.7%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative20.0%

Digital WorkOrder

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mobile Work Order

No in-app purchases

None

Digital WorkOrder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mobile Work Order free?
Mobile Work Order is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Digital WorkOrder free?
Digital WorkOrder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mobile Work Order or Digital WorkOrder?
Mobile Work Order is rated higher. Mobile Work Order averages 3.8 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Digital WorkOrder averages 2.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Mobile Work Order or Digital WorkOrder have ads?
Neither Mobile Work Order nor Digital WorkOrder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mobile Work Order or Digital WorkOrder?
Mobile Work Order ships an update every 4 weeks, and Digital WorkOrder every 2 months. Most recently, Mobile Work Order was updated on September 14, 2026 and Digital WorkOrder on September 13, 2026.

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