Comparison

Maintenance Manager vs Alloy Inventory Scanner

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

Head to head
About

Maintenance Manager

Streamline maintenance operations by tracking technicians, assigning work orders, and managing tasks on a tablet. Visualize technician locations on a map and schedule work orders with an intuitive drag-and-drop interface.

Highlights
  • Track technician locations
  • Assign work orders
  • Manage maintenance tasks
  • Schedule work orders via drag and drop
  • Map technician locations
Features
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Maintenance managers can easily track technicians, assign work orders and manage their maintenance tasks from their tablet. Tech locations can be displayed on a map when technicians are utilizing Yardi Maintenance Mobile. WO’s can be scheduled via a drag and drop process. Maintenance Manager Mobile requires that clients install Yardi Maintenance Plug-in 11.0 (for Voyager™ 60) or Yardi Maintenance Plug-in 3.0 (for Voyager™ 7S) or greater. In addition users must be licensed for Advanced Maintenance.

About

Alloy Inventory Scanner

Features
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Alloy Inventory Scanner works with Alloy Navigator™ ITAM/ITSM software, providing organizations with a mobile asset tracking solution. The application gives you the ability to identify, view, and inventory assets in the field in real time via a wireless connection. Scan the Asset ID, Asset Tag, Serial Number, Barcode, or UPC barcode using the device's camera, and view asset details on the screen. Perform physical inventory on the spot by confirming the physical location of your assets. If wireless connection is temporarily unavailable, Alloy Inventory Scanner stores inventory results in the offline queue until the device is online again.

Screenshots

Alloy Inventory Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Alloy Inventory Scanner at 3 against Maintenance Manager's 1. Maintenance Manager's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Maintenance Manager ships an update every 3 months, Alloy Inventory Scanner every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Maintenance Manager versus Alloy Inventory Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaintenance ManagerAlloy Inventory Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYardi Systems, Inc.Alloy Software

In-app purchases

None

Maintenance Manager

No in-app purchases

None

Alloy Inventory Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Maintenance Manager free?
Maintenance Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Alloy Inventory Scanner free?
Alloy Inventory Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Maintenance Manager or Alloy Inventory Scanner have ads?
Neither Maintenance Manager nor Alloy Inventory Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Maintenance Manager or Alloy Inventory Scanner?
Maintenance Manager ships an update every 3 months, and Alloy Inventory Scanner every 5 months. Most recently, Maintenance Manager was updated on November 4, 2026 and Alloy Inventory Scanner on November 3, 2026.

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