Comparison

mainstay vs Lyria

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

Head to head
About

mainstay

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The mainstay® suite of maintenance management tools gives users control over maintenance tasks, personnel and warranty at a shift-by-shift, task-by-task level. In built reports provide staff and management with insight in to all aspects of the maintenance process. Developed by maintenance people for maintenance people, mainstay® offers an integrated solution to the common issues facing maintenance personnel at all levels and is the perfect tool to replace spread sheets, carbon copy books and endless printed pages. This app is designed to work in conjunction with the mainstay® desktop suite. In order to use the app you must be allocated a user account by your companies mainstay® administrator.

About

Lyria

Streamline teamwork with a simple, secure platform for task distribution, progress tracking, and team communication. Keep all projects, tasks, and deadlines organized in one place for enhanced productivity.

Highlights
  • Task distribution and responsibility assignment
  • Real-time team progress tracking
  • Integrated team chat
  • Calendar and daily planner
  • Secure cloud synchronization
  • GDPR-compliant
Features
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Lyria brings tasks, projects, calendar, team chat and time tracking together in one app – for teams, agencies and freelancers. Always in sync on iPhone, iPad and desktop. WHO DOES WHAT BY WHEN? • Create, assign and prioritize tasks with due dates • See overdue and urgent tasks at a glance • Projects with progress, activity, files and comments YOUR DAY. CLEARLY PLANNED. • "My day" shows your next step, today's tasks and what's overdue • Calendar with your team's events and deadlines TEAM CHAT RIGHT INSIDE THE PROJECT • Align where the work happens – not in scattered group chats and emails • Decisions stay attached to the task TIME TRACKING WITHOUT AN EXTRA TOOL • Track hours per project and person • Team hours and billable time at a glance, export for invoicing MADE IN GERMANY, GDPR-COMPLIANT Built in Germany, securely synced – without bloated enterprise software. READY IN 2 MINUTES Create a workspace, invite your team, add your first task. Lyria is free to start; some features require a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://www.lyria-app.com/en/privacy/ Terms: https://www.lyria-app.com/cms/terms.html

Screenshots

mainstay4 screens
Lyria4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: mainstay at none against Lyria's 10. mainstay also leads on ads (none vs shown). Lyria's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence 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. Lyria sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month. mainstay asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

mainstay ships an update every 2 months, Lyria monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
mainstay versus Lyria: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermainstayLyria
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaintenance and Project Engineeringsiteface UG

In-app purchases

None

mainstay

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Lyria

Subscriptions10
  • Premium$4.491 Month
  • Lyria PRO$5.001 Month
  • Lyria BUSINESS$10.001 Month
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  • Lyria PRO$15.001 Month
  • Lyria PRO$20.001 Month
  • Lyria BUSINESS$90.001 Month
  • Lyria BUSINESS$100.001 Month
  • Lyria BUSINESS$179.991 Month
  • Lyria BUSINESS$190.001 Month
  • Lyria BUSINESS$200.001 Month

Questions

Is mainstay free?
mainstay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lyria free?
Lyria is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do mainstay or Lyria have ads?
Lyria shows ads; mainstay does not.
Which is updated more often, mainstay or Lyria?
mainstay ships an update every 2 months, and Lyria monthly. Most recently, mainstay was updated on November 1, 2026 and Lyria on November 2, 2026.

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