Comparison

SM vs IR Yard

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

Head to head
About

SM

This app helps field service workers manage their daily appointments, job details, customer signatures, photos, and payments. It synchronizes data with a company server for seamless integration with business management software.

Highlights
  • Track scheduled job appointments
  • Capture customer signatures
  • Take photos at job sites
  • Receive credit card payments
  • View job maps
  • Record job notes and time
Features
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SM-Mobile is an app to allow field service workers to keep track of all scheduled job appointments they have for the day (or week, or any other time period). The app gets data from the company server, and displays it on the mobile device. Then, the technician, or supervisor can easily see all of his/her jobs for the period. A finger-tap will reveal all details for the job. The field technician can also get a signature from the customer, take photos at the jobs site, receive payments, including credit card payments, from the customer and record the details in the app. SM-Mobile is designed to work in conjunction with Scheduling Manager, the multi-function scheduling, accounting and CRM software program designed for service businesses, from Thoughtful Systems. In SM-Mobile, the technician can also see maps for all jobs for the day, or for a single job. Technician can also record notes about each job, record payment details and indicate start and end time for each job. That Mobile data is then synchronized back to the company server, where it is incorporated into Scheduling Manager. SM-Mobile can be used by workers and management in a wide variety of field service businesses, including residential cleaning businesses, HVAC and electrical repair businesses, home health care businesses, liquid waste management, pest control, fire extinguisher management and other service businesses.

About

IR Yard

Features
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IR Yard is a utility app designed to assist users in shipping and receiving equipment to/from equipment dealership locations.

Screenshots

SM4 screens
IR Yard3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: IR Yard at fortnightly against SM's monthly. SM's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). 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

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

SM ships an update monthly, IR Yard fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 3, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SM versus IR Yard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSMIR Yard
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThoughtful Systems, Inc.Integrated Rental Systems, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

SM

No in-app purchases

None

IR Yard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SM free?
SM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IR Yard free?
IR Yard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SM or IR Yard have ads?
Neither SM nor IR Yard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SM or IR Yard?
SM ships an update monthly, and IR Yard fortnightly. Most recently, SM was updated on June 3, 2026 and IR Yard on September 23, 2026.

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