Comparison

UpKeep Work Order Maintenance vs CFApps

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

Head to head
About

UpKeep Work Order Maintenance

This app streamlines maintenance operations for teams by digitizing work orders and facilitating real-time communication. Managers can easily assign tasks, track progress, and access equipment history, reducing downtime and improving efficiency.

Highlights
  • Digital work order management
  • Real-time status updates
  • Photo and checklist attachments
  • Barcode scanning for assets
  • Maintenance history tracking
  • Team communication tools
  • Customizable work order fields
Features
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UpKeep is the CMMS platform trusted by 4,000+ companies, including McDonald's, Caterpillar, and Chevron, to manage maintenance, safety, and reliability. Teams on UpKeep cut downtime by 26% and extend asset life by 11%. Create a work order by voice, photo, or text. Check an asset's full history from the plant floor. Close out a PM with the checklist already built. UpKeep is designed for technicians first, so the work gets logged where it happens, not at a desk hours later. WHAT YOU CAN DO WORK ORDERS: Create, assign, and track work from your phone. Voice notes become work orders, and every change is logged until the job is done. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE: Schedule by time, usage, or condition. Checklists and reminders make sure nothing gets skipped. ASSET MANAGEMENT: Full history, parts, and costs for every asset at every site, in your pocket. AI THAT WORKS FOR YOU: Nova generates work orders, builds checklists, and flags issues before you ask. Studio lets you build custom workflows around your business logic, no code needed. IIOT SENSORS: UpKeep Edge tracks temperature, vibration, and runtime, and opens a work order the moment a reading drifts. SAFETY & COMPLIANCE: Safety steps and sign-offs live in the work order, so compliance records build as the work gets done. TRAINING: UpKeep Learn turns your SOPs into courses, so new techs get up to speed faster. WHO IT'S FOR Maintenance and operations teams in manufacturing, facilities, food & beverage, retail, transportation, and healthcare, from a single site to hundreds. Move from reactive repairs to planned, predictable work. Download UpKeep and take your maintenance operation mobile.

About

CFApps

This app simplifies field service business management for contractors and painters. It allows for quick job scheduling, customer information storage, employee time tracking, and material cost logging. Generate reports on hours and expenses without complex spreadsheets.

Highlights
  • Job scheduling
  • Customer management
  • Employee time tracking
  • Parts and supplies logging
  • Employee management
  • Built-in reports
Features
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WorkTime — Built for the Field, Designed to Be Simple. Managing your crew shouldn't be complicated. WorkTime gives painting, contracting, and field service businesses everything they need in one clean app. Schedule jobs in seconds — create projects, assign employees, set start times, and track status from Scheduled to Completed to Billed. Manage your customers — store contact info, notes, and job history all in one place. Add new customers and pull them up instantly when creating a project. Time tracking that works — employees clock in and out right from the app. See total hours, active projects, and recent entries at a glance from the Reports tab. Parts & supplies tracking — log materials and costs per job so you always know your project expenses. Employee management — add your team, assign roles, and assign them to jobs with a tap. Reports built in — view hours by employee, hours by project, and recent entries without digging through spreadsheets. Subscription plans included — Full Access gives your team unlimited scheduling, customer management, employee time tracking, reports, and team communication.

Screenshots

UpKeep Work Order Maintenance4 screens
CFApps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CFApps at 5.0 against UpKeep Work Order Maintenance's 4.3. CFApps also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 76%). UpKeep Work Order Maintenance's advantage is ratings volume (321 vs 4). On price, ads 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. UpKeep Work Order Maintenance sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $399.99 per year. CFApps asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CFApps holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UpKeep Work Order Maintenance has 321 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of UpKeep Work Order Maintenance's written reviews are positive against 100% of CFApps's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
UpKeep Work Order Maintenance versus CFApps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUpKeep Work Order MaintenanceCFApps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (321 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings321 — better4
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size208 MB189 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperUpKeep Technologies, IncTom Fluit

Customer experience

UpKeep Work Order Maintenance

All ratings314 ratings
Positive82.2%
Neutral3.5%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews137 reviews
Positive75.9%
Neutral1.5%
Negative22.6%

CFApps

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

UpKeep Work Order Maintenance

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Work order details not loading properly
  • Saved notes being unexpectedly deleted
  • Notifications and alerts not functioning reliably
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Inconsistent performance across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved work order signature capabilities
  • Enhanced vendor management and integration
  • More customization options for workflows
  • Streamlined user permission management
  • Offline mode for remote work

CFApps

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

UpKeep Work Order Maintenance

Subscriptions2
  • UpKeep Business Account$399.991 Year
  • UpKeep Business Account$799.991 Year
None

CFApps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UpKeep Work Order Maintenance free?
UpKeep Work Order Maintenance is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CFApps free?
CFApps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, UpKeep Work Order Maintenance or CFApps?
CFApps is rated higher. UpKeep Work Order Maintenance averages 4.3 out of 5 from 321 ratings, while CFApps averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do UpKeep Work Order Maintenance or CFApps have ads?
Neither UpKeep Work Order Maintenance nor CFApps shows ads.

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