Comparison

Work Order vs FieldEvents

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

Head to head
About

Work Order

This app facilitates maintenance requests for school facilities, allowing staff to report building issues and equipment repairs. It streamlines the process for supervisors, athletic directors, and coaches to manage upkeep tasks.

Highlights
  • Submit maintenance requests
  • Report building issues
  • Track equipment repairs
  • Manage facility upkeep tasks
  • Streamline maintenance workflow
Features
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Arbiter Work Order helps school administrators and staff quickly submit, manage, and track maintenance requests across their facilities. Designed for building supervisors, athletic directors, and coaches, the app makes it easy to report issues, request repairs, and keep facilities running smoothly.   Arbiter Work Order helps your team stay organized, respond faster, and maintain safe, well‑kept facilities.   Questions? Contact us at support@arbitersports.com

About

FieldEvents

Streamline track and field event management with this digital tool. Easily track competitors, marks, and placements for various field events, eliminating the need for manual record-keeping. Offers real-time results and advanced features for officials and spectators.

Highlights
  • Manage all track and field events
  • Track competitor marks and placements
  • Live results pushed to the web
  • Leica Disto Bluetooth measurement integration
  • Import/Export meet data
  • Real-time competition viewing
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FieldEvents is a tool built for all track & field officials and spectators. With this app, you can ditch the pencil and paper and rid yourself of the headaches that come with running off a field event the traditional way Run off a Competition • FieldEvents supports running off every field event in a track meet: High Jump, Pole Vault, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shot Put, Weight Throw, Hammer Throw, Discus, and Javelin. • Easily keep track of all competitors, marks, order, and place • Alive groups are supported for High Jump and Pole Vault FieldEvents Live • Results are pushed to the web in real time after each mark (requires FieldEvents Pro Subscription) • Spectators can view ongoing competitions right from the app or from the web. • Each live competition has a competition view and a scoreboard view (great for displaying on a large display for spectators). Leica Disto Laser integration • Input measurements directly from a Lecia Disto Bluetooth device (Leica Disto D2 supported) Import/Export • Load an entire meet from a file. FieldEvents Supports loading lynx.evt or CSV file generated by popular meet managers (requires FieldEvents Pro Subscription) • Export the competitor start list to PDF before starting the competition • Export competition results to CSV and PDF

Screenshots

Work Order4 screens
FieldEvents4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FieldEvents at 4.9 against Work Order's 4.0. FieldEvents also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). Work Order's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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. FieldEvents sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year. Work Order asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FieldEvents holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FieldEvents has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Work Order ships an update every 3 months, FieldEvents every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Work Order versus FieldEvents: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWork OrderFieldEvents
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.9 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArbiterSports LLCAndrew Klein

Customer experience

Work Order

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

FieldEvents

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Work Order

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

FieldEvents

Subscriptions1
  • FieldEvents Pro1 Month trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Work Order free?
Work Order is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FieldEvents free?
FieldEvents is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Work Order or FieldEvents?
FieldEvents is rated higher. Work Order averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while FieldEvents averages 4.9 from 7 ratings.
Do Work Order or FieldEvents have ads?
Neither Work Order nor FieldEvents shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Work Order or FieldEvents?
Work Order ships an update every 3 months, and FieldEvents every 9 days. Most recently, Work Order was updated on September 28, 2026 and FieldEvents on October 8, 2026.

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