Why MaintainIQ
Why operators choose MaintainIQ
Why MaintainIQ? Because the work that keeps a location clean, safe and open is usually spread across clipboards, binders, group texts and somebody's memory, and one simple app pulls it together. Here are the honest reasons operators pick it, and the cases where something else is a better fit.
- Priced per location, unlimited users
- English and Spanish
- US-based support
Eight reasons
Why MaintainIQ works for busy operators
By MaintainIQ's own measurements, managers save 3-10 hours a week. These are the reasons operators pick it.
One app for the whole shift
Checklists, temperature logs, audits, work orders and preventive maintenance in one app with one login, instead of three tools and a binder.
Simple enough for every shift
Yes/No and checkbox items with a due time. It is built for the person closing at 11 PM, because if the closing crew will not use it, nothing else matters.
Per location, unlimited users
Add every cook, cashier, housekeeper and shift lead without paying per seat. Hiring and turnover do not change your bill.
English and Spanish
Each person can use the app in English or Spanish, your own checklist items included, which matters when your crew reads both.
Phone, tablet and web
iPhone, iPad, Android phones and tablets, and a web app. A shared tablet on the kitchen wall works too.
US-based support
Our support team is based in the United States. Call (888) 534-0261 with questions.
One location or fifty
A single restaurant gets the same app as a group with dozens of sites. Owners and area managers get one dashboard for every location.
90-day money-back guarantee
Annual plans come with a 90-day money-back guarantee, so you can roll it out and see for yourself.
Compare
MaintainIQ compared with the usual options
If the daily work is not in MaintainIQ, it usually lives in one of these. Here is how they compare for a restaurant, store, hotel or park.
| Item | Clipboards and binders | Generic task apps | Enterprise maintenance systems | MaintainIQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opening, closing and cleaning checklists | Paper forms, easy to skip or fill in later | Yes, as simple to-do lists | Not the main focus | Yes, with due times and who submitted each one |
| Temperature logs | Written by hand, often after the fact | A text box at best | Not the main focus | Checklist items, with Bluetooth probes supported |
| Repairs | A note on the office door | A task, without equipment history | Yes, the core job | Work orders with priority, owner and equipment history |
| Preventive maintenance | A wall calendar | Recurring reminders | Yes, often with parts and purchasing | Schedules per piece of equipment, with vendor and warranty |
| Scored audits | Added up by hand | Rarely | Sometimes | Percentage and letter grade per location |
| Every location on one screen | Visits and phone calls | Varies | Yes, often after a bigger setup project | Home dashboard with a group filter |
| How you pay | Printing and binders | Often per user | Often per user or per technician | Per location, unlimited users |
| Made for | Anyone | Any team | Maintenance departments | Restaurants, stores, hotels, parks and senior living |
This compares types of tools in general, not specific products. Features vary, so ask any vendor you are considering to show you each row.
Straight answer
When MaintainIQ is not the right fit
MaintainIQ does not build shift schedules, track hours or process pay. It does not handle stock counts or recipe costs. It is not an enterprise maintenance system with parts and purchasing, and it does not have a published security certification. If one of those is a must-have, we will tell you in the demo, and our honest look at MaintainIQ alternatives names tools that do them.
Why do operators choose MaintainIQ?
Mostly because it puts checklists, food safety and maintenance in one simple app, priced per location with unlimited users. By MaintainIQ's own measurements, managers save 3-10 hours a week. It also works in English and Spanish, runs on phones, tablets and the web, and comes with US-based support.
How is MaintainIQ different from a checklist app?
It also handles maintenance. Besides checklists and temperature logs, MaintainIQ has work orders, preventive maintenance for each piece of equipment, warranties, vendors, scored audits and one dashboard for every location. A failed check turns into a follow-up task that someone has to close.
Is MaintainIQ only for restaurants?
No. MaintainIQ is built for restaurants, grocery and convenience stores, hotels and resorts, theme and trampoline parks and senior living communities. It fits anywhere with daily checklists, food safety checks or equipment to look after. See industries for how each one runs it.
How is MaintainIQ priced?
MaintainIQ is priced per location with unlimited users, so you pay for the number of sites you run, not the number of people who log in. Annual plans come with a 90-day money-back guarantee. Current prices are on the pricing page.
Is MaintainIQ hard to learn?
It is built to be simple. Checklists are Yes/No or checkbox items with a due time, and reporting a repair takes a few taps on a phone. In the demo we will show you the screens your team would actually use, so you can judge for yourself.
Ready when you are
See if MaintainIQ fits your locations
Book a 15-minute demo. We will show you the app with checklists and equipment like yours, and tell you plainly if something else would suit you better.
- iPhone, iPad, Android and web
- English and Spanish
- Unlimited users per location
Prefer to talk? Call (888) 534-0261. US-based support.