USICG vs Construct ESS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
USICG
Access essential insurance brokerage and consulting information on the go. This app provides quick access to resources and professionals from a leading national firm, ensuring you have support wherever you are.
- Insurance brokerage information
- Consulting resources
- Access to professionals
- Mobile information access
- National office network
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USI is a leader in insurance brokerage and consulting. With more than 4,400 dedicated, experienced and innovative professionals in more than 140 offices across the United States, we have a team of professionals nearby ready to serve you. Our mobile application keeps important information at your fingertips. Even when on the go.
Construct ESS
This app allows employees to manage HR and payroll tasks independently, such as updating personal information, logging time off, and modifying timesheets. It aims to reduce administrative burden for HR teams and improve employee efficiency and engagement.
- Update personal information
- Log vacation and personal days
- Modify timesheets
- View benefits plans
- Leave management
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Construct Employee Self-Service for Mobile makes it easy for employees to efficiently and independently handle many HR & Payroll tasks on their own. Available on smartphones or tablets, CMiC ESS for Mobile facilitates many common tasks. This includes updating personal information & profiles, logging vacation and personal days, modifying and updating timesheets, and viewing benefits plans. Construct Employee self-service helps alleviate the administrative burden of HR & Payroll teams, automates routine tasks and requests, and truly allows them to focus on strategic initiatives. KEY BENEFITS 1. Instant access to information for employees and managers 2. Improved data accuracy and accountability 3. Fosters employee engagement and productivity 4. Increased efficiency due to broad operating flexibility for employees 5. Leave Management
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Construct ESS at 67% against USICG's 0%. Construct ESS also leads on rating (3.2 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). USICG's advantage is ratings volume (32 vs 6) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Construct ESS holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: USICG has 32 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of USICG's written reviews are positive against 67% of Construct ESS's.
USICG ships an update every 3 months, Construct ESS every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | USICG | Construct ESS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (32 ratings) | 3.2 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 166 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | USI Holdings Corporation | CMiC |
Customer experience
USICG
Construct ESS
In-app purchases
USICG
No in-app purchases
Construct ESS
No in-app purchases
