Sidekicker vs Coles Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sidekicker
This application allows approved workers to easily find and manage job opportunities. Users can receive, review, and apply for available positions through an intuitive interface. It serves as a direct link to employment listings for those already registered with the platform.
- Receive job offers
- Review job details
- Apply for jobs
- Manage applications
- Access employer invitations
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FOR WORKERS Please note, you must be invited by Sidekicker or your employer before you can access jobs. The app makes it easy for you to receive, review, apply for and manage jobs. Head to sidekicker.com if you’re interested in registering to become a worker on Sidekicker. FOR HIRERS This app is available to workers only. Head to sidekicker.com if you’re looking to hire casual and temporary staff or find tech solutions to better run your own casual and temporary staff.
Coles Mobile
Manage your mobile account with ease. Track usage, check credit expiry, and top up data or extras. Change your plan, view transactions, and update payment information conveniently.
- Check usage and credit expiry
- Top up data and buy extras
- Change mobile plan
- View transaction history
- Manage payment information
- Access online help
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The Coles Mobile app allows you to easily: • Check your usage • Check your credit expiry • Top up your data or buy Extras Credit as needed • Change your plan at anytime • View your transaction history • Manage your payment information and recharges • Manage your service and preferences • Access to online help and support The Coles Mobile app is free but you may be charged for data usage to download from the App Store.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sidekicker at 60% against Coles Mobile's 7%. Sidekicker also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Coles Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Sidekicker ships an update fortnightly, Coles Mobile every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sidekicker | Coles Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 59.9% of reviews — better | 7.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Sidekicker Group | Optus Mobile |
Customer experience
Sidekicker
Coles Mobile
User reviews
Sidekicker
From 9 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface
- 💰 Good pay rates and reliable payments
- 🎯 Flexible job selection and scheduling
- 🚀 Quick job notifications and fast hiring process
- 💼 Variety of casual work opportunities
Room to improve
- 🐛 Persistent login issues and authentication failures
- ⏱️ App crashes and performance problems
- 🔔 Poorly timed and irrelevant notifications
- 🚫 Limited job availability in some areas
- 📋 Restrictive onboarding and approval process
Coles Mobile
From App Store reviewsWhat we love
- 👍 Good price and happy
- 👍 Easier and simpler than some
- 👍 Great customer service
- 👍 Works fine, cheap
Room to improve
- 🐛 App keeps freezing
- 🐛 Unusable app
- 🐛 Button frozen on signup
- 🐛 No password autofill/copy-paste
- 🐛 Confusing signup process
Bugs and requests
Sidekicker
Reported bugs
12 issues- Cannot login via app despite correct credentials
- Password works on website but not in app
- Auto-logout without ability to log back in
- Job filters not working properly
- Password reset links redirect to wrong pages
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- App only works on WiFi, not on data/roaming
- Login button greyed out and unresponsive
- Duplicate and false job notifications
- App crashes when applying for jobs
- Frequent forced logouts requiring re-authentication
- Job listings show unavailable positions
- Unclickable email links for password reset
Requested features
8 requests- Ability to filter jobs by specific dates
- Search functionality for specific employers
- Bulk job passing/deletion option
- Ability to view past job details and ratings
- Job history with company feedback
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- Multiple shift acceptance with choice option
- Improved notification system with direct job links
- Dark mode option
Coles Mobile
Reported bugs
32 issues- App keeps freezing
- App crashes
- Signup button frozen
- No password autofill or copy-paste
- Verification emails not returning to app
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- Website has no top-up option
- App fails to top up
- App won't activate or download
- App shuts off during activation
- Login blocked, prompts for update
- App doesn't work, cannot see usage
- No option to change subscription
- App asks to update when it's latest version
- App crashes at SIM scan stage
- App logs out frequently
- App indicates no activated SIMs
- App won't open on specific iOS versions
- App crashes after updates
- App refuses to open
- App crashes after login
- App automatically closes after login
- App glitches and exits
- Paste function disabled at login
- App crashes before home page
- App crashes when checking data usage
- Patchy internet connection affects app
- App crashes immediately after login attempt
- Inescapable maintenance screen loop
- App crashes when selecting a service
- Blanked out mobile number digits
- No cancel button/disable auto recharge
- App doesn't support iOS keyboard
Requested features
11 requests- Improve new sign-up process
- Improve transparency on data usage
- Allow password autofill and copy-paste
- Restore mobile number visibility
- Allow naming of services
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- Add voucher recharge option
- Fix international roaming issues
- Allow users to cancel/disable auto recharge
- Improve customer service training
- Fix app crashing on older iOS versions
- Allow users to change ownership of mobile numbers
In-app purchases
Sidekicker
No in-app purchases
Coles Mobile
No in-app purchases
