PowerSchool ERP Employee vs WS+Absences
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PowerSchool ERP Employee
This app offers secure mobile access for school district employees to manage personal HR information, submit leave requests, and view important district news and pay stubs. It provides convenient access to paychecks, W2s, and employee directories.
- Secure mobile access for employees
- View paychecks and W2s
- Submit leave requests
- Access district announcements
- Update personal contact information
- View salary and benefits
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Easy to download and easy to use, the PowerSchool ERP Employee App provides teachers, administrators, and other staff with secure mobile access to their personal employee information, human resource tools, and critical district news. Employees log in to access vital information—right at their fingertips. They can submit requests for leave time or to update their contact information. The Home page displays district announcements, notifications, and the most recent paycheck. This app is free to employees of school districts using PowerSchool ERP with secure mobile access enabled. If you cannot locate your school district once you install the App, contact your district for more information. Available options within the application are set by the district. This app was formerly eFinancePlus Employee App and continues to work for school districts using eFinancePlus. Employees may access: • Paychecks and W2s, with option to print them • News items posted by the school district • Resources including forms and frequently used links posted by the school district • Leave calendar, including leave taken and remaining balances • Leave requests, with options to submit, make corrections, or cancel • Salary, benefits, and deduction information • District Employee directory, with options to contact co-workers • Personal contact information, with options to request updates • Notifications from various PowerSchool ERP applications
WS+Absences
Easily report student absences directly from your mobile device. This application streamlines the process of notifying the school about a student's absence, ensuring timely communication.
- Report absences from mobile
- Streamlined absence reporting
- Direct communication with school
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Report absences from your mobile device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WS+Absences at 55% against PowerSchool ERP Employee's 0%. WS+Absences also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (4K vs 1). PowerSchool ERP Employee's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). 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.
WS+Absences holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WS+Absences has 4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of PowerSchool ERP Employee's written reviews are positive against 55% of WS+Absences's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | PowerSchool ERP Employee | WS+Absences |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.8 (4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 54.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PowerSchool Group LLC | West Educational Leasing, Inc |
Customer experience
PowerSchool ERP Employee
WS+Absences
Bugs and requests
PowerSchool ERP Employee
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
WS+Absences
Reported bugs
2 issues- No reasons show up in drop box for absence
- Once sub accepts a job, other options for the week disappear
Requested features
3 requests- Allow writing in real reason for absence
- Ability to choose favorite subs
- Visibility of back office for admins
In-app purchases
PowerSchool ERP Employee
No in-app purchases
WS+Absences
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is PowerSchool ERP Employee free?
Is WS+Absences free?
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