Valida vs Costpoint Time and Expense
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Valida
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Valida offers cloud-based multi-factor authentication technology that provides manufacturers with the ability to inexpensively thwart counterfeiters.
Costpoint Time and Expense
Streamline time and expense tracking for employees and supervisors. Submit timesheets, view leave balances, and manage pending tasks. Supervisors can approve timesheets and expense reports. Integrates with Costpoint 8 for advanced expense management, including receipt capture.
- Enter employee hours
- View past timesheets
- Check leave balances
- Approve timesheets
- Submit expense reports
- Capture expense receipts
- Approve expense charges
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Employees can enter hours to a timesheet, view previous time in summary, view leave balances and see timesheet related pending tasks on an easy to use native mobile app. Supervisors can view employee timesheets, Approve employee timesheets and view pending approval tasks on an easy to use native mobile app. When paired with a Costpoint 8 upgraded system, employees will have access to expense functionality which will allow them to capture expense receipts with ICR, edit and claim outstanding expense, create, edit and submit expense reports and Supervisors will be able to approve expense reports, expense charges and expense attachments in an easy to use native mobile app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Costpoint Time and Expense at every 2 months against Valida's every 29 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Valida ships an update every 29 months, Costpoint Time and Expense every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Valida | Costpoint Time and Expense |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (15K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 21.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 15K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Valida, Inc. | Deltek, Inc. |
Bugs and requests
Valida
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Costpoint Time and Expense
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Inconsistent behavior with time entry
- Issues with iOS updates breaking functionality
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved password/PIN management
- Better integration with desktop version
- More customization options
In-app purchases
Valida
No in-app purchases
Costpoint Time and Expense
No in-app purchases
