LSIMobile vs Checkwriters ESS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LSIMobile
This app enables partners to quickly communicate with stakeholders during emergencies. It features a one-touch panic button with geolocation, individualized alerts, and status reporting. The application also allows for group messaging and configurable response buttons for various situations.
- One-touch panic button with geolocation
- Individualized message alerts
- Emergency status reporting ('I'm OK'/'Help')
- Color-coded group messaging
- Configurable response buttons
- Automatic first responder notification
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LSIMobile is an app for Layered Solutions partners to quickly and confidently communicate with stakeholders in an emergency. When paired with the Layered Solutions server, users can: ● Press a one-touch panic button with geolocation, name and cell number allowing administration to automatically locate the user. ● Launch individualized messages or alerts based on user preferences and security level. ● Report “I’m OK” or “Help” in the event of an emergency (allowing administration to quickly view a report of users in danger). Other product features: ● Send and color code text messages to one person or an entire group. ● Configure response buttons for recipients to check in (e.g. ‘I’m Ok’). ● Automatically notify first responders. ● Send requests to a group of recipients and allow them to respond with configurable buttons (e.g. to fill a nursing shift or find a substitute teacher). Layered Solutions supports clients in education, healthcare, industrial, commercial and government to reach any audience, anywhere, instantly, from a tap on your desktop or mobile device. With LSIMobile and PC Alert technology from Layered Solutions, disparate systems can be integrated for added functionality and automations. Visit layeredsolutionsinc.com with questions or to schedule your demo today.
Checkwriters ESS
Empower employees to access and print their paychecks, view payroll and benefits information, and submit administrative requests. This app also facilitates document sharing, such as company handbooks and tax forms.
- View and print paychecks
- Access payroll information
- View benefit services
- Submit administrative requests
- Share company documents
- Access tax forms
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Checkwriters Employee Self Service (ESS) Provide your employees with the ability to view and print their checks when they need to. Let them view payroll or benefit services and submit requests for administrative approval, and send them documents like company handbooks and tax forms.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Checkwriters ESS at 44% against LSIMobile's 0%. Checkwriters ESS also leads on ratings volume (410 vs 6). LSIMobile's advantage is rating (3.8 vs 3.6) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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.
LSIMobile holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Checkwriters ESS has 410 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of LSIMobile's written reviews are positive against 44% of Checkwriters ESS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
LSIMobile ships an update every 5 weeks, Checkwriters ESS every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LSIMobile | Checkwriters ESS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (6 ratings) — better | 3.6 (410 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 44.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 410 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Layered Solutions Inc. | CheckWriters |
Customer experience
LSIMobile
Checkwriters ESS
Bugs and requests
LSIMobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Checkwriters ESS
Reported bugs
4 issues- Time off and leave request features crashing
- Unable to access banking and payroll information
- Constant password reset issues locking users out
- Compatibility problems with older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Bring back Face ID/fingerprint login
- Improve time off and leave request features
- Allow more flexibility in password changes
- Provide better visibility into payroll details
In-app purchases
LSIMobile
No in-app purchases
Checkwriters ESS
No in-app purchases
