Comparison

PENTA eTime vs Command Post Notes

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PENTA eTime

This application allows employees to easily enter their work hours from their smartphone or tablet, eliminating paper timesheets. Supervisors can also approve employee time entries within the same app, streamlining payroll processes.

Highlights
  • Mobile time entry
  • Supervisor time approval
  • Copy previous timesheets
  • Record job or overhead time
  • Integrated with PENTA modules
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PENTA eTime by Penta Technologies, Inc. works with PENTA Enterprise Software. PENTA eTime easily fits into the on-the-go work schedule of employees who need the ability to enter their time while away from the office. This convenient application enables employees to easily enter their time on their smartphone or tablet. Supervisors can also approve other employees' time all within the same application. eTime eliminates inefficiencies of paper timesheets and reduces time spent in the office. PENTA eTime is fully integrated with PENTA Personnel, Payroll, and Job Cost Modules. Detail Features: • Copy from your previous timesheet for even more efficient time entry. • Record daily details for job or overhead time. • Approve timesheets for employees whom you supervise. • Easily contact employees with questions about their timesheet.

About

Command Post Notes

Streamline daily construction reporting with this mobile app. Easily create projects, add voice notes, text, and photos to generate professional reports automatically. Collaborate with teams and stay updated with real-time notifications.

Highlights
  • Create daily construction reports
  • Add voice recordings
  • Attach photos to reports
  • Real-time comment notifications
  • Team collaboration
  • Automatic report generation
Features
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Command Post Notes allows you to easily create professional Daily Construction Reports with a user friendly mobile app. Create or select a project, add voice recordings or text, add accompanying photos, and automatically receive a report the next day. Document anything and everything on a project site, either as an individual contributor, with colleagues, or with other teams. Stay informed in real time with comment notifications from both your team and external collaborators.

Screenshots

PENTA eTime2 screens
Command Post Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Command Post Notes at 100% against PENTA eTime's 0%. Command Post Notes also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (20 vs 1). PENTA eTime's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 17.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Command Post Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Command Post Notes has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of PENTA eTime's written reviews are positive against 100% of Command Post Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PENTA eTime ships an update every 5 weeks, Command Post Notes monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PENTA eTime versus Command Post Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPENTA eTimeCommand Post Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings120 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS6.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPenta Technologies, Inc.Command Technologies, Inc.

Customer experience

PENTA eTime

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Command Post Notes

All ratings20 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PENTA eTime

No in-app purchases

None

Command Post Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PENTA eTime free?
PENTA eTime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Command Post Notes free?
Command Post Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PENTA eTime or Command Post Notes?
Command Post Notes is rated higher. PENTA eTime averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Command Post Notes averages 5.0 from 20 ratings.
Do PENTA eTime or Command Post Notes have ads?
Neither PENTA eTime nor Command Post Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PENTA eTime or Command Post Notes?
PENTA eTime ships an update every 5 weeks, and Command Post Notes monthly. Most recently, PENTA eTime was updated on September 29, 2026 and Command Post Notes on September 23, 2026.

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