Timecard Buddy vs Connect Right Now
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timecard Buddy
This app digitizes timecard submission, eliminating paper forms. It offers pre-loaded templates for various payroll companies, signature pads, and autofill features for efficient and convenient timecard management.
- Paperless timecard submission
- Pre-loaded timecard templates
- Signature pad integration
- Autofill templates
- Support for multiple payroll companies
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Timecard Buddy is an overdressed form filling app with the express purpose of filling and submitting timecards without using paper. The original scanned timecards for supported payroll companies are provided with an easy to use interface including Signature Pads and Autofill Templates. Currently supported timecards: - Entertainment Partners - Pixpay - Cast & Crew - EASE - CAPS - BTL - Media Services - Greenslate - Jacobson Group Timecard Buddy is not affiliated with these payroll companies Timecard Buddy is not guaranteed to be accepted by your payroll department Timecard Buddy is free for evaluation purposes but does contain ads and may be limited in its feature set For an ad-free and fully featured experience, Timecard Buddy offers a subscription that ensures support for updated timecard templates, new mobile devices and operating systems, and further feature development Terms of Use: http://newendian.com/tcbuddy-policies
Connect Right Now
This internal communication platform facilitates real-time messaging, updates, and announcements for employees. It provides quick access to essential tools and resources, ensuring timely delivery of critical information.
- Real-time messaging
- Company updates and announcements
- Quick access to tools
- Resource links
- Internal communications
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RightNow is the internal communications platform for employees of Ritter Communications. With real-time messaging, updates, announcements and quick-access links to the most important tools and resources, RightNow gets you information you need, right when you need it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Connect Right Now at 5.0 against Timecard Buddy's 4.2. Connect Right Now also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Timecard Buddy's advantage is ratings volume (34 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Timecard Buddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. Connect Right Now asks for nothing beyond the download.
Connect Right Now holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timecard Buddy has 34 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timecard Buddy | Connect Right Now |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (34 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 700 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | New Endian LLC | Sociabble |
Customer experience
Timecard Buddy
Connect Right Now
In-app purchases
Timecard Buddy
- Timecard Buddy Subscription$7.991 Year
- Ad Free$7.99
Connect Right Now
No in-app purchases
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