Checkwriters ESS vs VESL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
VESL
Simplify government reporting with this business tool. Easily file all your obligations in one central location, saving time and reducing frustration. Get started for free and streamline your compliance process.
- Government reporting hub
- Effortless filing
- Time and cost savings
- Specify reporting obligations
- User-friendly interface
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Meet your reporting obligations with ease. VESL is a hub for reporting to the government. File your reports with the least amount of effort, all in one place. Reduce frustration, saving time and money. Get started by creating an account, specifying your reporting obligations, and filing your reports. Start now - it's free!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Checkwriters ESS at 3.6 against VESL's 3.0. Checkwriters ESS also leads on ratings volume (410 vs 31). VESL's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Checkwriters ESS holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Checkwriters ESS has 410 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of Checkwriters ESS's written reviews are positive against 50% of VESL's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Checkwriters ESS ships an update every 2 months, VESL weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Checkwriters ESS | VESL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (410 ratings) — better | 3.0 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 410 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CheckWriters | Bluefin Data |
Customer experience
Checkwriters ESS
VESL
Bugs and 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
VESL
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Checkwriters ESS
No in-app purchases
VESL
No in-app purchases
