LINC Learning vs PayDayPortal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LINC Learning
Provides restaurant team members with instant access to job training, company communications, and broadcast videos. Leaders can monitor team performance on learning modules. Requires a valid username and password for access.
- Job training access
- Company communications
- Broadcast videos
- Team performance tracking
- Learning module monitoring
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LINC gives Chili’s Team Members instant access to job-related training, communications, broadcast videos and much more! The LINC app also enables leaders to view their team’s performance on modules and other learning activities. To access LINC, Chili’s Team Members must have a valid HotSchedules username and password. A Wi-Fi connection is strongly recommended to avoid using cellular data. For assistance with anything related to LINC, please email LINC Support (LINC@brinker.com). NOTE: Download and usage of the LINC app is entirely optional. If you prefer not to install/use it on your personal device, ask your leader about the option of accessing the LINC app from your restaurant’s designated training iPad.
PayDayPortal
This app automates daily earnings processing, including tips, time, and attendance. It allows employees to create a payday on the same day they work, managing hours and calculating payouts for tips, commissions, and service charges.
- Automated daily earnings processing
- TIPS, Commissions, Service Charges calculation
- Time and attendance management
- Same-day payday creation
- Wage management
- Employee earnings control
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New - One Stop – PayDayPortal App Automated processing of PayDay for daily earnings, TIPS, Time/Attendance and Wage Management Software as a Service, which calculates, allocates and pays out TIPS, Commissions, Service Charges, and manages your hours worked and give employees the power to create a payday the same day they work.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LINC Learning at 2.1 against PayDayPortal's 1.9. PayDayPortal's advantage is review sentiment (28% vs 13%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
LINC Learning holds the better App Store score, 2.1 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 156 and 186 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 13% of LINC Learning's written reviews are positive against 28% of PayDayPortal's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
LINC Learning ships an update every 2 months, PayDayPortal monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LINC Learning | PayDayPortal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (156 ratings) — better | 1.9 (186 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 13.3% of reviews | 28.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 156 | 186 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 279 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Schoox, Inc. | Gratuity LLC |
Customer experience
LINC Learning
PayDayPortal
Bugs and requests
LINC Learning
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
PayDayPortal
Reported bugs
24 issues- App freezes when opening
- App forces opening settings
- Login issues
- Update required loop with no update available
- Cannot recover username
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- App freezes and doesn't advance to login
- Verification code not received
- Server not responding errors
- No data available when cashing out
- Account disabled
- Cannot log in or reset password due to forgotten username
- App won't load, says update required, no update available
- App randomly logs out and cannot log back in
- App doesn't recognize employee ID or birthday for setup
- No option to transfer funds
- App is slow and constantly on edge
- Tips not loaded on daily basis
- App signs out regularly and struggles to sign back in
- Tips are not accurate, discrepancies in amounts
- "Keep me logged in" feature is ineffective
- App is a web-app baked into a browser
- Keychain doesn't save credentials
- No Face ID support
- Lost details after last update
Requested features
5 requests- Simple way to find username
- Option to see full tip pooling amounts
- Better notification settings
- Dark mode option
- Face ID login support
In-app purchases
LINC Learning
No in-app purchases
PayDayPortal
No in-app purchases
Questions
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