Nowsta vs Event Staff App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nowsta
Manage your work schedule, accept job requests, and track your earnings. Clock in and out of shifts, communicate with your team, and set your work availability. This app requires an invitation from a company using the Nowsta platform.
- Accept job requests
- Clock in/out of shifts
- Track earnings
- Set work availability
- Communicate with team
- Manage multiple companies
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Everything you need to manage your work schedule — accept job requests, clock in to your shifts, and get paid for your hours. The Nowsta Workers app is the companion app for any company that runs on Nowsta. * Respond to new job postings. * Stay updated on critical changes, special announcements, and more. * Use the timeclock to clock in, take breaks, and clock out of your shifts. * Let your manager know when you prefer to work via the availability settings. * Track and monitor your earnings as your hours get approved. * Manage jobs from multiple companies from a single account. * Chat with your supervisors and team members to collaborate before, during, and after your shift. IMPORTANT NOTES: - In order to log in or create an account, you must be invited by a company that is using Nowsta. - The latest Nowsta Workers App supports devices running iOS version 16.0 or later.
Event Staff App
Automate staff scheduling, management, and communication. Easily determine staff availability, send shift details, and track clock-in/out times. Streamline payroll by exporting timesheet data.
- Automated staff scheduling
- Staff availability check
- Shift detail communication
- In-app clock in/out
- Timesheet data export
- Reduced management time
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Event Staff App helps you automate the work around scheduling, managing, and communicating with your staff. Figure out which of your staff is free to work via text messages. Easily schedule your staff and communicate all work shift details. Have your staff clock in & out via the app, and then export the timesheet data to your payroll platform. Businesses that use our software cut down on 80% of the management time that they spend with their staff each week.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Event Staff App at 88% against Nowsta's 36%. Event Staff App also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Nowsta's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 16 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.
Event Staff App holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 870 and 484 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Nowsta's written reviews are positive against 88% of Event Staff App's.
Nowsta ships an update every 2 weeks, Event Staff App every 16 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Nowsta | Event Staff App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (870 ratings) | 4.8 (484 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.2% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 870 — better | 484 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nowsta INC | Event Staff App, LLC |
Customer experience
Nowsta
Event Staff App
Bugs and requests
Nowsta
Reported bugs
3 issues- Calendar displaying incorrect dates
- Shifts disappearing from the app
- Inability to clock in/out properly
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to see co-workers on shifts
- Option to hide salary/wage information
- Improved calendar integration
- Notification improvements
Event Staff App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Nowsta
No in-app purchases
Event Staff App
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Nowsta free?
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