Nowsta vs GoLive! Culinary Staffing
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.
GoLive! Culinary Staffing
This app allows culinary professionals to easily find and manage work shifts. Users can sign up for available opportunities, accept or decline requests, and accurately submit their worked hours for payroll.
- Sign up for shifts
- Accept/confirm requests
- Submit hours
- Manage work schedule
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Sign up for shifts, accept and confirm requests, and submit your hours.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Nowsta at 4.1 against GoLive! Culinary Staffing's 2.1. Nowsta also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (36% vs 11%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Nowsta holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nowsta has 870 ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Nowsta's written reviews are positive against 11% of GoLive! Culinary Staffing's.
Nowsta ships an update every 2 weeks, GoLive! Culinary Staffing every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nowsta | GoLive! Culinary Staffing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (870 ratings) — better | 2.1 (33 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.2% of reviews — better | 11.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 870 — better | 33 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nowsta INC | Culinary Services of America |
Customer experience
Nowsta
GoLive! Culinary Staffing
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
GoLive! Culinary Staffing
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Nowsta
No in-app purchases
GoLive! Culinary Staffing
No in-app purchases
Questions
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