Comparison

Nowsta vs Fork

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Nowsta

Manage your work schedule, accept job requests, and track your earnings. This app allows you to clock in and out of shifts, communicate with your team, and set your work availability. It's designed for employees of companies using the Nowsta platform.

Highlights
  • Accept job requests
  • Clock in/out of shifts
  • Track earnings
  • Set work availability
  • Communicate with team
  • Manage multiple companies
Features
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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.

About

Fork

This platform simplifies business operations for contemporary teams. It helps manage single or multiple locations, saving time, ensuring compliance, and boosting team engagement.

Highlights
  • Workforce management
  • Time savings
  • Compliance assurance
  • Team engagement
  • Multi-location management
Features
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Run the whole business from one app. Fork is built for cafés, restaurants and service businesses with hourly teams, from one location to many. Schedules, timecards, checklists, team chat, reviews and vendor orders, together on every phone. Ordering from vendors and selling to customers is free. SCHEDULE THE WEEK • Drag shifts into place and watch labor cost against each day's budget • Post open shifts and let the team pick them up or trade • Publish, and everyone has their week on their phone • Connect Square to compare labor with sales CLOCK IN AND TIMECARDS • Clock in with GPS, from a phone, or on any tablet as the shop's kiosk • Time off requests, breaks and overtime in one place • Approve timecards in one go, with the hours already added up CHECKLISTS THAT GET DONE • Opening and closing checklists, temperature, waste and cash logs • Photos, readings and sign-offs, the same way every shift • A failed check asks for a recheck, and reports show what was missed YOUR TEAM, START TO FINISH • Hiring: a job board, AI resume summaries and interview invites • Onboarding with W-4 and I-9 forms, documents and contracts signed on a phone • Reviews written from the record: shifts, punctuality, tasks and training • Courses with quizzes, and policy sign-offs • Team chat by location and job, plus announcements, shout-outs and surveys ORDER FROM EVERY VENDOR • One-time and recurring orders, with delivery days and minimums checked • Vendors not on Fork get your order by email, and their replies land in your chat • Check deliveries in on your phone: flag short, extra or damaged items and track the credits • Stock counts with par levels and reorder suggestions SELL AND GET PAID • Your catalog, customers and price lists for each customer • Invoices paid by card or US bank, no customer account needed • Service calls with photos, parts and signed work reports • Delivery routes with proof of delivery ASK ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR TEAM An AI assistant answers from your own schedule, policies and FAQs, not the internet, and hands off to a manager when it should. No new hardware. Up and running in an afternoon.

Screenshots

Nowsta4 screens
Fork4 screens

Verdict

The call

Nowsta and Fork are too close to call on the numbers: across 7 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nowsta ships an update fortnightly, Fork every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Nowsta versus Fork: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNowstaFork
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (871 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews36.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings871 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNowsta INCBohdan Khvorostovskyi

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

Fork

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Nowsta

No in-app purchases

None

Fork

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nowsta free?
Nowsta is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fork free?
Fork is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nowsta or Fork have ads?
Neither Nowsta nor Fork shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nowsta or Fork?
Nowsta ships an update fortnightly, and Fork every 9 days. Most recently, Nowsta was updated on November 11, 2026 and Fork on October 30, 2026.

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