Timegate Employee vs Alert!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timegate Employee
This app allows support services employees to manage their work schedule and attendance directly from their mobile device. It enables booking shifts, reporting incidents, completing forms, and accessing employee portal features like holiday requests and viewing schedules.
- Clock in/out of shifts
- Health and safety check calls
- Report incidents
- Complete forms and tours
- Book holidays
- View work schedule
- Access company announcements
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Timegate is the world’s leading Workforce Management solution for support services businesses. The Timegate Employee app removes the need to use a site telephone to record attendance, by allowing you to book on and off your shift, make health and safety check calls, raise incidents and complete forms and tours using the app. The app allows seamless access to the employee portal to allow you to book holidays, view your schedule, make requests, view company announcements and much more! Install Guide: 1. Ensure your mobile device is using the latest system update. 2. Install or Reinstall Timegate Employee App from store. 3. Once installed, ensure the Timegate Employee app is allowed to access your devices location services. 4. Enter your Client code and Personal Identification Number (PIN). If you do not have these, please ask a member of your management team. NB. Your employer may not make all features available as this is subject to the security policies of your employer.
Alert!
This secure platform facilitates information sharing and messaging for retailers and businesses in the evening economy. It's designed for easy use, developed in collaboration with crime partnerships.
- Secure information sharing
- Messaging between retailers
- Crime and risk intelligence
- Easy-to-use interface
- Developed with business improvement districts
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Alert! is the best secure platform for information sharing and messaging between retailers and evening economy. We have worked with business improvement districts and crime partnerships across the country to create a modern and easy to use app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Timegate Employee at every 11 days against Alert!'s every 3 weeks. 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.
Timegate Employee ships an update every 11 days, Alert! every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timegate Employee | Alert! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 7.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Innovise Software | Shop Safe Ltd |
Customer experience
Timegate Employee
Alert!
In-app purchases
Timegate Employee
No in-app purchases
Alert!
No in-app purchases
