Timegate Employee vs People First
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.
People First
This integrated platform streamlines HR and payroll functions for businesses. It offers comprehensive tools for talent management and analytics, aiming to improve organizational performance and reduce operational costs.
- Integrated HR platform
- Payroll management
- Talent management
- Real-time analytics
- Streamlined processes
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People First is a mobile-first integrated platform that covers all your HR and payroll needs from a single, real-time, integrated platform. MHR provides multi award-winning HR, payroll, talent management and analytics software and services. For more than 30 years, MHR has been helping organisations of all shapes and sizes drive organisational performance, working in partnership to reduce operational costs, streamline outdated processes and enable their people to deliver maximum value for their business and customers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: People First at 67% against Timegate Employee's 8%. Timegate Employee's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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, People First fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timegate Employee | People First |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 7.9% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Innovise Software | MHR International UK Limited |
Customer experience
Timegate Employee
People First
In-app purchases
Timegate Employee
No in-app purchases
People First
No in-app purchases
Questions
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