Comparison

Timegate Employee vs People First

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Clock in/out of shifts
  • Health and safety check calls
  • Report incidents
  • Complete forms and tours
  • Book holidays
  • View work schedule
  • Access company announcements
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Integrated HR platform
  • Payroll management
  • Talent management
  • Real-time analytics
  • Streamlined processes
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Timegate Employee4 screens
People First4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Timegate Employee versus People First: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimegate EmployeePeople First
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews7.9% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInnovise SoftwareMHR International UK Limited

Customer experience

Timegate Employee

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive7.9%
Neutral11.8%
Negative80.3%

People First

Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Timegate Employee

No in-app purchases

None

People First

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timegate Employee free?
Timegate Employee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is People First free?
People First is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Timegate Employee or People First have ads?
Neither Timegate Employee nor People First shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timegate Employee or People First?
Timegate Employee ships an update every 11 days, and People First fortnightly. Most recently, Timegate Employee was updated on September 21, 2026 and People First on September 22, 2026.

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