Comparison

Timegate Employee vs SGW 5D

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

SGW 5D

Features
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iOS App for the SGW 5D Platform Gives you access to some functionality from the SGW 5D Portal

Screenshots

Timegate Employee4 screens
SGW 5D3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Timegate Employee at every 11 days against SGW 5D's every 3 weeks. SGW 5D's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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, SGW 5D every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Timegate Employee versus SGW 5D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimegate EmployeeSGW 5D
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews7.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB122 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInnovise SoftwareSG World Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Timegate Employee

No in-app purchases

None

SGW 5D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timegate Employee free?
Timegate Employee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SGW 5D free?
SGW 5D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Timegate Employee or SGW 5D have ads?
Neither Timegate Employee nor SGW 5D shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timegate Employee or SGW 5D?
Timegate Employee ships an update every 11 days, and SGW 5D every 3 weeks. Most recently, Timegate Employee was updated on October 21, 2026 and SGW 5D on October 16, 2026.

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