Sift Connect vs Slack for EMM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sift Connect
This app provides instant access to your entire organization's contact information and team structure. Easily connect with colleagues via phone, SMS, or email, even when they are out of office. Discover bios, skills, and interests to foster better team collaboration.
- Powerful search for people
- One-click calling, texting, emailing
- Colleague profiles (photos, bios, skills)
- Company and team directory
- Interactive organizational hierarchy
- Connect with leaders and teams
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Sift Connect puts your entire organization at your finger tips. Sift brings effortless transparency to your organization on the go: enabling everyone on your team to quickly connect with their colleagues via phone, SMS, or email even if they're out of the office. Features: - Powerful tolerant search to instantly connect you with the right people in your organization - Call, text, or email any of your colleagues with one click - All the information about your colleagues in one place: photos, bios, skills, interests and contact information - Listing of your company and team, as well as your recent connections - Interactive hierarchy makes it easy to connect with a colleagues leader or team if they are unavailable
Slack for EMM
This app facilitates business communication for organizations utilizing Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM). It's designed for specific enterprise environments, and users unsure of their EMM status should opt for the standard version.
- Enterprise Mobility Management integration
- Secure business communication
- Team messaging
- Channel-based conversations
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Slack for EMM is for Slack customers with Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) enabled. If you’re unsure whether this applies to your organization, we recommend using the regular Slack app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sift Connect at 4.9 against Slack for EMM's 4.2. Sift Connect also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 35%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Slack for EMM's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (407 vs 36). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sift Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slack for EMM has 407 ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Sift Connect's written reviews are positive against 35% of Slack for EMM's.
Sift Connect ships an update every 2 months, Slack for EMM weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Sift Connect | Slack for EMM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (36 ratings) — better | 4.2 (407 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 35.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 36 | 407 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 337 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sift, LLC | Slack Technologies, Inc. |
Customer experience
Sift Connect
Slack for EMM
Bugs and requests
Sift Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Slack for EMM
Reported bugs
22 issues- App crashes on large threads
- App crashes immediately on opening
- Cannot type in landscape mode on phone
- Status text clears out every few seconds on iOS
- Hangout calls drop when device screen lock engages
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- Constant signing out after updates
- Cannot login due to 'already accepted invite'
- Signs out of all accounts randomly
- App stops working and requires update not available
- In-app update link doesn't work
- Cannot update app from App Store
- Login screen goes back to 'get started'
- Invite link doesn't work and email confirmation fails
- App keeps crashing with error message
- Video calls are unreliable, audio settings flip
- Cannot add person to DM without app freezing
- Favorite emojis do not include +1 thumbs up
- App doesn't update in background on iOS
- Cannot change file name before sending
- App saves pictures taken in-app to device storage
- No icons displayed on webhook messages with custom icons
- Censorship of political speech
Requested features
11 requests- Ability to rename/display name channels
- Improve search functionality
- Allow users to hold messages when DND/Vacation is activated
- Better huddle and collaboration features
- Improve notification consistency for unread messages
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- Expand DM limit beyond 9 people
- Better integration with Microsoft Teams for video calls
- Allow users to see all poll responses
- Ability to mute individual people for notifications
- Dark mode as an override option
- Sync profile settings between desktop and iOS app
In-app purchases
Sift Connect
No in-app purchases
Slack for EMM
No in-app purchases
Questions
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