EmpLive vs foundU
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EmpLive
This app offers a mobile self-service portal for employees to manage daily work tasks. Features include clocking in/out, managing shifts, submitting leave requests, and blocking unavailable days. Employers can customize available modules and use push notifications for important updates.
- Clock in/out of shifts
- Manage shift offers and requests
- Submit leave requests
- Block unavailable workdays
- Review and submit timesheets
- Receive push notifications
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EmpLive is a mobile self-service app that helps employees manage everyday work tasks anytime, anywhere. Available features depend on the modules enabled by your employer and may include: Clock In & Out – Quickly start and finish shifts. Rosters – View upcoming shifts and manage shift offers, swaps, and vacant shift requests. Leave – Submit leave requests and attach supporting documents where required. Timesheets – Review or create and submit timesheets. Unavailability – Record the days and times you are unavailable to work. Push Notifications – Receive important updates, shift offers, reminders, roster changes, and cancellations. Missing a feature? Contact your employer to request access to additional modules. Need help? If you encounter an issue, please contact your employer so they can raise a support request on your behalf.
foundU
This mobile application allows employees to manage their work schedule, including clocking in/out, updating availability, and submitting leave requests. It integrates with a larger platform to streamline payroll processes.
- Clock in and out
- Update availability
- Submit leave applications
- Manage personal employee information
- Real-time attendance tracking
- Streamlined payroll integration
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foundU for iOS makes it easy for you as an employee to clock in and out for work, update your availability, submit leave applications and manage your personal employee information from your pocket. Real-time attendance is fed directly into the foundU Platform to streamline the payroll process. The foundU app must be used with an operational foundU Platform.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: foundU at every 6 weeks against EmpLive's every 5 months. 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.
EmpLive ships an update every 5 months, foundU every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.
| Parameter | EmpLive | foundU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.8% of reviews — better | 11.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WFS Australia Pty Limited | foundU |
Customer experience
EmpLive
foundU
Bugs and requests
EmpLive
Reported bugs
18 issues- Clock in/out doesn't work
- Network issues affect clocking
- App crashes after update
- Clock in/out button placement issue
- Shift notifications delayed or missing
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- App won't open
- Login issues
- App freezes on loading screen
- Clock in times glitch
- Notifications sometimes don't work
- Incorrect onscreen times
- Server connectivity issues
- Blank screen after login
- Clock out fails
- App doesn't show in full screen
- Can't open shift details
- Back button hidden on iPhone X
- App freezes after login
Requested features
44 requests- 💡 Add notification sound
- 💡 Sync with phone calendar
- 💡 Sync with Google Calendar
- 💡 Notify when rosters are released
- 💡 Sync employee unavailabilities
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- 💡 Ability to cancel unavailability
- 💡 iPad version needed
- 💡 iWatch compatibility
- 💡 See past clock ins/outs
- 💡 See who is working
- 💡 Ability to swap shifts
- 💡 Add to phone calendar button
- 💡 Import shifts to calendar
- 💡 Accept/decline shifts
- 💡 View group roster
- 💡 Apply for days off
- 💡 Change availability
- 💡 Notification for added shifts
- 💡 Notification for shift changes
- 💡 Managers submit timesheets
- 💡 Managers apply for leave
- 💡 Two different accounts for notifications
- 💡 Display unavailability back to user
- 💡 Fix iPhone X back button
- 💡 Make app compatible with iPhone X
- 💡 Full screen on new device
- 💡 Fix app not showing in full screen
- 💡 More features like web version
- 💡 Link to calendar option
- 💡 Copy function to transfer to calendar
- 💡 Allow managers to submit timesheets
- 💡 Allow managers to apply for leave
- 💡 Enable more features
- 💡 Improve iPhone X version
- 💡 Sync roster to iPhone calendar
- 💡 Update app to use
- 💡 Make it similar to online version
- 💡 Fix bugs in clock in/out
- 💡 Update the app
- 💡 Fix network issues
- 💡 Fix loading issues
- 💡 Fix app crashing
- 💡 Fix notification issues
- 💡 Fix UI issues
foundU
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
EmpLive
No in-app purchases
foundU
No in-app purchases
