KBSPresence vs Timegate+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KBSPresence
Easily track your workday by locating job sites on a map and logging your hours. This app simplifies time tracking, eliminating the need for manual phone calls to a time tracking system when starting or ending shifts.
- Workday tracking
- Job site location on map
- Daily hour logging
- Time-saving shift tracking
- Eliminates phone calls for time tracking
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KBSPresence allows you to easily track your workday. You can locate job sites on the map and easily track the hours you work each day and at each job. Save time -- no more time-consuming calls to a phone-based time tracking system when you start and finish your shift. NOTE: To enable this application your employer must use KBS time-tracking server software. Contact your system administrator for details.
Timegate+
This mobile application provides field service workers with comprehensive tools to manage their workload. It allows users to track shifts, ensure safety, report incidents, and perform service tasks. Additionally, it offers access to an employee portal for managing time off, schedules, and company communications.
- Start and stop shifts
- Employee safety monitoring
- Incident and escalation reporting
- Service task and tour management
- Time off booking
- Schedule viewing
- Shift searching
- Query submission
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Timegate+ This is a mobile application compatible with the web application Timegate+ or Timegate (cloud-hosted). Timegate+ is the leading Global Workforce Management solution for field service workers. The Timegate+ mobile app has all the functionality needed to efficiently manage your workload from a mobile device. ● Start and stop shifts ● Ensure employee safety ● Raise incidents or escalations ● Conduct service responsibilities such as tasks and tours The app also provides access to your employee portal, which allows you to book time off, view your schedule, look for new shifts, make requests, raise queries, view company announcements and more. * *Subject to the security policies of your employer, not all features may be available to you. Install Guide: Timegate+ requires mobile systems iOS 11.0 or newer 1. Ensure your mobile device is using the latest system update. 2. Install or reinstall Timegate+ from the store. 3. Once installed, ensure the Timegate+ app is allowed to access your device's location services. 4. Enter your username and password. If you do not have these, please ask a member of your management team. Timegate+ uses GPS capabilities through an optional heartbeat monitoring feature that managers can enable to track employee locations in real-time during field shifts to ensure that if an emergency occurs or an SOS call is raised as manager has the employees last known location and can relay that information to the appropriate authorities in law-enforcement for the safety of the employee. When an employee books off of a shift, GPS tracking is no longer enabled. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. If you have queries regarding privacy and location tracking, please contact a member of your management team. Developer: WorkWave
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Timegate+ at 5.0 against KBSPresence's 2.4. KBSPresence's advantage is ratings volume (196 vs 2) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). 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.
Timegate+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KBSPresence has 196 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 4% of KBSPresence's written reviews are positive against 6% of Timegate+'s.
KBSPresence ships an update every 9 days, Timegate+ every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KBSPresence | Timegate+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (196 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 4.2% of reviews | 5.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 196 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kellermeyer Bergensons Services, LLC | Team Software |
Customer experience
KBSPresence
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In-app purchases
KBSPresence
No in-app purchases
Timegate+
No in-app purchases
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