IBEW 697 vs LaborPower
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IBEW 697
This app serves as the official mobile platform for IBEW Local 697, providing members with access to union news, event schedules, and important resources. It facilitates communication and engagement within the local chapter.
- What's New updates
- Upcoming Events calendar
- Social Media integration
- Member directory
- Referral system
- Push Notification Archive
- Contractor listings
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The official mobile app for the IBEW Local 697. Features include: - What's New - Upcoming Events - Social Media - Members - Referral - Push Notification Archive - Shop or Not - Contractors - Apprenticeship - Credit Union - Headlines - Benefits Office - Committees and Clubs - Photo Gallery - Contact Us - Push Notifications
LaborPower
This app provides seamless mass messaging for union members via push notifications. It integrates with other software to manage dues, job updates, and member communications. Designed by union members for union members.
- Push notification messaging
- Dues and meeting reminders
- Job update notifications
- Birthday wishes
- Seamless integration with web apps
- Access to member and employer data
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LaborPower mobile is a powerful, integrated, push notification app that puts the power of labor in your hands. Working Systems, the creators of the LaborPower suite of software, brings you an innovative new messaging tool to give you seamless mass messaging using state-of-the-art push notifications. LaborPower mobile gives you the ability to send important notifications to ALL of your members at the push of a button. Whether you need to send a dues reminder, meeting reminder, update on the latest jobs, or even wish a happy Birthday, LaborPower mobile can do it all. Already a part of the Working Systems family? LaborPower mobile integrates seamlessly with our Business Rep and Member Web Apps, allowing you access to online dues, job bidding, registration, member and employer data and so much more on the go. Current users of our Employer App will also have access to its invaluable features in the palm of their hands. LaborPower mobile is made by union members, for union members. LaborPower. Powering Labor. Note: This app is specifically designed to work with LaborPower Software. If you are not a member of a Union who already takes advantage of our feature rich suite of products, you will not be able to use this app. If you would like to find out how to get your Union or Organization enrolled, please visit https://workingsystems.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: LaborPower at every 2 months against IBEW 697's every 107 months. LaborPower also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 0%) and ratings volume (14 vs 3). IBEW 697's advantage is rating (2.7 vs 2.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
IBEW 697 holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 14 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of IBEW 697's written reviews are positive against 25% of LaborPower's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
IBEW 697 ships an update every 107 months, LaborPower every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | IBEW 697 | LaborPower |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (3 ratings) — better | 2.4 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 107 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scott Taylor | Working Systems Inc |
Customer experience
IBEW 697
LaborPower
In-app purchases
IBEW 697
No in-app purchases
LaborPower
No in-app purchases
