Comparison

AnswerForce vs SubOffice Employee

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

AnswerForce

This app provides 24/7 live receptionist services to ensure instant customer responses and excellent support. Manage your business communications on-the-go, access call data, and respond to customer messages directly from your smartphone.

Highlights
  • 24/7 live receptionist service
  • Instant customer responses
  • On-the-go business management
  • Access call data and messages
  • View appointment updates
  • Respond to inbound messages
  • Forward messages to team
Features
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Deliver happiness to your customers with instant responses, practical support, and excellent customer service. Carry your office in your pocket and manage your business on-the-go from your smartphone with the AnswerForce app. While you focus on expanding your core business, your AnswerForce receptionists focus on your customer communications. - Access your call data and messages - View your live appointment updates - View, prioritize, and respond to inbound customer messages - Share important schedule updates and collaborate with your team - Forward customer messages to your team via email/SMS - Add notes to customer messages to instruct your team

About

SubOffice Employee

Features
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Manage your mobile workforce with ease. With this app, field managers can log employee timesheets and record payroll details directly from the job site, no more paper forms or back-office delays. Key features: • Add and edit employee timesheets: clock in/out, job code, hours worked. • Enter payroll data: wages, overtime, bonuses, allowances. • Track labor by project, team or employee for better visibility. • Optimized for field use: quick access, minimal data entry, designed for mobile. Whether you’re managing construction crews, service technicians, or remote teams, this app gives you the real-time control you need. Get rid of the paperwork, stay compliant, and keep your workforce running smoothly anywhere, anytime.

Screenshots

AnswerForce4 screens
SubOffice Employee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SubOffice Employee at every 3 days against AnswerForce's every 2 weeks. 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

AnswerForce ships an update every 2 weeks, SubOffice Employee every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
AnswerForce versus SubOffice Employee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnswerForceSubOffice Employee
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (658 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings658 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size308 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael PayneSub-Office Corporation

Bugs and requests

AnswerForce

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App perpetually signs out users
  • Notifications stop alerting on iPhone
  • Pictures not showing in colleague messages
  • App crashes when opened
  • Background refresh not working

Requested features

3 requests
  • Text messaging capability
  • Background refresh for notifications
  • Improved app stability and performance

SubOffice Employee

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

AnswerForce

No in-app purchases

None

SubOffice Employee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AnswerForce free?
AnswerForce is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SubOffice Employee free?
SubOffice Employee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AnswerForce or SubOffice Employee have ads?
Neither AnswerForce nor SubOffice Employee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AnswerForce or SubOffice Employee?
AnswerForce ships an update every 2 weeks, and SubOffice Employee every 3 days. Most recently, AnswerForce was updated on October 16, 2026 and SubOffice Employee on October 6, 2026.

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