HowardSimon vs OnShift Time
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HowardSimon
Access payroll and HR information on the go. This app makes complex business administration tasks simple for employees and employers. Requires existing customer login credentials.
- Payroll access
- 401(k) information
- HR management
- Mobile access
- Business connectivity
- Simplified administration
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The HowardSimon mobile app provides you and your employees with the benefit of accessing your payroll and HR information from your mobile device allowing you to stay connected to your business from anywhere, at any time, whenever is convenient for you. With the use of Smartphones, Tablets, and Laptops the employee of today is no longer a stationary worker and is often working on the go making mobile tools that access their important payroll and HR information no longer a luxury, but a necessity. With this in mind we have taken the same extraordinarily reliable and adaptable Payroll and HR technology your business is already using and made it accessible to you on the go. In today’s complex world we are proud to make the most challenging business administration tasks beautifully simple. To use the HowardSimon mobile app, your company must already be a HowardSimon customer with an authorized login credentials. A valid Username and Password are required to access the application.
OnShift Time
Easily clock in and out of work using a selfie for verification. View your timecards, punch history, and PTO balances, and request time off directly from your mobile device.
- Selfie punch-in/out
- Job transfer
- View timecards
- View punch history
- View PTO balances
- Request time off
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With the OnShift Time app, punching in is as simple as taking a selfie! • Punch in, punch out or transfer jobs with ease • View timecards & punch history anytime, anywhere • View PTO balances & request time off on the go Getting started is quick and easy. Simply download the app, snap a photo and you’re done! The OnShift Time mobile app can be added to any registered tablet or smartphone. Contact your administrator for more information on registering a personal device. Note: The OnShift Time mobile app requires an OnShift Time account. Please contact support@onshift.com with any additional questions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HowardSimon at 29% against OnShift Time's 0%. OnShift Time's advantage is rating (3.4 vs 3.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
OnShift Time holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 18 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of HowardSimon's written reviews are positive against 0% of OnShift Time's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
HowardSimon ships an update every 5 weeks, OnShift Time every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HowardSimon | OnShift Time |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (22 ratings) | 3.4 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HowardSimon | OnShift, Inc. |
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HowardSimon
OnShift Time
In-app purchases
HowardSimon
No in-app purchases
OnShift Time
No in-app purchases
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