Guardhouse vs PinnBook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Guardhouse
Manage security guard attendance and communication effortlessly from your mobile device or PC. Instantly notify staff of schedules and changes via text, email, and web notifications. Approve timesheets and view staff details for streamlined operations.
- Schedule staff and approve timesheets
- Instant schedule notifications (SMS, email, web)
- View staff details and rosters
- Create last-minute shift changes
- Staff can submit unavailability
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Guardhouse is the simplest way to manage attendance and communicate with your security guards from your mobile device and PC. Notify your staff instantly about their work schedule via text, email, and web notifications. 1. Schedule staff, approve timesheets and view staff details 2. View staff schedules and create last minute shifts changes that are communicated to staff via SMS, email, and notifications 3. Approve timesheets. View scheduled hours against time clock or employee submitted times. 4. Staffs can easily view their roster, no more missed shifts. 5. Staffs can submit when they are unavailable.
PinnBook
Manage your hospitality shifts, bookings, and availability. Access payslips and personal details, and easily contact your staffing agency. This app connects temporary employees with staffing opportunities.
- Receive and respond to shifts
- Manage bookings
- Update availability
- Access payslips
- Update account details
- Contact offices
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PinnBook is Pinnacle People’s employee App! Receive and respond to shifts, manage bookings, update availability and account details, access payslips and details and contact our Pinnacle offices! If you want to join Pinnacle People as a temporary hospitality employee, head to our website www.pinnaclepeople.com.au Pinnacle People is proudly recognised as the leading hospitality staffing and recruitment partner in Australia and has leveraged this strong national brand presence to cultivate the country’s largest network of quality hospitality professionals.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Guardhouse at 3.3 against PinnBook's 1.0. Guardhouse also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (32% vs 22%). 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.
Guardhouse holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Guardhouse's written reviews are positive against 22% of PinnBook's.
Guardhouse ships an update monthly, PinnBook every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Guardhouse | PinnBook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 32.0% of reviews — better | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zenshifts Holdings Pty Ltd | PINNACLE PEOPLE PTY LTD |
Customer experience
Guardhouse
PinnBook
In-app purchases
Guardhouse
No in-app purchases
PinnBook
No in-app purchases





