Comparison

Guardhouse vs PinnBook

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Receive and respond to shifts
  • Manage bookings
  • Update availability
  • Access payslips
  • Update account details
  • Contact offices
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Guardhouse4 screens
PinnBook3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guardhouse ships an update monthly, PinnBook every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Guardhouse versus PinnBook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuardhousePinnBook
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (3 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews32.0% of reviews — better22.2% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZenshifts Holdings Pty LtdPINNACLE PEOPLE PTY LTD

Customer experience

Guardhouse

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive32.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative64.0%

PinnBook

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative77.8%

In-app purchases

None

Guardhouse

No in-app purchases

None

PinnBook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Guardhouse free?
Guardhouse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PinnBook free?
PinnBook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Guardhouse or PinnBook?
Guardhouse is rated higher. Guardhouse averages 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while PinnBook averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Guardhouse or PinnBook have ads?
Neither Guardhouse nor PinnBook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Guardhouse or PinnBook?
Guardhouse ships an update monthly, and PinnBook every 2 months. Most recently, Guardhouse was updated on November 2, 2026 and PinnBook on November 2, 2026.

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