Guardhouse vs foundU
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.
foundU
This mobile application allows employees to manage their work schedule, including clocking in/out, updating availability, and submitting leave requests. It integrates with a larger platform to streamline payroll processes.
- Clock in and out
- Update availability
- Submit leave applications
- Manage personal employee information
- Real-time attendance tracking
- Streamlined payroll integration
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foundU for iOS makes it easy for you as an employee to clock in and out for work, update your availability, submit leave applications and manage your personal employee information from your pocket. Real-time attendance is fed directly into the foundU Platform to streamline the payroll process. The foundU app must be used with an operational foundU Platform.
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Verdict
Guardhouse and foundU both sit at 3.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 32% of Guardhouse's written reviews are positive against 13% of foundU's. Guardhouse also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for Guardhouse against 3.0 for foundU. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 32% of Guardhouse's written reviews are positive against 13% of foundU's.
Guardhouse ships an update monthly, foundU every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on September 21, 2026.
| Parameter | Guardhouse | foundU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 32.0% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zenshifts Holdings Pty Ltd | foundU |
Customer experience
Guardhouse
foundU
In-app purchases
Guardhouse
No in-app purchases
foundU
No in-app purchases
