Guardhouse vs Xemplo
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.
Xemplo
This app serves as a mobile HR and payroll companion, allowing users to manage employee requests, submit timesheets and expenses, and access important documents. It streamlines HR processes for both employees and managers on the go.
- Approve/reject employee leave and expenses
- Approve worker timesheets
- Submit and manage timesheets and expenses
- View and download payslips
- Submit leave requests and check balances
- Access and sign documents
- Update worker profile information
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Xemplo is your HR and Payroll companion app, unlocking the power of Xemplo right on your iPhone. Download and login to access features such as: • Manager experience View, approve or reject your employee leave requests and claimed expenses • Xemplo Timesheets Managers Staffing and recruitment agencies using Xemplo Timesheets can easily approve workers' timesheets. • Time and Attendance Managers Managers using Xemplo HR can now approve workers' Time & Attendance, with the option for bulk approval. • Timesheets View any urgent timesheet actions on your home page. Quickly submit pending timesheets, including expenses. If you work the same hours every day, quickly copy timesheet entries across days. You can also check the status of any submitted timesheets. • Licences and Work Rights Submit requested licences and work rights, easily uploading photo evidence using your phone. • Payslips View or download payslips. • Leave Submit leave requests, check the status of requests you have submitted and view up-to-date leave balances from anywhere. • Expenses Submit expense claims and use your camera or photo library to attach receipts. View the status of claims you have submitted. • Your Profile Update your worker profile to ensure your details are up-to-date, including the management of superannuation accounts, bank accounts and emergency contact details. • Tasks Review and acknowledge the completion of allocated tasks. • Documents Access employment contracts, policy documents and letters within your personal document library under the Files tab. Sign or acknowledge documents on-the-go when they are requested from your employer. • Time and Attendance Quickly and easily create and submit your attendance timesheets. Access historical entries and rectify any details requested by your manager.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Guardhouse at monthly against Xemplo's every 2 months. Guardhouse also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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 ships an update monthly, Xemplo every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guardhouse | Xemplo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 32.0% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zenshifts Holdings Pty Ltd | XEMPLO PTY LTD |
Customer experience
Guardhouse
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In-app purchases
Guardhouse
No in-app purchases
Xemplo
No in-app purchases









