Platinum Workforce vs E&M Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Platinum Workforce
Manage employee attendance, shifts, and leave requests with ease. Managers can monitor team schedules, update information, and approve various requests efficiently.
- Employee attendance tracking
- Shift scheduling and viewing
- Leave and overtime applications
- Attendance anomaly appeals
- Managerial oversight of team attendance
- Contract expiry notifications
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[main functions] one Easy attendance of ordinary employees • Punch in • View shift scheduling, leave and daily attendance results • Appeal against abnormal attendance • Application for leave, overtime and supplementary card two The manager shall keep abreast of the attendance of employees at any time • Maintain basic employee information • View employees whose contracts expire • Set the punching method of jurisdiction • Adjust the shift scheduling plan of subordinates • View the attendance of subordinates • Complete various approvals
E&M Connect
This app provides access to government e-services related to energy efficiency and electrical/mechanical services. Features include energy label scanning for product comparison, a directory of registered service providers, and professional development resources for licensed workers.
- Energy label scanning with OCR
- Directory of registered service providers
- Professional development course enrollment
- Digital E&M Licenses
- Registration card scanning with OCR
- Youth Ambassador program information
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EMSD Mobile Apps《E&M Connect》provided updated EMSD news and e-services, including: 1. Energy Saver: To use camera to capture the reference number of energy label by OCR to instantly show and compare the energy performance, projected annual electricity or fuel bills and recommendations of more energy efficient models of 10 prescribed products under the Mandatory Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme (excluding compact fluorescent lamps) to facilitate the public in choosing energy efficient products. 2. E&M Finder: Using the current location of smart phone or specified location to show the nearby Registered Vehicle Maintenance Workshops, Registered Electrical Contractors and LPG Cylinder Distributors (with icons of their corresponding gold, silver or bronze rating under the LPG Cylinder Distributor Safety Performance Recognition Scheme) on the map. It also supports the users to dial the telephone numbers of service providers conveniently to request for services. 3. E&M Trade App: The subapp provides information about safety alerts, code of practice and other relevant documents updates, Continuous Professional Development (CPD) courses, etc. to Registered Electrical Workers, Registered Lifts / Escalators Engineers, Registered Lifts / Escalators Workers and Registered Gas Installers. Users can sign up a mobile app account and store the information of their certificate of registration so as to enroll for relevant courses directly on the app, record training hours, show their "Digital E&M Licences" to the public and receive push notification reminders on registration expiry. The mobile application also provides "Digital E&M Licences" service to the Gas related Competent Persons and the Approved Competent Persons for Locating Underground Electricity Cables. 4. Scan Fast: Using mobile phone camera and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) function to capture the image of registration cards of the Registered Gas Installers (RGI) to show the related RGI information and registered classes. 5. EMYA: Using the mobile application for browsing the latest activity information, newsletter, and quiz games of the E&M Youth Ambassador programme, as well as logging in to the member domain via the activity information page to sign up for activities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Platinum Workforce at 12.0 against E&M Connect's 16.6. On price, update cadence, 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.
Platinum Workforce ships an update every 3 months, E&M Connect every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Platinum Workforce | E&M Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 白金软件(上海)系统有限公司 | Electrical and Mechanical Services Department |
Customer experience
Platinum Workforce
E&M Connect
In-app purchases
Platinum Workforce
No in-app purchases
E&M Connect
No in-app purchases









