CNX Pulse vs Firstup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CNX Pulse
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Keep up-to-date with all the news and info you need to know with CNX Pulse. Access the most important content of the day, stay current on critical company information and share it with your colleagues, peers and friends. Why you’ll want and need the CNX Pulse App: - Receive push notifications for important company announcements, news and events - Stay plugged in to company goals, objectives and insights - Be a company ambassador – share relevant content to your own social media channels - One-stop-shop for everything you need to know and more as a member of the CNX team
Firstup
This app connects employees with essential company information, fostering engagement and improving communication. It provides a centralized hub for news, updates, and resources, ensuring everyone stays informed and connected.
- Official source for workforce communications
- Push notifications for news and tasks
- Upload and share videos, photos, documents
- Personalized user experience
- Save and find important information
- Comment and share content
- Connect company employees
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Firstup is a workforce communications app that helps companies reach employees with relevant, personalized information they need to do their best work. Firstup solves the problem of poor employee engagement by keeping all workers informed and connected. Employees have one place to find out what’s happening at work—no more searching through emails and intranets to get information. Companies have an easier, faster way to publish content and news and can measure how many employees engaged with their content. Why you’ll love Firstup: * An official source for all workforce communications—reach every worker with the information they need to know to do their best work. * Push notifications and reminders for breaking news or time-sensitive tasks * Ability to upload and share videos, photos, documents, or articles * Personalized user experience with profiles and the ability to choose channels to follow * A simple way to save and find important information with bookmarking and powerful search * The ability for users to comment and share * A powerful way to connect everyone at your company and create a better digital employee experience for all
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Firstup at monthly against CNX Pulse's every 5 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
CNX Pulse ships an update every 5 months, Firstup monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CNX Pulse | Firstup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.7 (133 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 26.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 133 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 150 MB | 146 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CNX Resources Corporation | Firstup, Inc. |
In-app purchases
CNX Pulse
No in-app purchases
Firstup
No in-app purchases









