Comparison

Square Team vs Qarrot

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

Head to head
About

Square Team

This app streamlines team communication, scheduling, and time tracking for businesses. Employees can clock in/out, view shifts, and check estimated pay. Employers can manage schedules, send announcements, and process payroll.

Highlights
  • Clock in/out on mobile
  • Real-time team messaging
  • Shift scheduling and management
  • View timecards and estimated pay
  • Broadcast announcements
  • Payroll processing for W2 and 1099
  • Access pay stubs and tax forms
Currently charting
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Square Team app is the one place for your team to communicate, manage schedules, access timecards, and stay in sync — all on the go. It also allows them to see their hours worked, breaks, overtime, and estimated pay. Built for businesses using Square, the app enables employees to clock in and out on their phones instead of at the POS, which saves time and eliminates the need for team members to crowd around the POS to clock in. Employers can manage teams more easily, adjust schedules, and empower their employees by putting critical shift information at their fingertips. Employers using Square Payroll can easily pay their team, automatically importing timecards, tips, and commissions. Your whole team can chat using real-time messaging and employers can send out important updates and announcements so the whole team stays in the know. Team members can see when and where they’re scheduled to work, pick up open hours, and make sure their work schedule fits with their personal one. It also allows them to see their hours worked, breaks, overtime, and estimated pay. And if team members are paid through Square Payroll, they have access to their pay stubs and tax forms right on their mobile phones. Home Screen • Clock-in: Team members can clock in for an upcoming shift directly through Team app • Weekly Snapshot: Team members can get a quick snapshot of when and where they’re scheduled to work • Estimated pay: Team members can also see hours worked, breaks, overtime, tips and estimated pay Messages and Announcements • Messaging: Real-time messaging for the whole team, eliminating the need to share phone numbers. • Announcements: Easily broadcast important announcements, news, and updates to everyone on the team. Shifts • Team-initiated scheduling: Empower your team to request time off, swap shifts, and claim open shifts directly from the Square Team app. • Timecards, schedules and estimated pay: Team members can view timecards, scheduled hours, and view estimated pay. • Clock in and out: Enable team members to clock in and out, take breaks, and get notifications. Payroll • Owners using Square Payroll can easily pay W2 employees and 1099 contractors, automatically importing timecards, tips, and commissions • Our team of specialists will take care of the rest—we pay your team, file your payroll taxes, and send your tax payments to federal and state tax agencies. My Pay • If team members get paid through Square Payroll, they can: • See estimated earnings, even before they get paid • Get paid faster via Cash App • Download tax forms • Update their bank account or personal details • And all staff information is stored securely Team Management • Quickly see all of the team members at your location, edit team member information directly in the app, or resend invites to the team. More • Team members can update personal and account settings on the go. Download the Square Team app and invite your team members now.

About

Qarrot

This app facilitates employee recognition and rewards for small to medium-sized businesses. It helps improve morale, strengthen company culture, and drive performance through point and badge-based systems, goal-oriented awards, and milestone celebrations. Users can easily redeem rewards and view program activity.

Highlights
  • Point and badge-based recognition
  • Goal-based awards
  • Milestone awards for birthdays/anniversaries
  • Real-time social feed
  • Reporting and analytics
  • Easy reward redemption
Features
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Qarrot is THE full-circle employee reward & recognition solution for SMBs. Whether your goal is to improve employee morale, strengthen your organization's culture, drive higher performance, or to simply say "thank-you", we can help! Our new app includes all of our best features and makes Qarrot easier than ever to use on-the-go: - Empower your managers and employees with point and badge-based recognition - Motivate individual and team performance with goal-based awards - Celebrate birthdays and work-anniversaries with milestone awards - Increase your program's visibility & engagement with a real-time and public social feed - Stay on top of your program with reporting & analytics - Redeem for rewards from anywhere in just a few clicks …and so much more! 5/5 “Qarrot, no sticks” 4.5/5 “Qarrot provides excellent employee morale” *A Qarrot account is required to use this app.

Screenshots

Square Team4 screens
Qarrot3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Square Team at 4.7 against Qarrot's 2.7. Square Team also leads on ratings volume (41K vs 7) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Qarrot's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (33% vs 23%). 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

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

Square Team holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Square Team has 41K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 23% of Square Team's written reviews are positive against 33% of Qarrot's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Square Team ships an update weekly, Qarrot every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Square Team versus Qarrot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquare TeamQarrot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (41K ratings) — better2.7 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews23.2% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings41K — better7
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#86 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.115.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB110 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBlock, Inc.Friendefi Inc.

Customer experience

Square Team

All ratings41,248 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews323 reviews
Positive23.2%
Neutral12.7%
Negative64.1%

Qarrot

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Square Team

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashing or freezing during use
  • Inability to log in or access account information
  • Incorrect or missing timecard and payroll data
  • Scheduling and time off requests not functioning properly
  • Inconsistent behavior across different devices and OS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to save login information and use biometric authentication
  • More robust scheduling and time off management tools
  • In-app messaging and team communication features
  • Improved calendar integration and visibility of schedules
  • Better customization and personalization options

Qarrot

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Square Team

No in-app purchases

None

Qarrot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Square Team free?
Square Team is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Qarrot free?
Qarrot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Square Team or Qarrot?
Square Team is rated higher. Square Team averages 4.7 out of 5 from 41K ratings, while Qarrot averages 2.7 from 7 ratings.
Do Square Team or Qarrot have ads?
Neither Square Team nor Qarrot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Square Team or Qarrot?
Square Team ships an update weekly, and Qarrot every 3 weeks. Most recently, Square Team was updated on October 25, 2026 and Qarrot on October 24, 2026.

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