Square Team vs Fork
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Square Team
This app streamlines team communication, scheduling, and payroll for businesses using Square. Employees can clock in/out, view schedules, and track estimated pay. Employers can manage teams, send announcements, and process payroll.
- Clock in/out on mobile
- View schedules and timecards
- Track estimated pay and overtime
- Real-time team messaging
- Broadcast announcements
- Manage shifts and time off requests
- Integrated payroll processing
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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.
Fork
This platform simplifies business operations for contemporary teams. It helps manage single or multiple locations, saving time, ensuring compliance, and boosting team engagement.
- Workforce management
- Time savings
- Compliance assurance
- Team engagement
- Multi-location management
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Run the whole business from one app. Fork is built for cafés, restaurants and service businesses with hourly teams, from one location to many. Schedules, timecards, checklists, team chat, reviews and vendor orders, together on every phone. Ordering from vendors and selling to customers is free. SCHEDULE THE WEEK • Drag shifts into place and watch labor cost against each day's budget • Post open shifts and let the team pick them up or trade • Publish, and everyone has their week on their phone • Connect Square to compare labor with sales CLOCK IN AND TIMECARDS • Clock in with GPS, from a phone, or on any tablet as the shop's kiosk • Time off requests, breaks and overtime in one place • Approve timecards in one go, with the hours already added up CHECKLISTS THAT GET DONE • Opening and closing checklists, temperature, waste and cash logs • Photos, readings and sign-offs, the same way every shift • A failed check asks for a recheck, and reports show what was missed YOUR TEAM, START TO FINISH • Hiring: a job board, AI resume summaries and interview invites • Onboarding with W-4 and I-9 forms, documents and contracts signed on a phone • Reviews written from the record: shifts, punctuality, tasks and training • Courses with quizzes, and policy sign-offs • Team chat by location and job, plus announcements, shout-outs and surveys ORDER FROM EVERY VENDOR • One-time and recurring orders, with delivery days and minimums checked • Vendors not on Fork get your order by email, and their replies land in your chat • Check deliveries in on your phone: flag short, extra or damaged items and track the credits • Stock counts with par levels and reorder suggestions SELL AND GET PAID • Your catalog, customers and price lists for each customer • Invoices paid by card or US bank, no customer account needed • Service calls with photos, parts and signed work reports • Delivery routes with proof of delivery ASK ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR TEAM An AI assistant answers from your own schedule, policies and FAQs, not the internet, and hands off to a manager when it should. No new hardware. Up and running in an afternoon.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: Square Team at #88 against Fork's unranked. 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.
Square Team ships an update weekly, Fork every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Square Team | Fork |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (42K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 23.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 42K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #88 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.1 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 129 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Block, Inc. | Bohdan Khvorostovskyi |
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
Fork
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Square Team
No in-app purchases
Fork
No in-app purchases









