Firstup vs Branching Out
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Branching Out
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Branching Out gives Atlantic Union Bank on‑the‑go access to updates, stories and resources.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Firstup at monthly against Branching Out's every 6 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.
Firstup ships an update monthly, Branching Out every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Firstup | Branching Out |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (133 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 26.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 133 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 months |
| 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 | 146 MB | 146 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Firstup, Inc. | Atlantic Union Bank |
In-app purchases
Firstup
No in-app purchases
Branching Out
No in-app purchases
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