Thrive Global vs EY Interact Payroll
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thrive Global
This app acts as a personal coach to help you manage stress, enhance focus, build stronger relationships, and improve your overall well-being. It offers science-backed microsteps, quick stress-reduction tools, and guided journeys for personal growth.
- Science-backed Microsteps for habit building
- 60-second Thrive Reset for stress reduction
- Guided Journeys (Recharge, Food, Move, Money, Focus, Connect)
- Inspiring videos, articles, and storytelling
- Immersive learning experiences for behavior change
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Thrive is a behavior change coach in your pocket that will help you manage stress, improve focus, strengthen connections with others, and improve overall well-being. FEATURING: * Small, science-backed Microsteps you can take immediately to build new habits * Thrive Reset: Reduce stress in just 60 seconds using your favorite images, quotes, and music * Choose whichever Journey is most important you right now, and add more whenever you'd like: Recharge, Food, Move, Money, Focus, Connect * Actionable videos, articles, and storytelling, including from company role models, to inspire action and create change across teams and organizations * Immersive learning experiences on timely and essential topics to create meaningful behavior change
EY Interact Payroll
Access your payroll documents securely through a mobile app. Log in with biometric authentication to view your payslips and other payroll-related information. Available globally for clients using specific payroll services.
- Biometric authentication
- Secure login
- Access payroll documents
- Global availability
- View payslips
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In the endeavour to make this possible EY’s Mobile Solution has been made available globally to all our clients who have opted for our payroll services and have requested for a Global Payroll Portal. Using this App our client employees can log in with biometric authentication which is completely secure and access their payroll related documents.
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Verdict
Thrive Global and EY Interact Payroll both sit at 3.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 39% of Thrive Global's written reviews are positive against 2% of EY Interact Payroll's. Thrive Global also leads on ratings volume (137 vs 6) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Thrive Global against 3.8 for EY Interact Payroll. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thrive Global has 137 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 39% of Thrive Global's written reviews are positive against 2% of EY Interact Payroll's.
Thrive Global ships an update every 5 weeks, EY Interact Payroll every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thrive Global | EY Interact Payroll |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (137 ratings) — better | 3.8 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.0% of reviews — better | 1.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 137 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thrive Global | EY Global Services Limited |
Customer experience
Thrive Global
EY Interact Payroll
Bugs and requests
Thrive Global
Reported bugs
8 issues- App crashes on startup
- App shuts down on login attempt
- Cannot log in
- Login link redirects to website, app doesn't refresh
- Entries disappear after manual logging
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- Cannot create account through app
- Login credentials not recognized after website account creation
- Registration errors
Requested features
6 requests- Calendar breakdown of logged activity
- Option to only read from Apple Health
- Simpler navigation
- Enable Touch ID/Face ID login
- More advanced content beyond basics
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- Ability to search outside chosen category
EY Interact Payroll
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Thrive Global
No in-app purchases
EY Interact Payroll
No in-app purchases
Questions
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