Workstaff vs Zing Work
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Workstaff
Find short-term, on-demand jobs that fit your schedule and interests. This platform connects you with employers for various roles, allowing you to manage your work, profile, and payments all in one place.
- Browse and apply for gigs
- Manage your professional profile
- Receive real-time notifications
- Check in and out of shifts
- Connect with employers
- Get paid by employers
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Workstaff’s the go-to for go-getters looking for short-term, tailor-made gigs. Whether it’s manning a booth, distributing product samples, joining a crowd-rousing squad or one of loads of other on-demand roles, Workstaff’s got your gig. GET THE BEST GIGS, MORE OFTEN. - Promotional Agents & Team Leaders - Set up/Logistic Crew - Bartenders, Servers & Busboys/girls - Models - Security - Volunteers YOU'RE THE BOSS. WORK IT. Workstaff puts you in control, allowing you to work when you want, where you want, doing what you want. Just post your profile, pick the gigs that suit your schedule and your desired role, and get paid by your employers — simple as that. YOU’VE GOT IT. FLAUNT IT. Workstaff goes beyond the résumé, letting you expand your professional profile and show off your sparkling personality using photos. STAY AHEAD OF THE GAME. Connect with employers, browse and apply to gigs, receive real-time notifications and check in and out of shifts, all within one simple interface.
Zing Work
Find and book part-time restaurant shifts directly through your phone. Create a profile and receive shift offers with all necessary details, then accept, clock in, and out within the app. Build your work history and rating to unlock more opportunities.
- Create a single work profile
- Receive direct shift offers
- View shift details (pay, time, dress code)
- Accept shifts and clock in/out
- Build a work history and rating
- Shift reminders
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Zing reimagines the way part-time work is managed and scheduled. Instead of submitting hundreds of resumes, create one profile with Zing and let us know when you want to work. We then find restaurants or bars who have availability for part-time dishwashers and offer you their shifts directly. These appear right in the app, with all the information including: - How much you will make - Start and end time - Dress code - Directions and map to location - Information about the dish pit - Who to meet at the restaurant or bar - Any special information about the establishment Use the app to accept the shift and to clock in and clock out. The app sends a reminder about an hour before your shift begins. Restaurants will be able to provide feedback and a rating, and whether or not they would like to have you return for a future shift. Your rating is shared among all of our restaurant partners—it is like a living resume. Top workers will be rewarded with more shifts. Let your rating slip, and so will your shift opportunities. Your working history will be saved within the app as well. We are currently only working with restaurants or bars. We are currently only offering shifts in Toronto, However, we plan to expand to different areas in the near future.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Workstaff at 3.8 against Zing Work's 2.0. Workstaff also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). Zing Work's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 58%) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Workstaff holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of Workstaff's written reviews are positive against 86% of Zing Work's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Workstaff ships an update every 2 weeks, Zing Work every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Workstaff | Zing Work |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (4 ratings) — better | 2.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Workstaff | Zing Inc. |
Customer experience
Workstaff
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In-app purchases
Workstaff
No in-app purchases
Zing Work
No in-app purchases









