Comparison

Ordio vs BA

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

Head to head
About

Ordio

Streamline restaurant operations with automated workflows, staff scheduling, and time tracking. Manage checklists, vacation requests, and employee documents efficiently. Gain insights through detailed evaluations and exports.

Highlights
  • Workflow automation
  • Staff scheduling
  • Time recording
  • Checklists
  • Vacation requests
  • Document management
  • Detailed evaluations
Features
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Deskless Workforce Management - Automate daily processes in your restaurant with Ordio Workflow Automation. In addition to comprehensive staff management and staff scheduling, you can use Ordio Workspaces to create duty rosters, record working hours, create checklists and store your employees' documents and much more. - Checklists Use checklists to create recurring tasks or one-off lists for your employees. From checkboxes to signatures, photos, text or values, a variety of answer options can be specified. A detailed evaluation helps to optimize operations. - Query availabilities You create shift plans or duty rosters and let your employees indicate their availability via applications or assign them directly yourself. - Submit vacation requests Your employees can manage vacation requests and sick days and are informed about updates. - Time recording via app Your employees check in when they start work (check-in), record their breaks and end their working hours in the app. If required, also with location-based restrictions (GPS) or a signature in the app as confirmation. - Employee master data Your employees update their master data independently and your tax advisor is informed directly on request. You invite your employee by e-mail, they fill in all the required master data and your tax advisor is informed. If you deregister the employee, your tax advisor will of course also be informed! - Documents: Intelligent document workflows can be used to create rules with employees, work areas or employment relationships in Ordio. For example, driving licenses can be automatically requested from all employees with a vehicle. Or all employees in service and in the kitchen are asked to provide a health certificate. Since version 2.1, employees can now also edit the documents in the app. - Detailed evaluations & exports All times at a glance and, if required, export them and make them available to the tax consultant.

About

BA

Securely log in to your Federal Employment Agency accounts. Receive push notifications for login attempts and confirm them directly within the app. This streamlines access to BA services and enhances account security.

Highlights
  • Secure account login
  • Push notification alerts
  • In-app login confirmation
  • Device unlock code required
  • Touch ID/Face ID support
  • Single account linking
Features
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Mit BA-Secure melden Sie sich sicher bei Ihren Konten der Bundesagentur für Arbeit an. Bei Anmeldeversuchen erhalten Sie – wenn aktiviert – eine Push-Nachricht. Bestätigen Sie Ihre Anmeldung einfach in der App. So funktioniert’s: ANMELDUNG IM PORTAL Melden Sie sich mit Ihrem Benutzernamen und Passwort im Portal der Bundesagentur für Arbeit an. ANMELDUNG IN DER APP BESTÄTIGEN Bestätigen Sie die Anmeldung direkt in der App. Danach sind Sie angemeldet und können die BA-Services nutzen. BENACHRICHTIGUNGEN Aktivieren Sie Push-Nachrichten, dann werden Sie bei Anmeldeversuchen sofort benachrichtigt. CODE ZUM ENTSPERREN DES GERÄTS Damit Sie Anmeldungen bestätigen können, muss ein Code zum entsperren Ihres Geräts eingerichtet sein. Mit TouchID oder FaceID können Sie die App komfortabler bedienen. KONTOVERKNÜPFUNG Aktuell kann nur ein Konto mit der App verknüpft werden. HINWEISE Wir entwickeln die App laufend weiter und freuen uns über Ihr Feedback. Bei Fragen hilft Ihnen unsere Nutzungshilfe (https://www.arbeitsagentur.de/ba-secure-app) oder Support-Hotline. Erklärung zur Barrierefreiheit:
https://www.arbeitsagentur.de/erklaerung-barrierefreiheit

Screenshots

Ordio4 screens
BA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ordio at 56% against BA's 36%. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Ordio versus BA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrdioBA
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews — better36.1% of reviews
Number of ratings—8 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrdio GmbHBundesagentur für Arbeit

Customer experience

Ordio

Written reviews27 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative40.7%

BA

All ratings8 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive36.1%
Neutral5.6%
Negative58.3%

In-app purchases

None

Ordio

No in-app purchases

None

BA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ordio free?
Ordio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BA free?
BA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ordio or BA have ads?
Neither Ordio nor BA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ordio or BA?
Ordio ships an update monthly, and BA monthly. Most recently, Ordio was updated on October 14, 2026 and BA on October 14, 2026.

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