ESS 41 vs TeleMapper 3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ESS 41
Manage your work schedule, request time off, and trade shifts with colleagues. This app allows you to view your timecard, update availability, and even clock in and out using geofencing technology.
- View schedule
- Request day-off & time-off
- Perform Shift Trade
- Bid on open shifts
- View timecard
- Update availability
- Geofence enabled mobile clock
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With ESS app, team members can: · View schedule · Request day-off & time-off · Perform Shift Trade with teammates · Bid on open shifts or request additional shifts · View timecard · Update availability and get shifts accordingly · Request for alternate work locations · Clock your work hours using Geofence enabled mobile clock
TeleMapper 3
This app helps retail sales representatives manage their work schedules and track their time and location. It allows for easy check-ins at assigned retail locations and provides reporting features for managers. Optional tools for time card generation are also available.
- GPS check-in at retail locations
- Weekly staffing schedule display
- Time card generation tools
- Location scheduling
- Reporting features
- Field sales representative tracking
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Telemapper is an all in one retail staffing and tracking solution that works with all major retailers. It easily allows sales representatives to use their phone's GPS to "check in" at the locations they intend to or have been assigned to staff and then notify relevant parties. Telemapper has optional time card generating tools and robust locations scheduling and reporting features. The app will show their weekly staffing schedule if a schedule has been created for them and manages all necessary time and location tracking of sales representatives in the field.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TeleMapper 3 at 2.7 against ESS 41's 1.4. TeleMapper 3 also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 3%). ESS 41's advantage is ratings volume (3.1K vs 49). 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.
TeleMapper 3 holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ESS 41 has 3.1K ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 3% of ESS 41's written reviews are positive against 33% of TeleMapper 3's.
ESS 41 ships an update every 5 weeks, TeleMapper 3 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ESS 41 | TeleMapper 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (3.1K ratings) | 2.7 (49 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 3.3% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.1K — better | 49 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Reflexis Systems Inc | eStream |
Customer experience
ESS 41
TeleMapper 3
Bugs and requests
ESS 41
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login errors and inability to log in
- Schedules not displaying correctly
- Sync issues with calendar
- Crashing on certain device models
Requested features
4 requests- Push notifications for schedule changes
- Ability to request time off directly in the app
- Improved user interface and navigation
- Support for biometric login (Face ID, Touch ID)
TeleMapper 3
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ESS 41
No in-app purchases
TeleMapper 3
No in-app purchases
Questions
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