Comparison

AttendNow vs Attnd

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

Head to head
About

AttendNow

Features
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Geo-mark Attendance: Employees can accurately mark their attendance anytime from any location, with the help of the GPS from their smartphones. Managers can track the real-time location of staff on-field or other work sites. Location Tracking: Captures the location of your employees who travel for work and displays their travel route on Google Maps. Since the location is documented every couple of minutes only between the punch-in and punch-out period, there are no privacy issues. This feature is ideal for firms having a chain of stores or multiple office locations. Location tracking using radar.io service. Geo-fencing & Location Monitoring: Create a virtual barrier encircling the work location and record every time employees arrive and leave. AttendNow provides a time-stamped GPS record of where the punch happened and makes it easier to spot employees who mark their attendance outside the office location. Works Offline: While deploying staff to different sites for different projects, the poor network connection can be an issue. Once signed in, AttendNow can work completely offline and track attendance with the same accuracy exhibited when it works online. Whenever a connection is established, the data recorded while the app was offline is sent to the server. Leave Management: Employees can apply for leaves through the app and they'll be notified when the manager approves or rejects it. A notification will be sent to the employer whenever an employee is absent. Timesheet: The hours of work done by each employee are trailed and the entire data is delivered in the form of timesheets, making project, team and time management much simpler. Early or late punch-ins are reported accurately. Helps to curate better plans and manage time more productively. Overtime: Employees can keep track of working overtime and submit it to the manager for approval. By referring to the attendance tracker and timesheets, employers can provide the appropriate compensation for the extra work hours. Payroll Management: No manual intervention is required for payroll processing by interpreting the attendance since the attendance summary is integrated with payroll and accounting. Reduces payroll processing time and provides better security for payroll data. Shift Management: Shift planner manages and reschedules shifts for any number of employees effortlessly. Shifts are assigned in accordance with the complex shift requirements and the work duration of each employee. Employees can also be allotted different days off. Dynamic Calendar: For enterprises with no fixed shift timings, the dynamic calendar determines convenient shifts for the staff for each day of the week. Notifications are sent accordingly to the user to let them know when to punch in and punch out. Managing shifts of a large number of employees becomes much effortless. Holiday Management: Predefine your business leave policies and let employees know about their leave availability so that they can plan accordingly. Employers can also manage the yearly holiday calendar and keep staff updated about holidays. Selfie based attendance: Users can prove and confirm their punch-in and punch-out location through selfies where the office background is also included. Picture-based attendance eliminates the possibility of buddy punching. A touch-free alternative for the biometric system, for precise attendance, in the light of the pandemic. Please note running GPS in the background is known to use up the battery.

About

Attnd

This app simplifies employee attendance tracking for businesses with field staff. It allows for real-time monitoring of check-ins and check-outs with location and selfie verification. Features include leave management, task assignment, and report generation for enhanced workforce productivity.

Highlights
  • Real-time field employee tracking
  • Selfie and location-based attendance
  • Leave and claims management
  • Task assignment and management
  • Attendance reporting and export
  • Digital notice board
  • Web admin panel
Features
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Attnd: Employee Tracking App is an all-in-one attendance tracker and employee time tracking app designed to help businesses manage employee attendance, work hours, shifts, overtime, payroll, and workforce operations from one place. Whether you manage an office team, construction workers, field staff, retail employees, warehouse teams, factories, restaurants, schools, healthcare workers, or remote employees, Attnd helps simplify employee attendance and time management. KEY FEATURES Attendance and Time Tracking * Employee attendance tracking * Mobile attendance * GPS attendance * Location-based attendance * Geofencing * Clock in and clock out * Employee time logs * Work hours tracking * Timesheets * Daily, weekly, monthly, and custom attendance reports * Manual attendance management Employee and Workforce Management * Employee management * Staff management * Branch management * Multiple branch support * Shift management * Work shift scheduling * Field staff management * On-site employee tracking * Remote workforce management * Workforce monitoring Payroll and Overtime * Payroll preparation * Work hours calculation * Employee overtime tracking * Automated overtime calculations * Break time calculation * Salary calculation * Payroll reports * Attendance-based payroll data * Excel and PDF reports Location and Verification * GPS-based attendance * Location verification * Geofencing * Facial recognition * Biometric verification * On-site attendance tracking WHY CHOOSE ATTND Accurate employee attendance tracking Easy work hours and overtime tracking Smart shift and branch management GPS and location-based attendance Automatic break time calculations Payroll-ready attendance reports Excel and PDF report exports Support for office, field, and remote teams Secure cloud-based workforce management Simple and easy-to-use employee tracking Attnd helps businesses reduce attendance errors, simplify payroll preparation, manage employee schedules, track working hours, and improve workforce productivity. From clock in and clock out to overtime, breaks, shifts, payroll preparation, and attendance reports, Attnd provides the tools you need to manage your workforce efficiently. Download Attnd today and simplify employee attendance, time tracking, shift management, overtime, payroll, and workforce management. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

AttendNow4 screens
Attnd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AttendNow at none against Attnd's 7. AttendNow also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Attnd sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. AttendNow asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AttendNow ships an update every 3 weeks, Attnd monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
AttendNow versus Attnd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAttendNowAttnd
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperATTENDNOW TECH SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITEDIsahaque Miah

In-app purchases

None

AttendNow

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Attnd

Subscriptions7
  • Monthly - Basic Plan(1-10)$4.991 Month
  • Monthly - Plus Plan(1-20)$9.991 Month
  • Monthly - Premium Plan(1-50)$19.991 Month
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  • Monthly - Advance Plan(1-150)$44.991 Month
  • Yearly - Basic Plan(1-10)$49.991 Year
  • Yearly - Plus Plan(1-20)$89.991 Year
  • Yearly - Premium Plan(1-50)$121.991 Year

Questions

Is AttendNow free?
AttendNow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Attnd free?
Attnd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AttendNow or Attnd have ads?
Neither AttendNow nor Attnd shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AttendNow or Attnd?
AttendNow ships an update every 3 weeks, and Attnd monthly. Most recently, AttendNow was updated on September 8, 2026 and Attnd on September 22, 2026.

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