ThinkWare vs PaydayGo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ThinkWare
Access essential payroll and HR data from your service provider. Employees can log time, view pay history, manage personal information, and request time off.
- Enter time clock information
- View past time punch data
- Access pay history and details
- View personal HR information
- Request personal time off
- Track PTO and vacation requests
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ThinkWare keeps you connected to your vital payroll and HR information from your service provider. Employees can - Enter time clock information with optional GEO location - View past time punch information - View all Pay History and all associated details - View personal payroll and HR information - Request Personal Time Off and Vacation - View all pending and past PTO and Vacation requests
PaydayGo
Access your payroll records, clock in/out, and submit time off requests from any device. View important tax forms like W2s conveniently.
- View payroll records
- Clock in/out
- Submit time off requests
- Access W2 forms
- Cross-device compatibility
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PaydayGo will give you access to your payroll records to view from any device. You will also have access to clock in/out, submit time off requests, and view your W2 forms.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PaydayGo at 5.0 against ThinkWare's 3.6. ThinkWare's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 22 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
PaydayGo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ThinkWare has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ThinkWare ships an update weekly, PaydayGo every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ThinkWare | PaydayGo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ThinkWare, Inc. | Payday Payroll Inc |
Customer experience
ThinkWare
PaydayGo
In-app purchases
ThinkWare
No in-app purchases
PaydayGo
No in-app purchases
