Comparison

Performance Evaluation Manager vs Whelm

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

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About

Performance Evaluation Manager

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This app allows managers and users to quickly and easily evaluate Employees often between formal evaluation periods. It is intended to work concurrently with current company performance evaluation systems and procedures. Usually, formal reviews have long gaps, which makes it hard to track performance (good or bad). PEM allow for quick capture of performance records between formal reviews. With the ability to keep notes. Also, multiple categories can be weighted so quantitative results can be compared. Not only employees can be tracked, but maybe even more importantly, you can track and document your own performance or create a self evaluation on a regular and timely basis between formal evaluations. You can track how well you are doing against your own personal goals and objectives. PEM was designed for managers and supervisors, you want to quickly and easily record evaluations on a regular basis. The evaluations (ratings and Notes) get recorded and summed. After any period of time, eg a year, you can see the average of your ratings that makes it easy to quantify and write a formal review. You will have documented the year, and will feel confident your rating and reviews are accurate, fair and complete. SELF Evaluation: What is Self Evaluation and why do it? Self evaluation helps you be aware of what you are doing well and what you are doing poorly to help you be conscious of what you should improve on, whether is is working on a bad habit or setting a goal for self improvement. The benefits are: Being able to express to management the accomplishments you’ve achieved between evaluations. Keeping track of repeated problems for you to improve on. See if you are making improvements, gaining knowledge and experience. Better track mistakes you have made to focus on Record of past issues EMPLOYEE Evaluation: What is Employee Evaluation and why do it? Employee evaluation helps you be aware of what your employees are doing well and what they are doing poorly to help you be conscious of what they can improve on. The benefits are: Being able to express to your employees the accomplishments that they achieved between evaluations. Keeping track of repeated problems for your employees to improve on. See if your employees are making improvements, gaining knowledge and experience. Better track mistakes your employees have made to focus on Record of past issues This app can be used by any employee who gets reviewed by their employer, to evaluate themselves on a regular basis. This is extremely useful for several reasons: 1. To have a record of your own performance as documentation for company formal reviews. 2. Self evaluation as a means for improvement over time. 3. To record and document employee evaluations you will be required to write at formal company review schedules, including your supervisor, manager or peers. The App is made up of 5 parts: 1. An Employee Contact page to choose which employee to review/evaluate. 2. Employee evaluation form. There are two basic approaches managers can choose between to give an evaluation: 1. a rating system based on numbers, eg 4.5 2. a rating system based on stars, eg 7 stars 3. A Calendar page used to display which employees got evaluated on which day. Selecting a calendar day will be used to pull up the evaluation page. 4. Setup pages. This is where a reminder notification can be configured, or the start of the work week can be configured for the calendar, and the Evaluation Criteria will be set up. 5. Reporting is a summary page to allow the user to select the range of dates to see the evaluation results for each employee. The evaluation results is the averages of the evaluations over any selected period, eg current month, last month, etc.

About

Whelm

Organize your day, stay focused with a built-in timer, and build consistency. Track your progress, notes, and daily stats. Offers AI guidance and deeper customization with a Pro version.

Highlights
  • Structured daily scheduling
  • Built-in focus timer and session tracking
  • Streak protection and progress tracking
  • Note-taking and organization
  • Daily stats and leaderboard
  • AI-powered guidance (Pro)
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Whelm Productivity is a mobile-first focus and planning system designed to help you organize your day, follow through on meaningful work, and build consistency over time. Use Whelm to: - Plan your day with structured scheduling - Stay focused with a built-in timer and session tracking - Complete focus blocks and protect your streak - Write and organize notes - Track Today stats, XP, streaks, and progress - Use Whelmboard to see Daily Arena and leaderboard progress - Ask Whelm AI for Today guidance with Whelm Pro Whelm Standard includes core planning, timer, notes, quick Today actions, and progress tracking. Whelm Pro unlocks Ask Whelm AI, live suggestions, deeper customization, and advanced productivity support. This update also improves offline support, so timers, notes, schedule blocks, Today stats, and local progress stay usable without WiFi or cellular. Offline changes sync when you reconnect. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Performance Evaluation Manager4 screens
Whelm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Performance Evaluation Manager at none against Whelm's 2. Performance Evaluation Manager also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Whelm's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price 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. Whelm sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Performance Evaluation Manager asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Performance Evaluation Manager ships an update every 2 months, Whelm every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Performance Evaluation Manager versus Whelm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPerformance Evaluation ManagerWhelm
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWeb Coast AppsCaleb Roemhildt-Sultan

In-app purchases

None

Performance Evaluation Manager

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Whelm

Subscriptions2
  • Whelm Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Whelm Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Performance Evaluation Manager free?
Performance Evaluation Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Whelm free?
Whelm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Performance Evaluation Manager or Whelm have ads?
Performance Evaluation Manager shows ads; Whelm does not.
Which is updated more often, Performance Evaluation Manager or Whelm?
Performance Evaluation Manager ships an update every 2 months, and Whelm every 2 weeks. Most recently, Performance Evaluation Manager was updated on October 8, 2026 and Whelm on October 9, 2026.

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