Construct ESS vs Briq
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Construct ESS
This app allows employees to manage HR and payroll tasks independently, such as updating personal information, logging time off, and modifying timesheets. It aims to reduce administrative burden for HR teams and improve employee efficiency and engagement.
- Update personal information
- Log vacation and personal days
- Modify timesheets
- View benefits plans
- Leave management
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Construct Employee Self-Service for Mobile makes it easy for employees to efficiently and independently handle many HR & Payroll tasks on their own. Available on smartphones or tablets, CMiC ESS for Mobile facilitates many common tasks. This includes updating personal information & profiles, logging vacation and personal days, modifying and updating timesheets, and viewing benefits plans. Construct Employee self-service helps alleviate the administrative burden of HR & Payroll teams, automates routine tasks and requests, and truly allows them to focus on strategic initiatives. KEY BENEFITS 1. Instant access to information for employees and managers 2. Improved data accuracy and accountability 3. Fosters employee engagement and productivity 4. Increased efficiency due to broad operating flexibility for employees 5. Leave Management
Briq
Automate construction financial processes with this app. It simplifies data entry, provides actionable insights for planning and forecasting, and allows for transaction review and allocation directly into your accounting system.
- Automated data entry
- Actionable financial insights
- Transaction review and allocation
- Direct accounting system integration
- Business outcome forecasting
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Take control of the complex financial processes in construction. Briq automates data entry and turns it into digestible, actionable insights so you can plan and forecast more predictable business outcomes In this mobile app, you can review your transactions, allocate them to the appropriate job or general ledger code, cost code, etc., and then approve so those transactions will get entered directly into your accounting system.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Briq at 4.3 against Construct ESS's 3.2. Briq also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Briq holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively.
Construct ESS ships an update every 6 weeks, Briq fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Construct ESS | Briq |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (6 ratings) | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 166 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CMiC | Briq Technologies Inc |
Customer experience
Construct ESS
Briq
In-app purchases
Construct ESS
No in-app purchases
Briq
No in-app purchases
