Comparison

Why at work vs Lyv

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

Head to head
About

Why at work

Features
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Why at work? The Why at work app was developed to make it easier for your company and employees to collaborate. Hybrid working presents various challenges, including providing insight into where colleagues are at any given moment—at the office, on location, or at home—so that you can find each other more easily, physically or virtually. Moreover, it helps with the challenges of planning an office day when there are fewer workspaces than employees. You can easily and quickly reserve a workspace in a room or even on the floor plan, along with a spot in the parking garage. If you want to work on a project together with a colleague, you can reserve 2 desks in a room or on the floor plan in one go. That is easy! You can also see how busy the office is in the app, as the occupancy rate per room is immediately visible, as well as who is staying for lunch. That is simply continuous team building, right there. - Monitor & manage office attendance The Why at work app makes it possible to monitor and track office staffing levels. For Facility Management and/or the executive board, the app provides insight into the occupancy rate of the various offices, floors, and spaces—measuring what you want to know if available square meters are being used efficiently—and the presence of employees in the office, which is important during emergencies, but also regarding various facility matters, such as being able to inform the catering service how many people they can expect that day. - Easy to use Employees register their attendance at the office themselves via the Why at work app. It is then clear to everyone within the company who is present in the office and whether attendance is still at the desired level. Easy check-in via QR code or NFC. This provides insight not only into who plans to come, but also into who is actually present. - Insights for management and facilities The administrator portal offers facility managers, HR, and/or the executive board insight into occupancy patterns, attendance statistics, and space usage. Workspaces can also be reserved on behalf of colleagues, and office announcements and user notifications can be set up. whyatwork.nl

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Lyv

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Energie optimaal gebruiken op het juiste moment? Je kan maar liefst 10% aan energiekosten besparen: door inzicht en met het automatisch aanzetten van apparaten als er veel zonne- of windenergie is. Dan kun je nog meer op kosten bespaard worden. Zo laad je je huisbatterij op als het hard waait en gebruik je die energie als het jou uitkomt. Lekker goedkoop! Met deze app check je direct hoeveel geld je aan energie uitgeeft en hoeveel je kan besparen. De ontwikkelingen gaan door. Dus binnenkort weet je ook alles over je eigen watergebruik. En mis je iets in de app? Laat ons dat dan weten. Dan ontwikkelen we dat ook. Zo geeft de app jou precies wat je nodig hebt.

Screenshots

Why at work4 screens
Lyv3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Why at work at monthly against Lyv's every 8 months. Lyv's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Why at work ships an update monthly, Lyv every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Why at work versus Lyv: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhy at workLyv
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRutger van WalbeekLyv BV

In-app purchases

None

Why at work

No in-app purchases

None

Lyv

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Why at work free?
Why at work is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lyv free?
Lyv is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Why at work or Lyv have ads?
Neither Why at work nor Lyv shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Why at work or Lyv?
Why at work ships an update monthly, and Lyv every 8 months. Most recently, Why at work was updated on September 29, 2026 and Lyv on September 8, 2026.

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