Comparison

A+ Payroll vs Strive Owner

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

Head to head
About

A+ Payroll

This business tool allows clients to efficiently report employee hours, including new hires, terminations, and active staff, directly to their payroll company. It supports managing multiple businesses and locations within a single client account.

Highlights
  • Report new hire hours
  • Report terminated employee hours
  • Report active employee hours
  • Support for multiple businesses
  • Support for multiple locations
  • Direct reporting to payroll company
Features
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Clients can use this app to report new hire, terminate or active employee’s hours to payroll company. Supporting multiple businesses and locations per client

About

Strive Owner

Features
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This app is for Clients of Strive. For the managers/owners, they can see the overall sales, services, manage inventory and collaboration with other employees.

Screenshots

A+ Payroll4 screens
Strive Owner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: A+ Payroll at every 2 weeks against Strive Owner's every 2 months. 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

A+ Payroll ships an update every 2 weeks, Strive Owner every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 29, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
A+ Payroll versus Strive Owner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterA+ PayrollStrive Owner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenjamin ZakariyaMammoth Systems, LLC

In-app purchases

None

A+ Payroll

No in-app purchases

None

Strive Owner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is A+ Payroll free?
A+ Payroll is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Strive Owner free?
Strive Owner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do A+ Payroll or Strive Owner have ads?
Neither A+ Payroll nor Strive Owner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, A+ Payroll or Strive Owner?
A+ Payroll ships an update every 2 weeks, and Strive Owner every 2 months. Most recently, A+ Payroll was updated on June 29, 2026 and Strive Owner on July 7, 2026.

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