Me@Sams vs Fresh Start Training
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Me@Sams
This app unifies and simplifies associate experiences for a major retail company, allowing employees to manage schedules, personal information, and pay. It also offers the public a way to explore company history and career opportunities.
- Clock in/out for shifts
- Manage work schedule
- Update personal information
- View pay and benefits
- Explore job opportunities
- Learn company history
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Introducing Me@Sams, an app designed to unify and simplify People Experiences across Walmart, Inc. for Sam’s Club associates while providing the opportunity for the public to learn about our history and explore job opportunities across the company. Associates will be able to do the following: • Clock in and out for shifts each day • Manage work schedule • Maintain personal information, job history, education history, and certifications • View your total pay and benefits • More
Fresh Start Training
Engage in brief, personalized training sessions lasting only 3-5 minutes. Earn rewards, access job aids, and track your knowledge growth. Managers gain insights into team performance and can trigger targeted training.
- Personalized daily training
- Gamified learning with rewards
- Access to job aids and resources
- Personal achievement report card
- Managerial insights and reporting
- Automated training triggers
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For just 3-5 minutes at the beginning of your shift or when returning from a break or lunch, you can walk through short, personalized training sessions with the Fresh Start mobile app. The Fresh Start app allows learners to: - Complete personalized daily training, play games, and earn rewards - Quickly find job aids and resources needed to perform job duties - View a personal report card that shows your achievements and knowledge growth over time The Fresh Start app allows administrators and managers to: - See actionable insights on associate knowledge and behaviors at the company, team, or individual level - Log associate behavior and workplace physical inspections that will then automatically trigger additional training for associates - Complete their own personal daily training
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Me@Sams at 4.8 against Fresh Start Training's 2.0. Me@Sams also leads on ratings volume (20K vs 122) and review sentiment (34% vs 25%). Fresh Start Training's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). 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.
Me@Sams holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Me@Sams has 20K ratings behind it against 122, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Me@Sams's written reviews are positive against 25% of Fresh Start Training's.
| Parameter | Me@Sams | Fresh Start Training |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (20K ratings) — better | 2.0 (122 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.8% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20K — better | 122 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 234 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sam’s Club | The Kroger Co. |
Customer experience
Me@Sams
Fresh Start Training
User reviews
Me@Sams
From 20K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Convenient for clocking in/out
- 💡 Useful features like schedule and shift management
- 👍 User-friendly interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🐛 Logging out issues
- 🐛 Unreliable notifications
- 🐛 Broken features after updates
Fresh Start Training
From 122 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Clean store, easy to find items
- 👍 Excellent staff
- 👍 Simple and concise
- 👍 Fun profile photo feature
- 👍 Helps stay on top of training
Room to improve
- 😞 Mandatory training is pointless
- 😞 Unnecessary daily questions
- 😞 Application doesn't work
- 😞 Steals points, obsolete app
- 😞 Discriminates against employees
Bugs and requests
Me@Sams
Reported bugs
4 issues- Clock-in feature not working
- Schedule not loading properly
- Face recognition login not functioning
- Repeated forced log-outs
Requested features
4 requests- Improve notification system
- Add more advanced scheduling and time-off management features
- Enhance accessibility and compatibility with newer devices
- Provide better in-app support and troubleshooting options
Fresh Start Training
Reported bugs
10 issues- Won't let me log in
- Login issues with correct info
- Points not added or deducted incorrectly
- Games and training modules won't load
- App crashes during training
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- Stuck on training sessions
- Points not updated immediately
- Black box on screen, cannot log in
- Glitches taking away points
- Videos won't play
Requested features
6 requests- Make training optional
- Allow more time for training
- Fix point system accuracy
- Improve game design
- Ensure correct answers in questions
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- Fix loading issues for training modules
In-app purchases
Me@Sams
No in-app purchases
Fresh Start Training
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Me@Sams free?
Is Fresh Start Training free?
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