HiveDesk Mobile vs Pholeo Onsite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HiveDesk Mobile
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The official mobile app for HiveDesk time tracking software. Works with your HiveDesk account. GPS time tracking, automatic clock in and out, and online timesheets for remote teams, work-from-home employees and field staff.
Pholeo Onsite
This platform simplifies event and hospitality planning by consolidating budgeting, scheduling, and inventory management into one interface. It helps reduce errors and synchronize operations from pre-planning to on-site execution for enhanced efficiency.
- Customizable tax rates
- Food & beverage management
- Supplier management
- Production timelines
- Paperless production
- On-site team management
- Space allocation
- Budget dashboard
- BEO & invoice management
- Event reconciliation
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Pholeo Onsite is the event floor in your pocket — the execution companion to the Pholeo event-production platform. Built for the people who make events happen: producers, crew leads, vendors, and onsite teams who need to know exactly what's happening, what's next, and what's done. YOUR PRODUCTION BOARD, LIVE Every item for your event, organized by status, location, or schedule. Changes made by anyone on your team (on mobile OR web) appear instantly. No refreshing, no radio check-ins to confirm what's already done. FIND ANYTHING IN SECONDS Search as you type, and filter by status, location, assignee, tag, or date. When 200 things are happening at once, you'll find the exact information you need in seconds. EVERYTHING ABOUT AN ITEM, IN ONE PLACE Services, checklists, files, comments, and a complete activity history. Ask a question or notify a teammate with an @mention. Attach the rider, the diagram, or the invoice. MARK IT DONE — WITH PROOF Complete items right from the floor and attach a completion photo straight from your camera. The whole team sees it the moment it happens. NEVER MISS YOUR MOMENT Push notifications when you're assigned an event, mentioned in a comment, or something needs your attention. Pholeo Onsite is part of the Pholeo platform. Planning tools (budgets, event builder, reports, and printing) live in Pholeo on the web at pholeo.io. Team accounts are set up by your event organizer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: HiveDesk Mobile at 12.0 against Pholeo Onsite's 16.4. On price, update cadence, 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.
HiveDesk Mobile ships an update every 12 months, Pholeo Onsite every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HiveDesk Mobile | Pholeo Onsite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 9 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Scalable Ventures, LLC | Pholeo Inc. |
In-app purchases
HiveDesk Mobile
No in-app purchases
Pholeo Onsite
No in-app purchases
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