Comparison

Miter vs LaborPower

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

Head to head
About

Miter

Streamline construction and field service operations with a unified system for time tracking, payroll, HR, expenses, scheduling, and reporting. Empower field teams with easy clock-in, receipt submission, and paystub access, while supervisors manage daily reports and approvals. Automate payroll, hiring, training, and certification tracking for enhanced efficiency.

Highlights
  • Mobile and kiosk time clock
  • Automated payroll processing
  • Digital HR onboarding
  • Team scheduling and notifications
  • Field daily reports with photos
  • Expense and per diem submission
  • Geofencing for time tracking
Features
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Miter helps construction and field service contractors manage time tracking, payroll, HR, expenses, scheduling, and field reporting in one connected system. Miter makes it easy for your: - Field team to clock in, submit their receipts, request time off, and view their paystubs - Foremen/Supervisors to submit their daily reports, create timesheets, and approve hours - Payroll team to easily pay employees the right rates (prevailing wage, union, etc.), every week - HR team to hire (ATS), train (LMS), and engage with your employees MITER FEATURES Time Tracking - Field teams can clock in to jobs from their mobile phones or a kiosk time clock on the job site. - Job supervisors can enter time for their crews in minutes from their tablets. - Set up multi-level job based approval flows and apply flows to specific groups of employees - Geofencing makes it easy to see who’s on site and where they’ve been while on the clock. Payroll - Process next-day direct deposits with zero fees, so your crew gets paid quickly and reliably - Automatic tax calculations, filings, and payments across all states - Generate certified payroll, union reports, and workers' comp documentation with a few clicks. - Connect every hour worked to the right project, automatically – giving you real-time labor costs. HR - Get new hires job-ready instantly with digital I-9s, W-4s, and e-Signatures. - Eliminate time off confusion with simple requests, job-costed tracking, and a PTO calendar. - Stay ahead of certification deadlines with automated tracking and renewal notifications. - Deliver training to your team’s phones & tablets, enabling them to complete courses on the go. Scheduling and Attendance - Schedule a crew in under 5 clicks – no spreadsheets, no confusion. - Crews can check schedules, see who's on site, and get directions, all from the app. - Sudden change of plans? Update the schedule and notify the crew instantly via SMS. - Clock in from the schedule. Block off time with PTO. Everything stays in sync. Daily Reports - Empower your field team to enter time, equipment, quantities, notes, and photos via one tool. - Securely capture and store unlimited job site photos and detailed notes for your records. - Instantly generate professional, branded PDFs that you can quickly download, print, or share. - Effortlessly obtain customer/supervisor e-signatures on-site so your company gets paid faster. Per Diems, Reimbursements, and Corporate Cards - Enable your team to submit mileage or receipts for reimbursement directly via the app. - Automatically create per diems for team members based on distance traveled or hours worked. - Associate spend with jobs and cost codes automatically, enabling real-time job costing. - Ensure reimbursements are approved by the right foreman, super, manager – or any combination. INTEGRATIONS Miter integrates with all of the top ERP and project management platforms including: Sage 100, 300, and Intacct, Oracle NetSuite, Acumatica, Quickbooks, ServiceTitan, BuildOps, Procore, and more. Beyond our native integrations, use Miter’s open API to get access to the data you need, when you need it. WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS HAVE TO SAY “Miter finally got us out of the paper time card world. It was 100 times smoother than I ever could have imagined.” - Jason Chenoweth, CFO, Green Mechanical Construction “Our field team came in, did the training, and said, 'This is easy!' There was zero push back.” - Judy Marasco, Assistant Controller, W.J. O’Neil “This is amazing… I’m speechless.” - Lia Portillo, Controller, Glacier Construction Miter is the missing piece that brings your projects, payments, and people together, so you can build with confidence. GET A DEMO Request a demo at: https://www.miter.com/request-demo/

About

LaborPower

This app provides seamless mass messaging for union members via push notifications. It integrates with other software to manage dues, job updates, and member communications. Designed by union members for union members.

Highlights
  • Push notification messaging
  • Dues and meeting reminders
  • Job update notifications
  • Birthday wishes
  • Seamless integration with web apps
  • Access to member and employer data
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LaborPower mobile is a powerful, integrated, push notification app that puts the power of labor in your hands. Working Systems, the creators of the LaborPower suite of software, brings you an innovative new messaging tool to give you seamless mass messaging using state-of-the-art push notifications. LaborPower mobile gives you the ability to send important notifications to ALL of your members at the push of a button. Whether you need to send a dues reminder, meeting reminder, update on the latest jobs, or even wish a happy Birthday, LaborPower mobile can do it all. Already a part of the Working Systems family? LaborPower mobile integrates seamlessly with our Business Rep and Member Web Apps, allowing you access to online dues, job bidding, registration, member and employer data and so much more on the go. Current users of our Employer App will also have access to its invaluable features in the palm of their hands. LaborPower mobile is made by union members, for union members. LaborPower. Powering Labor. Note: This app is specifically designed to work with LaborPower Software. If you are not a member of a Union who already takes advantage of our feature rich suite of products, you will not be able to use this app. If you would like to find out how to get your Union or Organization enrolled, please visit https://workingsystems.com

Screenshots

Miter4 screens
LaborPower3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Miter at 4.7 against LaborPower's 2.4. Miter also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (2.8K vs 14). LaborPower's advantage is iOS requirement (13 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Miter holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Miter has 2.8K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Miter's written reviews are positive against 25% of LaborPower's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Miter ships an update weekly, LaborPower every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Miter versus LaborPower: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMiterLaborPower
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.8K ratings) — better2.4 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews29.4% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.8K — better14
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMiter HR, IncWorking Systems Inc

Customer experience

Miter

All ratings2,784 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive29.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative67.6%

LaborPower

All ratings12 ratings
Positive41.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative58.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Bugs and requests

Miter

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Timesheets disappearing after saving
  • Issues with clocking in/out registering correctly
  • Frequent random logouts

Requested features

2 requests
  • Option to manually enter time instead of using dial
  • Improved photo upload and saving functionality

LaborPower

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Miter

No in-app purchases

None

LaborPower

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Miter free?
Miter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LaborPower free?
LaborPower is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Miter or LaborPower?
Miter is rated higher. Miter averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while LaborPower averages 2.4 from 14 ratings.
Do Miter or LaborPower have ads?
Neither Miter nor LaborPower shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Miter or LaborPower?
Miter ships an update weekly, and LaborPower every 2 months. Most recently, Miter was updated on November 3, 2026 and LaborPower on November 3, 2026.

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