Comparison

Timegate+ vs Lumen

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

Head to head
About

Timegate+

This mobile application provides field service workers with comprehensive tools to manage their workload. It allows users to track shifts, ensure safety, report incidents, and perform service tasks. Additionally, it offers access to an employee portal for managing time off, schedules, and company communications.

Highlights
  • Start and stop shifts
  • Employee safety monitoring
  • Incident and escalation reporting
  • Service task and tour management
  • Time off booking
  • Schedule viewing
  • Shift searching
  • Query submission
Features
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Timegate+ This is a mobile application compatible with the web application Timegate+ or Timegate (cloud-hosted). Timegate+ is the leading Global Workforce Management solution for field service workers. The Timegate+ mobile app has all the functionality needed to efficiently manage your workload from a mobile device. ● Start and stop shifts ● Ensure employee safety ● Raise incidents or escalations ● Conduct service responsibilities such as tasks and tours The app also provides access to your employee portal, which allows you to book time off, view your schedule, look for new shifts, make requests, raise queries, view company announcements and more. * *Subject to the security policies of your employer, not all features may be available to you. Install Guide: Timegate+ requires mobile systems iOS 11.0 or newer 1. Ensure your mobile device is using the latest system update. 2. Install or reinstall Timegate+ from the store. 3. Once installed, ensure the Timegate+ app is allowed to access your device's location services. 4. Enter your username and password. If you do not have these, please ask a member of your management team. Timegate+ uses GPS capabilities through an optional heartbeat monitoring feature that managers can enable to track employee locations in real-time during field shifts to ensure that if an emergency occurs or an SOS call is raised as manager has the employees last known location and can relay that information to the appropriate authorities in law-enforcement for the safety of the employee. When an employee books off of a shift, GPS tracking is no longer enabled. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. If you have queries regarding privacy and location tracking, please contact a member of your management team. Developer: WorkWave

About

Lumen

Features
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Lumen is a beautiful countdown app for the days that matter — the trips you're planning, the milestones you're working toward, the moments you're living for. Light at the end of the tunnel, always in your pocket. ADD YOUR EVENTS Create countdowns for anything — trips, birthdays, weddings, holidays, and more. Add a cover photo from your library or search millions of images on Unsplash. Pick an accent color, write a short description, and let Lumen do the rest. PINNED HEROES Promote your most important countdowns to the top of your screen as large, beautiful hero cards. Press and hold any event, then drag up to pin it. Up to three events can be pinned at once. BEAUTIFUL CARDS Choose from multiple card styles and countdown formats — display days, weeks, months, or a natural language phrase. Pick a font to match the mood of each event. Every card feels personal. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Add a Lumen widget to your home screen and see your countdown at a glance, without even opening the app. SMART REMINDERS Never miss a moment. Lumen can remind you a week before, a day before, the morning of, and right at the time of your event. Or turn on a daily summary to stay in tune with what's coming. MEMORIES When an event passes, it moves into Memories — a quiet archive of the days you've already lived. Revisit them any time. ICLOUD SYNC Your events sync automatically across all your devices via iCloud. Backups are stored in your iCloud account so you can always restore if needed. IMPORT & EXPORT Import events directly from your Calendar app, or export your countdowns as a standard .ics file to share or back up. MADE FOR THE DAYS THAT MATTER Lumen is crafted with care — warm typography, thoughtful haptics, and a design that gets out of the way so your events can shine.

Screenshots

Timegate+4 screens
Lumen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Timegate+ at Free against Lumen's $1.99. Timegate+ also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Timegate+ is free to download; Lumen costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timegate+ ships an update every 3 weeks, Lumen every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Timegate+ versus Lumen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimegate+Lumen
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews5.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTeam SoftwareRobert Holmes

In-app purchases

None

Timegate+

No in-app purchases

None

Lumen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timegate+ free?
Timegate+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lumen free?
Lumen costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Timegate+ or Lumen have ads?
Neither Timegate+ nor Lumen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timegate+ or Lumen?
Timegate+ ships an update every 3 weeks, and Lumen every 2 weeks. Most recently, Timegate+ was updated on November 3, 2026 and Lumen on October 31, 2026.

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