Comparison

Workai vs Databag

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

Head to head
About

Workai

Features
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Workai helps organizations of any size and industry to effectively communicate and engage remote and frontline workers. It's an Employee App to get company information, news, and events. Connect with co-workers through the internal social network, provide feedback, search for people and knowledge, develop skills, plan work, and get things done. Workai Platform aims to streamline the entire employee journey and help companies reach employees everywhere, with less effort and more confidence. A Workai account is required to use the app.

About

Databag

This self-hosted messaging service offers decentralized and federated communication with end-to-end encryption. Organize conversations by topic and enjoy low latency with mobile alerts for new messages and calls.

Highlights
  • Decentralized communication
  • Federated accounts
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Topic-based threads
  • Audio and video calls
  • Mobile alerts
Features
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Databag is a selfhosted messaging service. Notable features include: - Decentralized (direct communication between app and server node) - Federated (accounts on different nodes can communicate) - Public-Private key based identity (not bound to any blockchain or hosting domain) - End-to-End encryption (the hosting admin cannot view sealed topics, default unsealed) - Audio and Video Calls (nat traversal requires separate relay server) - Topic based threads (messages organized by topic not contacts) - Lightweight (server can run on a raspberry pi zero v1.3) - Low latency (use of websockets for push events to avoid polling) - Unlimited accounts per node (host for your whole family) - Mobile alerts for new contacts, messages, and calls (supports APN)

Screenshots

Workai4 screens
Databag3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Databag at fortnightly against Workai's every 6 weeks. Databag also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.6). 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

Workai ships an update every 6 weeks, Databag fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Workai versus Databag: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkaiDatabag
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElastic Cloud Solutions Sp. z o.o.Roland Osborne

In-app purchases

None

Workai

No in-app purchases

None

Databag

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Workai free?
Workai is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Databag free?
Databag is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Workai or Databag have ads?
Neither Workai nor Databag shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Workai or Databag?
Workai ships an update every 6 weeks, and Databag fortnightly. Most recently, Workai was updated on October 5, 2026 and Databag on September 23, 2026.

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