Workday vs Blue Yonder Workforce
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Workday
Access your enterprise workplace tools securely from your mobile device. Manage time off, view pay, submit expenses, and approve requests. Stay connected with company directory and learning resources, all with robust data security.
- View pay and request time off
- Submit timesheets and expenses
- Approve employee requests
- Access company directory
- Take learning courses
- View reports and dashboards
- Secure data access with biometrics
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The Workday app provides secure, mobile access to your Workday applications on-the-go. As an employee, our simple interface allows you to • Review your pay, view or request time off, check in and out for work, submit your timesheet, and submit expenses quickly. • Get push notifications alerts and reminders for time tracking, important updates, and approvals. Immediately take action right from the app. • Browse your company directory, securely view coworker profiles, leave feedback, and take learning courses on-the-go. As a manager, you can take action wherever you are • Approve your employee requests easily. • View your team or individual profiles and immediately take actions relevant to your role, such as perform a job change, make a compensation change, or provide performance feedback. • Stay connected to your business by gaining quick insight into what's important through interactive reports and dashboards. And if your mobile device is ever lost or stolen, you can be confident that your data is secure. With support for Touch ID and Face ID, only you can access your information. Note: Your organization must authorize access to the Workday mobile app. You will only have access to mobile features your organization has enabled, based on your role (not all mobile features may be available to you). Not all Workday features are available on mobile.
Blue Yonder Workforce
Manage your work schedule, request time off, and view pay summaries directly from your mobile device. This app offers employee self-service features, allowing for shift swaps and managing availability.
- Schedule management
- Shift offers and swaps
- Time off requests
- View pay summary
- Manage availability
- Edit punches
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Blue Yonder Workforce is a new mobile offering intended to provide Employee Self Service (ESS) Desktop parity and includes: * Schedule * Shift Offer * Swap Shift * Time Off * Available Shifts * My Availability * Edited Punches * Unpaired Punches * Pay Summary * Profile Note: Must hold a Blue Yonder enterprise license in order to use the application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Workday at none against Blue Yonder Workforce's shown. Workday also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Blue Yonder Workforce's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Workday against 4.7 for Blue Yonder Workforce. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Workday has 1.9M ratings behind it against 102K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 31% of Workday's written reviews are positive against 35% of Blue Yonder Workforce's.
Workday ships an update fortnightly, Blue Yonder Workforce every 3 months. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Workday | Blue Yonder Workforce |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.9M ratings) | 4.7 (102K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.9% of reviews | 35.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.9M — better | 102K |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #10 — better | #101 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 237 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Workday | Blue Yonder, Inc. |
Customer experience
Workday
Blue Yonder Workforce
User reviews
Workday
From 1.9M App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Convenient mobile access
- 📊 Useful features (time tracking, pay stubs, learning)
- 👍 Easy to use for basic tasks
- 💡 Potential for improvement with better UI/UX
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent login issues and password resets
- 🕰️ Slow performance and loading times
- 👎 Not very intuitive or user-friendly
- 🔒 Privacy concerns with app permissions
- 🤔 Limited functionality compared to web version
Blue Yonder Workforce
From 102K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth app
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Convenient
- 🚀 Accurate
- 👍 Organized
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🔒 Antiquated login
- 🔒 Constantly logging out
- 🐛 Unreliable notifications
- 🐛 Glitchy performance
Bugs and requests
Workday
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes or freezes frequently
- Time off requests not working as expected
- Inconsistent behavior across mobile and web versions
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to view and manage leave balances
- Streamlined time entry and approval process
- Improved navigation and task flow
- Integration with calendar and other productivity apps
Blue Yonder Workforce
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login issues
- App crashes on launch
- Incorrect schedule information
- Inability to see schedule or time off requests
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
7 requests- Punch in and out feature
- Ability to see other team members' schedules
- Integration with Apple calendar
- Persistent login and Face ID/Touch ID support
- Ability to edit personal information
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- Improved shift management (e.g., easier shift swapping, calling out)
- Better notification system for schedule changes
In-app purchases
Workday
No in-app purchases
Blue Yonder Workforce
No in-app purchases
Questions
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