UKG Workforce Central vs Firstup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UKG Workforce Central
This app provides employees and managers with secure mobile access to manage work schedules, time off, pay, and staffing. It offers offline functionality for punching in/out, syncing data when connectivity is restored.
- Punch in/out for work
- Check schedules and time off
- View benefits and pay
- Manage exceptions and staffing
- Approve time off requests
- Offline data synchronization
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Built to help simplify your work needs, the Workforce Central mobile app (formerly known as Kronos Mobile) provides employees and managers quick, secure access to Workforce Central. Employees can punch in/out for work, check their schedules, time off, benefits, and pay. Managers can take care of exceptions as they come up, ensure staffing and schedules are good to go, take action on time off requests, and other and other key needs. The Workforce Central mobile app also works offline, so don’t worry if you’re not able to connect to data. Your punches will be stored and the next time you’re connected, the punches will be sent off to Workforce Central. If you’re new to the Workforce Central mobile app, come visit our Mobile Resources site to quickly get started: https://community.kronos.com/s/wfc-mobile Note: Your organization must have UKG Workforce Central configured and mobile enabled. Please reach out to your Workforce Central administrator if you’re having trouble with access.
Firstup
This app connects employees with essential company information, fostering engagement and improving communication. It provides a centralized hub for news, updates, and resources, ensuring everyone stays informed and connected.
- Official source for workforce communications
- Push notifications for news and tasks
- Upload and share videos, photos, documents
- Personalized user experience
- Save and find important information
- Comment and share content
- Connect company employees
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Firstup is a workforce communications app that helps companies reach employees with relevant, personalized information they need to do their best work. Firstup solves the problem of poor employee engagement by keeping all workers informed and connected. Employees have one place to find out what’s happening at work—no more searching through emails and intranets to get information. Companies have an easier, faster way to publish content and news and can measure how many employees engaged with their content. Why you’ll love Firstup: * An official source for all workforce communications—reach every worker with the information they need to know to do their best work. * Push notifications and reminders for breaking news or time-sensitive tasks * Ability to upload and share videos, photos, documents, or articles * Personalized user experience with profiles and the ability to choose channels to follow * A simple way to save and find important information with bookmarking and powerful search * The ability for users to comment and share * A powerful way to connect everyone at your company and create a better digital employee experience for all
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Firstup at 3.7 against UKG Workforce Central's 1.4. Firstup also leads on review sentiment (27% vs 2%). UKG Workforce Central's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and chart position (#194 vs unranked). 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.
Firstup holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UKG Workforce Central has 942 ratings behind it against 133, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 2% of UKG Workforce Central's written reviews are positive against 27% of Firstup's.
UKG Workforce Central ships an update every 2 months, Firstup monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UKG Workforce Central | Firstup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (942 ratings) | 3.7 (133 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 1.8% of reviews | 26.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 942 — better | 133 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #194 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kronos Incorporated | Firstup, Inc. |
Customer experience
UKG Workforce Central
Firstup
Bugs and requests
UKG Workforce Central
Reported bugs
4 issues- Server connection issues
- Login failures
- Disappearing schedule data
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Calendar sync integration
- Improved shift management tools
- Streamlined login process
- Customizable schedule views
Firstup
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
UKG Workforce Central
No in-app purchases
Firstup
No in-app purchases
Questions
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