# uAttend vs PreShift

The clearest difference is update cadence: uAttend at every 6 weeks against PreShift's every 11 months. uAttend also leads on ratings volume (233 vs 5). PreShift's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads there is nothing between them.

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 — 1.8 for uAttend against 1.8 for PreShift. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: uAttend has 233 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 5% of uAttend's written reviews are positive against 0% of PreShift's.

uAttend ships an update every 6 weeks, PreShift every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | uAttend | PreShift |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[1.8 (233 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/uattend/id428876448/reviews)** | [1.8 (5 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/preshift/id1087508106/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **233** | 5 |
| Positive reviews | **5.3% of reviews** | 0.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 6 weeks** | Every 11 months |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 221 MB | 30 MB |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 | **9.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Workwell Technologies, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1301618531) | [BlueLid Labs, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/439412354) |

## What reviewers say

### uAttend

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/uattend/id428876448)

This app allows employees to clock in and out, manage timecards, and add tips and expenses. Supervisors and administrators gain real-time oversight of employee attendance, with features for editing timecards and managing departments.

**Highlights:** Clock in/out for work, lunch, and breaks, View and manage time cards, Add tips and expenses, Department transfers, Leave notes for supervisors, Real-time employee attendance oversight, Edit time cards

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- ⭐ Brilliant
- 👍 Good app
- 👍 Helps

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Crashes constantly
- 🐛 Freezes and glitches
- 🐛 Slow and buggy
- 🐛 Doesn't work
- 🐛 Unreliable

**Reported bugs**

- Login issues
- Punch in/out not working
- Crashes on launch
- Syncing issues
- Compatibility problems with newer devices

**Requested features**

- Bring it to Apple Watch
- Add dark mode
- Improve time card and accrual information
- Add more employee-friendly features


### PreShift

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/preshift/id1087508106)

Streamline heavy equipment inspections with this app. Document defects with photos and text, track hour meter readings, and share reports in real-time. Build repair histories and post safety alerts for your team.

**Highlights:** Digital pre-shift inspections, Defect reporting with photos, Hour meter and odometer tracking, Real-time inspection sync, Repair history logging, Customizable inspection lists, Safety alerts

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is uAttend free?

uAttend is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is PreShift free?

PreShift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, uAttend or PreShift?

uAttend is rated higher. uAttend averages 1.8 out of 5 from 233 ratings, while PreShift averages 1.8 from 5 ratings.

### Do uAttend or PreShift have ads?

Neither uAttend nor PreShift shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, uAttend or PreShift?

uAttend ships an update every 6 weeks, and PreShift every 11 months. Most recently, uAttend was updated on October 13, 2026 and PreShift on October 4, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*