Comparison

uAttend vs Elective Staffing

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

Head to head
About

uAttend

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
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The uAttend mobile app works in conjunction with uAttend’s Cloud-Connected Time and Attendance System. Employees appreciate the convenience of in and out punching in the palm their hands while administrators and supervisors manage timecards with ease. For a personalized touch, the app displays your company logo upon login once you’ve added it to your existing uAttend account. SMART PUNCHING Hourly employees can clock in and out for work, lunches and breaks. It’s all possible in the app! To streamline the process, the app shows the next most likely punch option available to each employee. When someone is on their lunch break, they’ll return to a screen prompt to punch in from lunch.Once punched in, the employee will see their punch status along with the time, date and department they are punched into. They can even transfer departments with the touch of a button. DEPARTMENT TRANSFERS When transferring departments employees are prompted to enter the new department or search by name. Once you transfer it automatically punches you out of your existing department and punches you into the new one. EASY ACCESS TO TIME CARDS Employees with permission can view current and past time cards. It’s easy to approve or email their time cards to a supervisor or themselves in an instant. ADDING TIPS AND EXPENSES Employees can add tips and expenses right from the app. This comes in handy for reporting purposes and so payroll can handle. Add expenses based on the expense codes your account has set up. Track gas, team lunches or whatever you need by selecting the category and adding the amount. Once everything is entered, you can filter by gross pay, notes, tips and expenses. LEAVING NOTES Keep the lines of communication open knowing staff can write a short note to their supervisor with each punch. ADMINISTRATOR/SUPERVISOR FEATURES Administrators and supervisors enjoy real-time oversight on employee time and attendance regardless of location. The app provides a list of all employees and their punch status. At a glance you’ll know who’s in, who’s out and who’s missing. Filter by different statuses to identify who’s at lunch. Administrators view and edit all departments while supervisors view and edit departments or employees they are responsible for. Email timecards individually or to multiple people. EDITING TIME CARDS Within your account, you can filter by employee or department to return results. Search employees to show gross pay, overtime, benefit hours and more. Email the timecard summary for all employees and add notes before sending.As an administrator you can edit punches, facilitate group punches, approve timecards and even contact support directly from the app. If you change your pay period after the fact, there is a way to recalculate timecards as well.

About

Elective Staffing

Features
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Elective Staffing connects companies with reliable talent across light industrial, skilled trades, logistics, and other blue-collar industries. Our mobile app makes it easier than ever for clients and internal team members to manage staffing work orders on the go. The Elective Staffing app provides a simple, intuitive way to submit new staffing requests without the back-and-forth of emails or phone calls. From a single place, you can: Create new work orders in minutes Quickly enter the job details, required skills, shift schedules, and number of employees needed. Track the status of your requests See whether a work order is processing, approved, filled, or needs additional information. Stay connected with your Elective Staffing representative Receive updates, request changes, and keep your hiring process moving seamlessly.

Screenshots

uAttend4 screens
Elective Staffing3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: uAttend at 12.2 against Elective Staffing's 15.1. 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

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

uAttend ships an update every 6 weeks, Elective Staffing every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
uAttend versus Elective Staffing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteruAttendElective Staffing
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (233 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews5.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings233 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.2 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size221 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWorkwell Technologies, Inc.MARIA ADRIANNA KENNEDY

Bugs and requests

uAttend

Reported bugs

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

Requested features

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

Elective Staffing

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

uAttend

No in-app purchases

None

Elective Staffing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is uAttend free?
uAttend is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Elective Staffing free?
Elective Staffing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do uAttend or Elective Staffing have ads?
Neither uAttend nor Elective Staffing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, uAttend or Elective Staffing?
uAttend ships an update every 6 weeks, and Elective Staffing every 5 weeks. Most recently, uAttend was updated on October 13, 2026 and Elective Staffing on October 17, 2026.

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