WhosOff. vs CWS TimeOut
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WhosOff.
Easily manage team absences, requests, and productivity on the go. This user-friendly app allows for instant leave reporting, approval of requests, and visibility into your workforce's availability.
- Manage team absences
- Approve/decline leave requests
- View planned absences
- Personalized dashboard
- Report team member absence
- Multi-Factor Authentication
- Single Sign-On
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Our new, user friendly mobile app lets you manage your leave in an instant. Report team members on sick leave, handle pending leave and overtime requests, keep an eye on your workforce and ensure maximum productivity. - View and manage your team's absences - Approve (or decline) leave and overtime requests - View your colleagues' upcoming planned absences - Personalised dashboard matches your online profile - Allow your team to report other members' absence - Support for Multi-Factor Authentication + Biometric Security - Single Sign-On (SAML) enabled - Admin Features for Adding and Managing existing staff members This is a companion application which works in conjunction with the WhosOff online service.
CWS TimeOut
This business app allows employees to manage time off requests and view leave balances. Managers can approve or deny requests and record time off for their teams. It provides automatic notifications for important updates.
- Check leave balances
- Request time off
- View who's out of office
- Approve/Deny requests
- Record employee time off
- Automatic notifications
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CWS is Committed to One Thing: Streamlining HR Responsibilities. At the core of CWS Software is ultimately configurable software built to automate human resource processes, brilliantly designed by people with an intimate knowledge of the HR landscape. Our mobile app lets you take TimeOut, our most popular solution, anywhere you go. Employees can · Check your current and future leave balances · Request time off · See who’s out of the office · Get automatic notifications Managers can · Approve or Deny time off requests · Record time off for your employees · Check balances, transactions and more for any of your employees An active account with CWS Software is required to use this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WhosOff. at 4.9 against CWS TimeOut's 2.5. WhosOff. also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 13%) and ratings volume (107 vs 20). CWS TimeOut's advantage is iOS requirement (11 vs 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WhosOff. holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WhosOff. has 107 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of WhosOff.'s written reviews are positive against 13% of CWS TimeOut's.
WhosOff. ships an update every 5 weeks, CWS TimeOut every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WhosOff. | CWS TimeOut |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (107 ratings) — better | 2.5 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.2% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 107 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 11 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xdrive Computing Limited | CWS Software |
Customer experience
WhosOff.
CWS TimeOut
Bugs and requests
WhosOff.
Reported bugs
18 issues- Unable to register, only sign in
- Shows half-day allowance but only allows whole-day booking
- Nothing comes back approved or recognized
- Doesn't work since update
- App ruined after update, shows nothing
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- Can't login with Google Apps on iOS
- App not responding to input
- Crashes after update
- App closes when viewing 'who's off'
- App crashes when trying to view 'who's off'
- App doesn't open at all after update
- App closes down every time to see who's off
- Doesn't show who's off in other or own teams
- Cannot cancel pending leave via app
- Doesn't remember login
- New update crashes
- App crashes as soon as you try to view 'who's off'
- New version boots you off
Requested features
4 requests- Add 'remaining balance' figure
- Add weekly/monthly/yearly view
- Add overtime function
- Allow cancellation of pending leave
CWS TimeOut
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WhosOff.
No in-app purchases
CWS TimeOut
No in-app purchases
