Paycheck Lite vs Union Worx
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paycheck Lite
Easily calculate your net paycheck from gross pay or hourly wages, including overtime. This app estimates federal and state payroll taxes, deductions, and take-home pay. It's useful for budgeting, comparing pay across different states, and emailing pay details.
- Gross pay to net pay calculation
- Hourly wage calculation with overtime
- Federal and state tax estimation
- Deduction allowances consideration
- Compare net pay across states
- Email pay details
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Paycheck Lite computes your payroll check from a Gross payroll amount or calculates Hourly Wages, that may include overtime and double time. Paycheck Lite calculates net paycheck amount and applicable federal and state payroll taxes, such as federal withholding tax, social security, medicare, state withholding, state unemployment and state disability (where applicable). Paycheck Lite is an ideal tool for anyone looking to estimate net pay (take-home amount after taxes) in the state of employment. Use Paycheck Lite to calculate payroll check on a go and to compare net paychecks in 50 different states and US territories, especially if considering employment in a different state or a possible relocation. Paycheck details can be emailed to employee, employer, payroll service provider, spouse or anyone else. Use Paycheck Lite to estimate your net paycheck amount and budget your spending accordingly. Paycheck Lite mobile payroll app considers federal and state deduction allowances, current year to date wages paid, and federal and state filing statuses - details that affect accuracy of calculation. For professional payroll app and paycheck calculation consider upgrading to paid Payrollguru app, which allows for multiple employees payroll profiles, pre-tax and post-tax deductions, and displays a pie chart distribution of a gross paycheck. Paycheck Lite is available for iPhone, iPod and iPad. Thank you for using Paycheck Lite! If you enjoy using the app please review it, otherwise please send us your comments, suggestions and bug reports to support@payrollguru.mobi.
Union Worx
Manage your union membership conveniently from your smartphone. Bid on jobs, pay dues, receive important messages, and re-sign directly through the app. Requires your local union to be a partner.
- Bid on jobs
- Re-sign membership
- Pay dues
- Receive messages
- Connect with local union
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Union Worx empowers you to bid on jobs, re-sign, pay dues, receive messages, and more with your local* at home or from the convenience of your smartphone. *Your local union must be a Union Worx partner in order to connect with them and interact with available features.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Union Worx at 4.7 against Paycheck Lite's 2.5. Union Worx also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 8 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Union Worx holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Union Worx has 883 ratings behind it against 162, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Paycheck Lite's written reviews are positive against 28% of Union Worx's.
Paycheck Lite ships an update every 8 months, Union Worx weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paycheck Lite | Union Worx |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (162 ratings) | 4.7 (883 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.1% of reviews | 27.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 162 | 883 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Payrollguru, Inc. | Union Worx, LLC |
Customer experience
Paycheck Lite
Union Worx
User reviews
Paycheck Lite
From 162 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Accurate paycheck estimates
- 👍 Timely tax updates
- 👍 Great customer support
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Helpful for planning
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 App freezes often
- 🐛 Ads are intrusive
- 🐛 Ads prevent usage
- 🐛 Not compatible with iOS
Union Worx
From 883 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✅ Helps users find job opportunities
- 📱 Convenient centralized platform for union halls
- 🎯 Useful for traveling workers across locals
- 📚 Ability to sign books and view work calls
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and lockouts
- 😤 Poor user interface design and navigation
- 🔄 Requires re-registration for each local union
- ⚠️ Account login and access issues
- ❌ Inconsistent job winner updates
Bugs and requests
Paycheck Lite
Reported bugs
16 issues- Connection error
- New York state tax not deducted (shows zero)
- App does not work with iOS 15
- Paid upgrade does not work
- Calculate button won't open/freezes
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- App freezes randomly for days
- App stopped working suddenly
- Keyboard issues on iPhone X
- Cannot scroll states on iOS 11
- Cannot update state or filing status without paying
- Freezes when changing state
- Pop-up ads take control of phone/play loud music
- Ads prevent selecting claiming status
- Cannot scroll down on drop-down boxes in settings
- Numeric keys not appearing to input numbers
- Net pay calculation is annualized, not per pay period
Requested features
7 requests- Update app for iOS 14/15/16
- Add custom deductions
- Optimize for iPad
- Fix state tax deduction issues
- Improve ad experience (less intrusive, fix closing)
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- Allow selection of 'Tax Exempt' filing status
- Fix annualized net pay display
Union Worx
Reported bugs
9 issues- App crashes frequently
- "Too many attempts" lockout error on first attempt
- Blank page where job calls should display
- Refresh function not working properly
- App freezes and becomes unresponsive
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- Job call notifications sent despite preference settings
- Users silently removed from out-of-work list
- Unable to view unions on login selection page
- Inconsistent job winner updates not posted daily
Requested features
9 requests- Allow seamless switching between multiple union halls without logging off
- Improved app design and professional development
- Better job call filtering (indoor vs outdoor work)
- More detailed job descriptions and requirements
- Single registration for access to all locals
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- Transparent bidding system with clear selection criteria
- Integration of dings/notifications on out-of-work list
- Profile editing capabilities
- Faster account activation process
In-app purchases
Paycheck Lite
No in-app purchases
Union Worx
No in-app purchases








