Comparison

Deputy vs Agendrix

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

Head to head
About

Deputy

This app simplifies employee scheduling, time tracking, and workforce management for businesses. It allows for easy creation of balanced schedules, communication with staff, and integration with payroll systems. Employees can view their schedules, manage availability, and clock in/out.

Highlights
  • Create balanced, cost-effective schedules
  • Publish shift information via push notification
  • Fill open shifts with team pick-up
  • Approve leave and shift changes
  • Manage team communications and tasks
  • Track time and attendance
  • Integrate with payroll and POS systems
Features
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Deputy is the ultimate employee scheduling app, shift planner, staff timesheet app, & complete workforce management solution. Get started for free today! Over 250,000 workplaces in 90+ countries trust Deputy for their employee scheduling software, leave management, time & attendance tracking, team task management, staff communication, demand forecasting and performance management. HOW DEPUTY HELPS BUSINESSES ◆ Easily create balanced, cost-effective schedules in minutes from any device. ◆ Publish personalized shift information to your team via push notification, email, and SMS. ◆ Fill open shifts easily by pushing alerts to your team and letting them pick up available shifts. ◆ Approve leave from your mobile easily so you're never caught off guard. ◆ Quickly approve employee shift swaps and shift changes in seconds straight from a mobile device. ◆ Manage team communications easily in one place: broadcast announcements, assign tasks to specific individuals / shifts, and get confirmation that your team has seen it. ◆ Get greater insight and control of your business, and keep yourself compliant with inbuilt fair workweek compliance. ◆ Connect with your existing apps to give you end-to-end visibility. Deputy syncs with over 300+ of the world's most used solutions such as ADP, Square, QuickBooks, Xero, Gusto, NetSuite, Revel, LightSpeed and many more! HOW DEPUTY HELPS EMPLOYEES ◆ Get your work schedule on your device as soon as it’s published. ◆ View all your upcoming shifts in one place and receive alerts on days when you’re due to work. ◆ Manage your availability and time off easily, see what’s approved, and make it simple for your manager to know when you are and aren’t available. ◆ Clock in and out of work quickly from the app. ◆ See important company updates, manage your tasks and communicate with your team from your mobile device. TRY DEPUTY TODAY Setting up your business? Sign up for a free trial today. No setup fee. Pick the plan to suit your business: monthly, annually or flexi. Always know that you have the right people scheduled with our Shift Planner: Deputy makes it easy to create fully costed schedules in minutes, then notify staff when they’re working. Deputy will even automatically remind employees of their shifts on the morning that they are due to work. Manage employees’ leave requests or unavailability from a central location, then integrate with your online schedules so there’s no risk of scheduling someone who is not available. Need to be smart about staffing levels? Deputy integrates with your POS & payroll information to make sure you’re scheduling efficiently, and pulls in real-time weather information so you know if you need extra shifts or not! Clocking in to work is made simple with our time clock software, including GPS validation, to quickly track time and attendance (or optionally from a tablet Kiosk, using our inbuilt facial detection technology). Finalizing your timesheets and exporting to payroll can be done with one click from your mobile device. Joining an existing team? It's free - just log in. CUSTOMER TESTIMONIALS “Straightaway, the time and attendance headache disappeared. There’s no need to manually enter data from one system to another. It’s all uploaded effortlessly. And on our tablets or phones, we can sign off timesheets with a swipe." "Everyone gets alerted to their shifts, which they can check on their smartphones. Everyone knows where they should be, when they should be there and what they should be doing." "Deputy has been a revelation for our business. We’re saving approximately $30,000 a year in admin costs alone. But even more importantly, we’re now able to optimize all shifts and staffing levels." ABOUT DEPUTY APP Our staff scheduling app is updated regularly to make sure we’re always providing the best and most flexible features to the businesses we work with. Any feedback? Need help? Email experience+ios@deputy.com Terms of Use: https://www.deputy.com/subscription-agreement

About

Agendrix

Streamline employee scheduling, time tracking, and team communication. Managers can easily create schedules, manage requests, and send alerts. Employees can access their schedules, clock in/out, and submit requests on the go.

Highlights
  • Create and manage team schedules
  • Team communication and messaging
  • Time off and replacement request management
  • Real-time schedule change alerts
  • Clock in/out with geotracking
  • View timesheets
  • Shift swapping and availability submission
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Simplify workforce management wherever you are with scheduling, time tracking, and team communication in a single app. If you manage a team: • Create, edit, and view your team's schedules • Message employees one-on-one or in group conversations • Handle time off and replacement requests in seconds • Push schedule changes and notify everyone affected, instantly • Post day notes to keep the whole team in the loop If you work shifts: • Check your schedule anytime, right from your phone • Get reminders before your shifts and alerts when anything changes • Clock in and out in one tap, with location confirmation • Review your timesheets and hours worked • Tell your manager when you're available to work • Request time off in seconds • Swap a shift with a coworker • See who else is on the schedule • Sync your shifts to your personal calendar • Read and sign your HR documents • Submit expense claims for reimbursement

Screenshots

Deputy4 screens
Agendrix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Agendrix at none against Deputy's 2. Agendrix also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 59%) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). Deputy's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (6K vs 1.3K). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. Deputy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $59.99 per month. Agendrix asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Deputy against 4.7 for Agendrix. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6K and 1.3K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Deputy's written reviews are positive against 67% of Agendrix's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Deputy ships an update weekly, Agendrix every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Deputy versus Agendrix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeputyAgendrix
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6K ratings) — better4.7 (1.3K ratings)
Positive reviews59.2% of reviews67.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6K — better1.3K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size285 MB164 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeputy.comAgendrix inc.

Customer experience

Deputy

All ratings5,977 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral1.1%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews429 reviews
Positive59.2%
Neutral9.6%
Negative31.2%

Agendrix

All ratings1,276 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews132 reviews
Positive67.4%
Neutral13.6%
Negative18.9%

User reviews

Deputy

From 6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Convenient for scheduling and timekeeping
  • 👍 Helpful for managing staff
  • 👍 Reliable and efficient

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🐛 Unreliable location tracking
  • 🐛 Inconsistent performance after updates
  • 🔍 Limited customization options
  • 💰 Expensive for some businesses

Agendrix

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 User-friendly
  • 🚀 Efficient scheduling
  • 💡 Helpful for managers
  • 🚀 Time-saving
  • 👍 Convenient for employees

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs with clock-in/out
  • 🐛 Connectivity issues
  • 🔍 Lack of visibility on colleagues' schedules
  • 🔍 Difficulty finding past schedules
  • 🔍 Complicated for managers

Bugs and requests

Deputy

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes or freezes frequently
  • Timesheets not accurately recording hours worked
  • Shift scheduling issues after updates
  • Notification system not reliable

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to cancel shifts
  • Improve communication features between employees
  • Provide more detailed reporting and analytics
  • Allow employees to view their leave balances
  • Integrate with more payroll/HR systems

Agendrix

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Rounding of work hours
  • Unreliable notifications
  • Frequent app updates causing confusion
  • Inconsistent clock-in/out functionality across web and mobile

Requested features

5 requests
  • Calendar view for upcoming shifts
  • Ability to pin messages or notes
  • Integrated video/voice chat
  • Customizable widgets
  • Improved mobile experience for managers

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Deputy

Subscriptions2
  • 10 users1 Month trial$59.991 Month
  • 25 users1 Month trial$144.991 Month
None

Agendrix

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Deputy free?
Deputy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Agendrix free?
Agendrix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Deputy or Agendrix?
Deputy is rated higher. Deputy averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6K ratings, while Agendrix averages 4.7 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Deputy or Agendrix have ads?
Neither Deputy nor Agendrix shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Deputy or Agendrix?
Deputy ships an update weekly, and Agendrix every 2 weeks. Most recently, Deputy was updated on October 30, 2026 and Agendrix on October 29, 2026.

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