Quinyx Mobile vs Parakey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Quinyx Mobile
Manage your work life directly from your phone. Access your schedule, book shifts, apply for leave, and communicate with colleagues. Track your time, punch in/out, and stay updated with company news and tasks.
- View working schedule
- Book shifts
- Apply for leave
- Send Notices of Interest
- Read and send Qmail
- Punch in and out from work
- Manage time reports
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Access your work schedule and time reports in your mobile phone with our mobile app! Features: - View your working schedule - Book shifts - Apply for leave - Send Notices of Interest - Read and send Qmail - Read news posts - View your colleagues' contact information - Execute and follow up tasks - Punch in and out from work - Manage your time reports NOTE: Requires that your employer has a Quinyx WFM license and has activated support for mobile devices. Contact your employer regarding account details.
Parakey
Transform your smartphone into a digital key for various locked spaces like offices and parking garages. This app eliminates the need for physical keys, fobs, or cards, offering convenient access even without an internet connection.
- Smartphone as a digital key
- Access locked spaces without internet
- Automatic door detection
- NFC sticker unlocking
- Lock screen widgets
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Use your smartphone as a key to locked spaces, such as the office, parking garage or gym – even without internet access. No more physical keys, fobs or entry cards to keep track of! — Features — • Automatic detection of doors you are close to and have access to – no need to scroll through long lists of doors • Tap your phone on a Parakey NFC sticker to unlock • Add widgets to open the app or NFC reader from the lock screen • Access to many locked spaces? Your frequently unlocked ones are displayed at the top • ... and much more! — Requirements — • Parakey-devices installed in the locked areas • You need to be invited by an administrator in order to create an account and login as a user • iPhone 6s or greater • iOS 15.0 or greater
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Quinyx Mobile at 4.7 against Parakey's 3.0. Quinyx Mobile also leads on ratings volume (980 vs 5). Parakey's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 37%). 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.
Quinyx Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quinyx Mobile has 980 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 37% of Quinyx Mobile's written reviews are positive against 50% of Parakey's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Quinyx Mobile ships an update monthly, Parakey every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quinyx Mobile | Parakey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (980 ratings) — better | 3.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.6% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 980 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Quinyx AB | Parakey AB |
Customer experience
Quinyx Mobile
Parakey
Bugs and requests
Quinyx Mobile
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes and becomes unresponsive
- Incorrect punch in/out times
- Unable to access holiday rota on Apple devices
- App crashes on launch
Requested features
4 requests- Push notifications for new shifts
- Option to request days off
- Tabulation of work done
- Calendar layout and daily/monthly pay view
Parakey
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Quinyx Mobile
No in-app purchases
Parakey
No in-app purchases
