HQS vs Time by Mainspring
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HQS
This application streamlines on-site inspections for inspectors, leveraging iOS features like GPS and photo capture. It offers offline functionality, allowing seamless data syncing and work completion even without an internet connection.
- On-site inspections
- GPS tracking
- Location mapping
- Photo capture
- Offline work mode
- Data syncing
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Lindsey Software's Section 8 HQS Inspections Software allows Inspectors to easily perform inspections on site while utilizing many features available with the iOS platform, such as GPS tracking, location mapping, and photo capture. The Inspections Software works while off line as well as online through WiFi or 3G. Inspectors can also sync inspection information to work offline when no connection is available.
Time by Mainspring
This employee-facing mobile app connects to a workforce management system. It allows employees to clock in and out, track time, and manage schedules. The app also offers geolocation features for geofencing and time punching.
- Employee time clock
- Geolocation for geofencing
- Background GPS tracking
- Schedule management
- Accrual tracking
- Time sheet management
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“Time” (formerly Infinitime Atlas Mobile App) is the employee mobile application that is used with Mainspring Time software (formerly Infinitime Online). Mainspring Time is a robust workforce management system that allows businesses to proactively track their employee workforce from the office, the field, and mobile workers. Mainspring Time has the ability to track accruals, schedules, time sheets, time exceptions, and much more. Our application does geolocation for geofencing and for punching when entering geofenced areas. This is done with continued use of GPS location in the background. We strive to use as little battery as possible for this feature and disable the constant geolocation when the geofencing feature is disabled in the server. Please be aware that continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HQS at 4.2 against Time by Mainspring's 1.3. HQS also leads on ratings volume (89 vs 6) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 14.0). Time by Mainspring's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, 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.
HQS holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HQS has 89 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of HQS's written reviews are positive against 8% of Time by Mainspring's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
HQS ships an update every 3 months, Time by Mainspring every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HQS | Time by Mainspring |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (89 ratings) — better | 1.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 7.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 89 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MRI Software | Mainspring - Small Business Solutions |
Customer experience
HQS
Time by Mainspring
In-app purchases
HQS
No in-app purchases
Time by Mainspring
No in-app purchases
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