ActiveAlert vs Treering Time Employee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ActiveAlert
This app provides essential call details directly on your smartphone, eliminating the need to manually record information or enter addresses while driving. It automatically maps alarm locations, facilitates real-time response coordination, and organizes past and current calls.
- Real-time call details on smartphone
- Automatic alarm location mapping
- Real-time response coordination map
- Access photos and documents
- Converts dispatch data
- Manage past and current calls
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ActiveAlert helps you respond to calls faster by getting the essential details right in your smartphone. No more copying down dispatch information or trying to enter an address while driving. - Uses Apple Push instead of SMS - Automatically maps alarm location - Coordinate response with others using real-time map - Access relevant photos and documents from your phone - Converts hard-to-read dispatch data into legible sections - Manage past and current calls
Treering Time Employee
This application allows employees to clock in and out, manage job transfers, and review their work hours. It also enables submitting timesheets, viewing accrual balances, and requesting time off. The tool provides instant access to key features for managing time and attendance, whether on-site or remotely.
- Clock in and out
- Job/project transfers
- View and submit timesheets
- View accrual balances
- Request time off
- Capture GPS location
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Powered by TreeRing Time’s industry-leading SaaS solutions the TreeRing Employee Mobile application also incorporates many of the latest features that transcends Time and Attendance and becomes a strategic part of the daily management of your company from an HR, Payroll, and Accounting perspective. The simplified interface minimizes the learning curve and puts the power of data in your hands immediately! Easy to configure and install, companies will be able to easily support the TreeRing Employee Mobile application and secure access to only those authorized to use the application. Whether on-site or on-the-go TreeRing Employee Mobile application gives you the ability to leverage the power of TreeRing Time with instant access to key features from wherever you are, including: Key employee features: * Clock in and out; * Perform job/project transfers; * Review work hours for the entire pay period (View Timesheet); * Submit timesheet; * View accrual balances; * Request sick leave hours, vacation hours, etc.; * View time-off requests; * Enter attestation information after a clock out transaction with tracked fields; * Capture GPS location of clocking transactions as they are performed Download TreeRing Time's Mobile Clock to leverage the power of your TreeRing Time Software. TreeRing Time simplifies the tedious tasks involved with monitoring employee time and attendance, labor tracking, and data collection. Our completely automated time-tracking software — working in tandem with our data collection devices — helps you control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity. Call 1-855-861-4381 or visit www.treeringws.com to learn more about how Mobile Clock can improve your business's time and attendance process.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Treering Time Employee at 100% against ActiveAlert's 55%. Treering Time Employee also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.6). ActiveAlert's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
ActiveAlert holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ActiveAlert has 741 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of ActiveAlert's written reviews are positive against 100% of Treering Time Employee's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ActiveAlert ships an update every 9 days, Treering Time Employee every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.
| Parameter | ActiveAlert | Treering Time Employee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (741 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 741 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Active911 | TreeRing Workforce Solutions, Inc |
Customer experience
ActiveAlert
Treering Time Employee
Bugs and requests
ActiveAlert
Reported bugs
5 issues- Continuous paging/re-alerting issues
- Inability to disable repeat paging
- Alerts not working when phone is on silent
- Crashing and freezing issues
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between apps
Requested features
8 requests- Favorites or saved calls list
- Ability to adjust alert volume
- More alert tone options
- Improved map routing and integration
- Customizable themes and color schemes
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- Ability to mark on-duty/off-duty status with one button
- Improved call details formatting and organization
- Widgets and CarPlay integration
Treering Time Employee
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ActiveAlert
No in-app purchases
Treering Time Employee
No in-app purchases
Questions
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