Comparison

Induction vs Workforce Australia

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

Head to head
About

Induction

Access and complete online induction materials for your organization. Publish health and safety training, HR topics, and onboarding content for staff, contractors, and visitors. Includes a social network for managers to share alerts and updates.

Highlights
  • Access online induction materials
  • Complete online assessments
  • Publish safety alerts and announcements
  • Update induction content
  • Record training details
  • View induction certificates
Features
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Induction allows users to access and complete their Online Induction material via the app. Organisations can publish health and safety training, human resources topics, on boarding and new starter material that can be accessed via the app for induction into the organisation by their contractors, staff and visitors. The app features a social network for Health and safety Managers and Human Resource Managers allowing them to publish safety alerts, organisation announcements, updates to their induction content and materials directly to their users such as contractors, employees and visitors. Users can post messages on their organisations feed and engage in safety and organisational topics. Users can access their specific organisations induction, complete an online assessment, record important training and basic organisational details, view their induction certificate or view a sample of each of these if their organisation has not set an induction up. Easy to use and ideal for use in the field.

About

Workforce Australia

Discover thousands of job opportunities advertised daily. Filter by industry, location, and availability, and receive personalized recommendations. Save jobs and searches for easy access.

Highlights
  • Job search by industry, location, and availability
  • Personalized job recommendations
  • Save jobs for later
  • Save job search results
  • Browse thousands of daily job ads
Features
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Find your next job on the Workforce Australia app. Thousands of jobs are advertised every day. Find a job wherever you are • Find jobs based on industry, location, and the times and days you can work. • See jobs recommended for you. • Save jobs you want to apply for. • Save your job search results to review later. The Workforce Australia app is funded and operated by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations. It’s a free service to help Australians find a job. Contact us at ESMobileAppSupport@dewr.gov.au or 13 62 68 if you need help using this app.

Screenshots

Induction4 screens
Workforce Australia3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Induction at 76% against Workforce Australia's 6%. Induction also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Induction ships an update every 2 months, Workforce Australia every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Induction versus Workforce Australia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInductionWorkforce Australia
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.8 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.0% of reviews — better5.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—17 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWork Metrics Pty LtdDepartment of Employment

Customer experience

Induction

Written reviews25 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative24.0%

Workforce Australia

All ratings17 ratings
Positive70.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative29.4%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive5.7%
Neutral11.3%
Negative83.0%

In-app purchases

None

Induction

No in-app purchases

None

Workforce Australia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Induction free?
Induction is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Workforce Australia free?
Workforce Australia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Induction or Workforce Australia have ads?
Neither Induction nor Workforce Australia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Induction or Workforce Australia?
Induction ships an update every 2 months, and Workforce Australia every 3 months. Most recently, Induction was updated on November 1, 2026 and Workforce Australia on November 1, 2026.

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