VbasMobile vs symplr Workforce
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VbasMobile
Easily access and manage your company-sponsored benefits information. Submit reimbursement receipts with a photo, check claim status, and view benefit summaries and company resources.
- View personal information
- Submit FSA reimbursement receipts via photo
- Check claims status and history
- View current benefit summaries
- Browse company resources
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VbasMobile is only a click away! Make viewing your company sponsored benefits information even easier. VbasMobile App allows members immediate access to the information they need most and includes: - Ability to view personal information. - Submit FSA reimbursement receipts with a snap of a photo. - Check claims status and history. - View current benefit summaries. - Browse company resources.
symplr Workforce
This app allows employees to manage their schedules, request time off, and clock in/out with location verification. Managers can oversee employee timecards, approve requests, and monitor staffing levels to ensure optimal workforce management.
- Self-scheduling and shift requests
- Location-based clocking with alerts
- Timecard management and approval
- Request time off
- View employee schedules and timecards
- Monitor staffing levels
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The Workforce app streamlines key features from Time and Attendance, Staffing and Scheduling, and ShiftSelect®. Note: Available features differ based on your solution. FEATURES As an employee: • Add shifts during self-scheduling periods. • Request open shifts and trade. • View your schedule and request time off. • Clock in based on your location and get notified when there is a mismatch with your location. • View missed clocking alerts, clock in/out, sign off your timecard, and add/edit/delete clockings and calendars. As a manager: • View your employees' timecards, requests, exceptions, and contact information. • Correct a clocking or location mismatch by editing the schedule or clocking. • View missed clocking alerts and preventable overtime, approve employee clockings, calendars, and timecards, and add, edit, or delete employee clockings and calendars. • View hourly staffing levels to show situations that need immediate attention such as over or understaffing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: VbasMobile at 67% against symplr Workforce's 3%. VbasMobile also leads on rating (3.3 vs 2.2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). symplr Workforce's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 4). 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.
VbasMobile holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: symplr Workforce has 2.1K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of VbasMobile's written reviews are positive against 3% of symplr Workforce's.
VbasMobile ships an update every 15 months, symplr Workforce every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VbasMobile | symplr Workforce |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (4 ratings) — better | 2.2 (2.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 3.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 2.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #165 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BRMS | symplr software LLC |
Customer experience
VbasMobile
symplr Workforce
Bugs and requests
VbasMobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
symplr Workforce
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inconsistent clock-in/out registration
- Timecard errors and discrepancies
- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Schedule not accurately reflecting shifts
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to view full team schedules
- Option to customize schedule display
- Improved calendar integration
- Streamlined login process
- More flexible time editing capabilities
In-app purchases
VbasMobile
No in-app purchases
symplr Workforce
No in-app purchases
