WorkPlan by Verizon Connect vs LaborPower
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WorkPlan by Verizon Connect
Streamline field operations with optimized work orders. Manage job lists, create new jobs on-site, and submit forms digitally. Track Hours of Service for field staff efficiently.
- Optimized work order lists
- Job creation in the field
- Digital form delivery and input
- Real-time job status updates
- Hours of Service tracking
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Verizon Connect WorkPlan brings optimized work orders into the field. Job lists, job creation, form delivery, and Hours of Service for field staff when it's needed. Whether it's optimized job order lists, form delivery and input with jobs, creating new jobs on location, updating job statuses in real-time or on-demand form delivery, or Hours of Service, Verizon Connect WorkPlan can help solve your Work Order Management requirements. Note: continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. If you’re interested in signing up, contact your Verizon Connect account manager to find out more.
LaborPower
This app provides seamless mass messaging for union members via push notifications. It integrates with other software to manage dues, job updates, and member communications. Designed by union members for union members.
- Push notification messaging
- Dues and meeting reminders
- Job update notifications
- Birthday wishes
- Seamless integration with web apps
- Access to member and employer data
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LaborPower mobile is a powerful, integrated, push notification app that puts the power of labor in your hands. Working Systems, the creators of the LaborPower suite of software, brings you an innovative new messaging tool to give you seamless mass messaging using state-of-the-art push notifications. LaborPower mobile gives you the ability to send important notifications to ALL of your members at the push of a button. Whether you need to send a dues reminder, meeting reminder, update on the latest jobs, or even wish a happy Birthday, LaborPower mobile can do it all. Already a part of the Working Systems family? LaborPower mobile integrates seamlessly with our Business Rep and Member Web Apps, allowing you access to online dues, job bidding, registration, member and employer data and so much more on the go. Current users of our Employer App will also have access to its invaluable features in the palm of their hands. LaborPower mobile is made by union members, for union members. LaborPower. Powering Labor. Note: This app is specifically designed to work with LaborPower Software. If you are not a member of a Union who already takes advantage of our feature rich suite of products, you will not be able to use this app. If you would like to find out how to get your Union or Organization enrolled, please visit https://workingsystems.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LaborPower at 2.6 against WorkPlan by Verizon Connect's 1.7. LaborPower also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 9%) and iOS requirement (13 vs 15.0). WorkPlan by Verizon Connect's advantage is ratings volume (146 vs 12). 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.
LaborPower holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WorkPlan by Verizon Connect has 146 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of WorkPlan by Verizon Connect's written reviews are positive against 25% of LaborPower's.
WorkPlan by Verizon Connect ships an update every 5 weeks, LaborPower every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WorkPlan by Verizon Connect | LaborPower |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (146 ratings) | 2.6 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.6% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 146 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Verizon Connect Inc. | Working Systems Inc |
Customer experience
WorkPlan by Verizon Connect
LaborPower
Bugs and requests
WorkPlan by Verizon Connect
Reported bugs
57 issues- Work plan not working
- App logs user as on duty when off duty
- App crashes
- App freezes
- Destroys battery life
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- Error messages displayed without context
- Ridiculous notifications when not using the app
- Cannot change units from miles to km
- No Bluetooth connectivity
- Does not work with new iOS updates
- Crashes and is not compatible with iOS 13
- Logs user unless location services are disabled
- Messed up phone
- Freezes all the time
- Cannot look at or use hours of service after iOS update
- No Bluetooth
- Need to update for iOS 13
- Device is horrible, issues every day
- Constantly freezes if password needs changing
- Puts user in violation when working not driving
- Never works right, constantly kicks user out
- Says not logged into truck but won't let user log out
- App shuts down after logging in
- Indicates driving or not driving the entire time
- Does not keep track of accurate mileage
- Won't change duty status by itself
- Cannot fix log by yourself
- Logs you out randomly
- Issues with DVIR not being available
- Logging in is a pain, requires deleting and re-entering credentials
- Auto clocks user in if off the clock
- Makes user select tractor every time
- App hangs in workplan screen
- Uses battery far more than before
- Randomly changing status
- Rarely connects to truck
- Does not track mileage well on older trucks
- Makes user return to exact same physical address for short haul
- Freezes up every time leaving office after being off duty
- Puts user on duty not driving in slow traffic
- Logs user on duty when parked instead of off duty
- Switches to driving when going through truck stop or pulling into shop
- Always crashes and freezes
- False violations flagged
- Odometer is never correct
- Check boxes on DVIRs sometimes take multiple taps
- Not FMCSA compliant
- Logs in wrong time zone
- Does not accurately log miles driven
- Constantly freezes, kills battery
- Logs user back in no matter what
- Laggy, freezes and logs out randomly
- Log graph only shows 10 hours
- Maps from the 1st version have never downloaded
- Odometer never matches vehicle
- App crashes multiple times a day
- Time is wasted waiting for app to work
Requested features
9 requests- Update for newer iPhones (X and up)
- iWatch availability
- Visual countdown clock for rest breaks
- Improved log graph layout
- Edit logs on the same page as graph
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- Easier editing process for logs
- Allow for parking lot driving with speed/distance threshold
- Countdown feature for violations
- Return to locality for short haul qualification
LaborPower
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WorkPlan by Verizon Connect
No in-app purchases
LaborPower
No in-app purchases
Questions
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