Identity Approvals vs AppWorks Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Identity Approvals
Streamline business approval processes from your mobile device. This app allows managers to view and act on pending tasks securely, with offline capabilities and seamless syncing to the main system. It facilitates efficient decision-making with features like bulk approvals and recipient identification.
- Mobile business approvals
- Offline task management
- Seamless data syncing
- Bulk approval options
- Recipient identification
- Contact recipients within requests
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Business Approvals on the Go. With NetIQ Identity Manager Approvals, managers can now complete business approval tasks effectively and securely from an iPhone or iPad. The app connects with a NetIQ Identity Manager system to retrieve and present open action items in an intuitive checklist format. Any actions completed offline will sync seamlessly with the NetIQ Identity Manager system when a connection is re-established. Key features and capabilities - - Searchable lists of open and completed tasks - Approval actions on mobile device sync seamlessly to desktop environment - Bulk approval options - Recipient photos for easier identification - Contact recipient within request context - Options to work offline or sync automatically - iPhone and iPad support - Localized for 12 countries Note - This app requires a secure connection and login credentials to a NetIQ (Novell) Identity Manager 4.0.2 Advanced Edition server, distributed by NetIQ. For more information about enabling, installing, and using the IDM Approvals app, see the Identity Manager "User Application Administration Guide" and "User Application User Guide" on the NetIQ Documentation site - www.netiq.com/documentation.
AppWorks Mobile
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Note: This client is for use with the AppWorks Gateway 16 release and above. It will not work with any previous version of the AppWorks Gateway. AppWorks allows you to leverage the power of OpenText's market leading Enterprise Information Management applications on your iPhone, iPad and iPod. Connect with your client to an AppWorks Gateway hosted in your Enterprise to install and use the apps you rely on to get your job done quickly and efficiently. Key Features of AppWorks •A single RESTful API for the OpenText EIM stack – a restful API façade and centralized services such as authentication and notifications used to create experience based EIM applications on top of OpenText products and repositories. •Secure application management – Complete control over which users have access to each app, the ability to enable and disable applications remotely and remote-wipe capability which gives administrators the power to remove applications and their data from user devices. •Write-Once application deployment – Applications can be written using standard web technologies (HTML/CSS/JavaScript) and can be deployed to all supported platforms with no need to write native, platform specific code or use custom development environments (IDE). •Customizable look and feel – The AppWorks Clients can be branded and packaged to fit an organization’s needs; the name, icon, splash page, login screen, and color scheme are all configurable. •Seamless application updating – Applications can be updated on the server and seamlessly pushed out to all Clients without any interaction required by the end user. End users have the choice of which apps they want to use and favorite for rapid access.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AppWorks Mobile at every 5 months against Identity Approvals's every 11 months. Identity Approvals's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Identity Approvals ships an update every 11 months, AppWorks Mobile every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Identity Approvals | AppWorks Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NetIQ Corporation | OpenText |
In-app purchases
Identity Approvals
No in-app purchases
AppWorks Mobile
No in-app purchases
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