Comparison

TimeForge Employee vs PrepWizard

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

Head to head
About

TimeForge Employee

Easily manage your work schedule and attendance on the go. View your daily shifts, track earnings, and communicate with your team. Clock in and out directly from your mobile device if permitted by management.

Highlights
  • View daily schedule
  • Check attendance and earnings
  • Read TimeForge messages
  • View shift swap requests
  • Clock in/out from mobile
  • Supports English and Spanish
Features
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Do you use TimeForge to Clock in/out to work or view your schedule? Don’t have the time to login online to the TimeForge website? Maybe you’d like to see your scheduled and attendance hours but aren’t near a computer. No problem! The TimeForge Employee app is here to help you know when to work and when to play. As an employee using this app, you can: - View your Daily Schedule - View your Attendance and earnings. - View your TimeForge Messages. - View other shifts employees wish to swap. - View Schedule requests that have been approved or denied. - Clock in and out for your shift right from your mobile device, if that’s allowed by management. - Supports English and Spanish. Simply log in to the app using your existing TimeForge credentials and view your schedule from the palm of your hand. Never be late again! This app is great for businesses, too. Here’s why: - Employees are always aware of their Schedules from day-to-day. - The employee app works in conjunction with the TimeForge Website. - Employees have free access to their messages and schedule requests. - Optionally, employees can clock in anywhere directly from their phones! (If allowed by management) Need help? Call us! 866-684-7191

About

PrepWizard

Automate your food preparation by generating labels automatically. This app eliminates the need for manual labeling, streamlining your workflow. It's ready to use immediately upon download with no complex setup required.

Highlights
  • Automatic label generation
  • Eliminates handwritten labels
  • Streamlines food prep
  • No setup required
  • Ready to use immediately
Features
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Automate your food prep process with PrepWizard. Eliminate the need for handwritten food labels, and let PrepWizard do the heavy lifting. Available to download for any employee, and the best part -- no setup required. Download and you are ready to go!

Screenshots

TimeForge Employee4 screens
PrepWizard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PrepWizard at 72% against TimeForge Employee's 7%. PrepWizard also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (29K vs 45). TimeForge Employee's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.5). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PrepWizard holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PrepWizard has 29K ratings behind it against 45, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of TimeForge Employee's written reviews are positive against 72% of PrepWizard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TimeForge Employee versus PrepWizard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeForge EmployeePrepWizard
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (45 ratings)4.8 (29K ratings) — better
Positive reviews7.1% of reviews71.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4529K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB57 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperResolution Systems, Inc.CyberDynamite LLC

Customer experience

TimeForge Employee

All ratings45 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral2.2%
Negative77.8%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive7.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative85.7%

PrepWizard

All ratings29,489 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews144 reviews
Positive71.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative22.2%

User reviews

TimeForge Employee

From 45 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Useful for viewing schedule
  • 👍 Shows hours worked
  • 👍 Estimates earnings
  • 👍 Request time off functionality
  • 👍 Shows previous attendance by pay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent logging out
  • 🐛 Login issues (expired/invalid credentials)
  • 🐛 App crashes or freezes
  • 🐛 Messages board won't load
  • 🐛 Cannot see other employees' schedules

PrepWizard

From 29K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Time-saving
  • 🚀 Efficient labeling
  • 👍 Accurate dating
  • 👍 Eliminates handwriting issues

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes or freezes
  • 🐛 Connectivity issues with printer
  • 🐛 Occasional malfunctions
  • 🔋 Drains device battery

Bugs and requests

TimeForge Employee

Reported bugs

68 issues
  • Very buggy
  • Logs out too often
  • Logging issues
  • Cannot see other employees schedules
  • Not getting notifications that schedule is put in
Show 63 more
  • All posted shifts automatically marked as given up
  • No option to confirm a shift
  • Messages board won't load if message is read
  • Won't let log in
  • Credentials expired
  • Glitchy when asking off
  • Kicks user off or marks today's date for requests
  • Time off is not easily requested
  • Giving up shifts is a hassle
  • Messaging does not work
  • Constantly 'breaks' when viewing messages
  • Lost job due to malfunction (app said no shifts)
  • Cannot set general availability
  • No notifications for schedule changes
  • Only loads, never works
  • Tells user no internet connection when there is
  • Cannot get in to see schedule
  • Redirects to web to sign in again
  • App doesn't let you log in, wrong credentials even though works on website
  • App says credentials are invalid or expired
  • Says credentials are invalid or expired, but works on website
  • Won't keep user logged in
  • Most features stopped working after phone update
  • Lost ability to make time off requests after update
  • Other features inaccessible after update
  • Menu button and calendar button not registering taps
  • Says 'expired credentials, please log in' and never gets past that screen
  • Credentials are invalid or expired, but they are not
  • App poorly made
  • Does not take login info even though same info works for everything else
  • Says invalid credentials when trying to log in, but works on website
  • No notifications
  • Says credentials are not valid
  • Says invalid credentials or times expired
  • Login issue
  • Cannot log in, credentials are correct
  • App doesn't allow viewing work week
  • Cannot log in, credentials incorrect or expired
  • Logs me off whenever it feels like it
  • Cannot log in, credentials incorrect or expired
  • Cannot log in, credentials expired
  • Login and password incorrect or expired
  • Says expired credentials and won't let me log in
  • App says login credentials are incorrect
  • Cannot sign in, tells me credentials are invalid or expired
  • App doesn't sign me out after an hour
  • Redirects to another page to log in again
  • Logs me out half the time for no reason
  • Redirecting to safari page and not letting me log in
  • Always logging you out and asking to sign in then redirecting to sign in AGAIN
  • Has to re-sign in, redirects to another website
  • App signs you off, invalid credentials pop-up
  • Logs me out with an invalid credentials message
  • Cannot log back in, have to delete and reinstall
  • Login expires, won't log back in, have to reinstall
  • Credentials have expired, only way to log back in is to delete and download again
  • Shift is no longer included when viewing all shifts on a day
  • App will no longer keep me logged in
  • Date picker needs date range
  • Cannot see my whole schedule anymore
  • App is barely functional, shows a day scheduled weeks from now
  • Makes you log in multiple times when navigating
  • Shift confirmation/giving up directs to website

Requested features

21 requests
  • Design overhaul and bug fixing
  • Make app employee friendly
  • Ability to see other employees' schedules
  • Notifications for schedule updates
  • Improve time off request functionality
Show 16 more
  • Improve shift giving up functionality
  • Fix messaging feature
  • Add general availability setting
  • Provide developer information and privacy policy
  • Notify users of schedule changes
  • Easy navigation and filtering
  • Ability to message management and team members
  • Mechanism to swap shifts
  • Add calendar or reminder support
  • Make app more like website (see who you're working with)
  • Show entire week's schedule at once
  • Add notifications for schedule changes/additions
  • Add thumbprint sign-in feature
  • Allow password reset from homescreen
  • Improve date picker to show date range
  • Confirm shifts within the app

PrepWizard

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Screen goes black and unresponsive
  • Printer prints labels uncontrollably

Requested features

2 requests
  • Ability to save custom label lists
  • Option to type quantity instead of tapping plus button

In-app purchases

None

TimeForge Employee

No in-app purchases

None

PrepWizard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TimeForge Employee free?
TimeForge Employee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PrepWizard free?
PrepWizard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TimeForge Employee or PrepWizard?
PrepWizard is rated higher. TimeForge Employee averages 2.0 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while PrepWizard averages 4.8 from 29K ratings.
Do TimeForge Employee or PrepWizard have ads?
Neither TimeForge Employee nor PrepWizard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimeForge Employee or PrepWizard?
TimeForge Employee ships an update every 2 months, and PrepWizard every 2 months. Most recently, TimeForge Employee was updated on September 22, 2026 and PrepWizard on October 2, 2026.

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