# TimeForge Employee vs Brainier

The clearest difference is rating: Brainier at 3.9 against TimeForge Employee's 2.0. TimeForge Employee's advantage is ratings volume (45 vs 7) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

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

Brainier holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TimeForge Employee has 45 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 7% of TimeForge Employee's written reviews are positive against 0% of Brainier's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

TimeForge Employee ships an update every 2 months, Brainier every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | TimeForge Employee | Brainier |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [2.0 (45 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/timeforge-employee/id643693721/reviews) | **[3.9 (7 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brainier/id1501421513/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **45** | 7 |
| Positive reviews | **7.1% of reviews** | 0.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Every 6 weeks** |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 25 MB | 48 MB |
| Requires iOS | **11.0** | 14.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Resolution Systems, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/602542663) | [Brainier Solutions, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1501421512) |

## What reviewers say

### TimeForge Employee

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/timeforge-employee/id643693721)

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:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

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

**What reviewers complain about**

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

**Reported bugs**

- Very buggy
- Logs out too often
- Logging issues
- Cannot see other employees schedules
- Not getting notifications that schedule is put in

**Requested features**

- Design overhaul and bug fixing
- Make app employee friendly
- Ability to see other employees' schedules
- Notifications for schedule updates
- Improve time off request functionality


### Brainier

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brainier/id1501421513)

Access your enterprise learning management system on the go. Receive push notifications, log in to view assigned training, search for content, and play courses with tracking enabled over WiFi or mobile data.

**Highlights:** Push notifications, Login and access assigned training, Search for content, Play courses, Tracking enabled, WiFi and mobile data support

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is TimeForge Employee free?

TimeForge Employee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Brainier free?

Brainier is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, TimeForge Employee or Brainier?

Brainier is rated higher. TimeForge Employee averages 2.0 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while Brainier averages 3.9 from 7 ratings.

### Do TimeForge Employee or Brainier have ads?

Neither TimeForge Employee nor Brainier shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, TimeForge Employee or Brainier?

TimeForge Employee ships an update every 2 months, and Brainier every 6 weeks. Most recently, TimeForge Employee was updated on September 22, 2026 and Brainier on September 28, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*