Comparison

WerkApp vs Workly

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

Head to head
About

WerkApp

Streamline job scheduling and crew management for shift-based operations. Organize teams, fill shifts quickly, and communicate directly within each job. Ideal for industries requiring reliable, real-time coordination.

Highlights
  • Schedule jobs quickly
  • Fill shifts with real-time response tracking
  • Manage and assign crew members
  • In-app communication per job
  • Automatic real-time status tracking
  • Built for shift-based work
Features
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Still using group texts to schedule jobs? WerkApp gives you one simple system to schedule jobs, manage your crew, and keep every shift organized—from start to finish. Whether you're coordinating off-duty law enforcement, managing a construction crew, or running any shift-based operation, WerkApp replaces messy communication with a clear, reliable workflow. Schedule Jobs in Minutes Create jobs fast with built-in tools for time, location, pay, and details. No more back-and-forth—everything your team needs is in one place. Fill Shifts Faster Invite your crew instantly and track responses in real time. Know exactly who’s in, who’s out, and what still needs to be filled. Manage Your Crew Assign, organize, and track your team across every job. Keep everything structured without spreadsheets or manual tracking. Built-In Communication Message your team directly inside each job. No more group texts, missed messages, or confusion. Stay Organized Automatically Track job status, assignments, and updates in real time. Every shift, every worker, fully visible. Built for Real-World Teams Proven in law enforcement. Built for any team that relies on fast, reliable scheduling: • Law Enforcement (off-duty / extra duty) • Construction & Contracting • Trucking & Delivery • Any team managing shift-based or on-demand work WerkApp is not a job board. It’s a private, invite-only system built for teams that already work together. No public listings. No noise. Just your crew, your jobs, and total control. Post jobs. Fill shifts. Stay organized. Download WerkApp and take control of your scheduling today.

About

Workly

Features
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Need a work order form you can fill out on the job and hand to the customer? Workly turns the customer, the job, your labor hours and parts into a clean, printable work order PDF — no blank paper forms, no spreadsheet. Fill in the order number and date, the customer's details and the job description, add labor and parts lines, set a tax rate if you charge one, and tap Make Work Order PDF. • CUSTOMER AND JOB — customer name, phone, email and address, plus a job description and notes. Add your business name and contact details at the top if you like. • LABOR AND PARTS LINES — each line has a description, quantity or hours, and a rate or price; the amount is calculated for you. Up to 60 lines, continued onto extra pages when needed. • TOTALS DONE FOR YOU — labor subtotal, parts subtotal, optional tax and a bold total. • SIGNATURE LINES — spaces for the customer's and the technician's signature, each with a date line. • PRINT, SHARE OR SAVE — print on the spot, share the PDF, or save it to Files. Honest scope: Workly makes one work order at a time on US Letter pages; it doesn't keep a customer list, track payments or add a logo. Amounts are shown in your own currency, and decimal commas like 12,50 are read correctly. Signatures are signed by hand on the printed copy. Everything is made on your iPhone. Nothing is uploaded, and no account is needed. Try it free — 3 work orders. A one-time $4.99 purchase unlocks unlimited work orders. No subscription, no ads. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Questions: overlapmarr@gmail.com

Screenshots

WerkApp4 screens
Workly3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Workly at every 3 days against WerkApp's every 3 weeks. WerkApp's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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. WerkApp sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Workly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WerkApp ships an update every 3 weeks, Workly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
WerkApp versus Workly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWerkAppWorkly
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPipe Dream Apps LLCJhomar Maravillas

In-app purchases

2 purchases

WerkApp

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly werker subscription1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Monthly scheduler subscription1 Month trial$29.991 Month
1 purchases

Workly

One-time1
  • Unlock Unlimited$4.99

Questions

Is WerkApp free?
WerkApp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Workly free?
Workly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WerkApp or Workly have ads?
Neither WerkApp nor Workly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WerkApp or Workly?
WerkApp ships an update every 3 weeks, and Workly every 3 days. Most recently, WerkApp was updated on October 6, 2026 and Workly on October 10, 2026.

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