Kudos® vs RecogNation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kudos®
This platform facilitates employee recognition and strengthens corporate culture through peer-to-peer acknowledgments and flexible rewards. It aims to boost morale, engagement, and teamwork with features for giving recognition, sending feedback, and sharing updates.
- Peer-to-peer recognition
- Private feedback
- Flexible rewards
- Company values alignment
- Point redemption for rewards
- Share announcements and photos
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Recognition matters! And now it’s easier than ever to say “thank you.” Kudos® is an employee recognition and culture platform that engages employees and aligns teams for a strong connection to your corporate culture. With peer-to-peer recognition, flexible rewards and tons of great features, Kudos is the fun and effective solution for boosting morale, employee engagement, teamwork and ROI! The iOS app allows you to: - Give meaningful recognition on the go - Send and receive private feedback - Communicate with your peers - View your KQ and company values - Redeem points for rewards - Share announcements, updates, photos and more! *A Kudos account is required to use this app. Thank Different®.
RecogNation
This app aims to improve company culture by connecting employees, fostering recognition, and reinforcing purpose. It inspires individuals to achieve more for themselves and their organization, ultimately elevating the employee experience.
- Employee recognition
- Fosters connection
- Reinforces purpose
- Improves company culture
- Elevates employee experience
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A community is only as strong as its people. When those people are connected and engaged, inspiration grows and anything becomes possible. RecogNation is on a mission to transform company culture—the fuel for great work and the driver of employee engagement. By reinforcing purpose, fostering connection, and recognizing achievement, people become inspired to reach higher and go further—for themselves, for others, and for your company. Elevating the total experience for all.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RecogNation at 3.5 against Kudos®'s 3.2. RecogNation also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 50%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
RecogNation holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Kudos®'s written reviews are positive against 67% of RecogNation's.
Kudos® ships an update every 3 weeks, RecogNation monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kudos® | RecogNation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (11 ratings) | 3.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Kudos | Baudville, Inc |
Customer experience
Kudos®
RecogNation
In-app purchases
Kudos®
No in-app purchases
RecogNation
No in-app purchases
