Comparison

ESS Mobile vs Workcloud Docs

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

Head to head
About

ESS Mobile

This app offers flexible time tracking for employees, allowing them to punch in/out, review hours worked, check schedules, and manage benefit balances. It facilitates communication with supervisors for attendance-related matters and supports various time entry methods.

Highlights
  • Flexible time tracking
  • Review hours worked
  • Check schedules and benefit balances
  • Request time off
  • Enter tips and mileage
  • Communicate with supervisor
Features
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ESS Mobile is a smart, adaptive app that, when used with your employer's Attendance on Demand system, provides employees with flexible time tracking options. You have access to the information needed to track your hours worked and review schedules or benefit balances. Notifications can be sent when your time card needs action, such as the addition of a missing punch. Messages can be exchanged with your supervisor to record attendance-related activities like an absence or if you will be late for your shift. Using ESS Mobile hourly employees may be able to punch in and out, request time off, or enter tips. For employees that simply report total hours worked multiple time sheet views are available. Additional operations such as entering mileage, expenses, or tips are also available. Contact your payroll administrator or Attendance on Demand service provider for additional details. Note: ESS Mobile uses location services to obtain your location during app usage. Continued use of the app or background GPS tracking can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Workcloud Docs

This app provides a secure, centralized document management system for retailers. It allows for easy storage, searching, and real-time access to corporate documents, including SOPs and training materials, with version control and permission settings.

Highlights
  • Centralized document storage
  • Version control
  • Hierarchical permissions
  • Real-time access
  • Document categorization
  • Mobile and desktop access
Features
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Zebra Workcloud Docs offers retailers a secure, centralized way to access and archive documents with version control and hierarchical permissions. Instead of losing valuable time searching for documents in 3rd-party document storage solutions, you can now store, search, and access all corporate documents in a user-friendly system within the Workcloud platform. Corporate stakeholders can add and update documents, enabling store managers and associates to view them in real-time. With Document Repository, all documentation is available in one location, including SOPs, training documentation, and compliance and regulation documentation. These documents can be linked to tasks and other communications within the Reflexis ONE platform and can be added, edited, or downloaded from a mobile or desktop device. Document Repository enables you to create document categories by subject or hierarchy. On each document or document category, you can dictate: • Document permissions • Reviewers and approvers • Notification types • Version controls Ensure that everyone can easily access documents relevant for their role—and that no one accidentally edits or deletes the wrong document.

Screenshots

ESS Mobile3 screens
Workcloud Docs3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ESS Mobile at 1.7 against Workcloud Docs's 1.0. ESS Mobile also leads on ratings volume (343 vs 1). Workcloud Docs's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.6). 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

ESS Mobile holds the better App Store score, 1.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ESS Mobile has 343 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ESS Mobile ships an update every 3 months, Workcloud Docs every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ESS Mobile versus Workcloud Docs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterESS MobileWorkcloud Docs
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (343 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews2.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings343 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAttendance on Demand, Inc.Reflexis Systems Inc

Customer experience

ESS Mobile

All ratings324 ratings
Positive14.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative82.1%
Written reviews104 reviews
Positive2.9%
Neutral1.0%
Negative96.2%

Workcloud Docs

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

ESS Mobile

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Connect button treats input as editable text field
  • App fails to load or shows blank white screen
  • Location services report incorrect location
  • Login credentials rejected despite correct information
  • Clock-in button disappears or becomes non-functional
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  • App freezes when entering information
  • Cannot proceed past login screen
  • App crashes on latest iOS versions
  • Automatic logout without user action
  • Cannot clock in to new job within one minute of clock out
  • Punch functionality only works on second attempt
  • Controls render off-screen on certain devices
  • App incompatible with iOS 15
  • Timesheet data fails to load
  • Notifications sent to wrong phone numbers
  • Pay stubs missing tip percentage and hourly information
  • Redundant navigation buttons on same page

Requested features

12 requests
  • Face ID or biometric authentication
  • Remember me/stay logged in functionality
  • Current time display on home screen
  • Manager approval system for early out/late in requests
  • Ability to view all punch times and historical data
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  • Support for multiple employers without app reinstallation
  • Landscape mode support
  • Easy password reset functionality
  • Loading indicators for better UX
  • Visible phone number management (primary/secondary)
  • Better accessibility and menu navigation
  • Improved pay stub formatting and clarity

Workcloud Docs

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ESS Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Workcloud Docs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ESS Mobile free?
ESS Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Workcloud Docs free?
Workcloud Docs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ESS Mobile or Workcloud Docs?
ESS Mobile is rated higher. ESS Mobile averages 1.7 out of 5 from 343 ratings, while Workcloud Docs averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ESS Mobile or Workcloud Docs have ads?
Neither ESS Mobile nor Workcloud Docs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ESS Mobile or Workcloud Docs?
ESS Mobile ships an update every 3 months, and Workcloud Docs every 2 months. Most recently, ESS Mobile was updated on October 8, 2026 and Workcloud Docs on October 9, 2026.

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