ESS Mobile vs Workcloud My Work
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Flexible time tracking
- Review hours worked
- Check schedules and benefit balances
- Request time off
- Enter tips and mileage
- Communicate with supervisor
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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.
Workcloud My Work
This app consolidates multiple task management modules into a unified experience for frontline teams. It offers a mobile-first design for intuitive use on any device, enhancing efficiency and effectiveness. Access to modules depends on enterprise licensing agreements.
- Consolidated task management modules
- Mobile-first intuitive design
- Enhanced frontline team efficiency
- Multiple integrated modules (Task Management, Pinboard, Walk, Forms, Check, Docs, Visual)
- Auto-save for Walk and Forms modules
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Zebra Workcloud My Work Now updated to include multiple modules in a consolidated My Work experience! To better streamline and simplify deployment and management, the latest version of My Work contains the following Zebra Workcloud Task Management modules: My Work Pinboard Walk Forms Check Docs Visual Depending on your existing enterprise licensing agreement you may access to some or all these modules. As such, only licensed modules will be visible. Users can navigate through hamburger menu to any of the 9 modules. The mobile-first design of Zebra Workcloud ensures that all solutions and modules are intuitive and easy to use on any device and enables frontline teams to work more efficiently and effectively. Please read below for more information on the functionality and capabilities of each module. Please note that when navigating away from the Walk and Forms modules - Unsaved data (if any) will be auto-saved. For all other modules unsaved data won’t be auto-saved but the user will be presented with a notification to save any unsaved changes Zebra Workcloud My Work is intended for users of Zebra Workcloud Task Management. For help getting started with My Work, please contact your Zebra administrator. For more information about Zebra Workcloud, visit us online at: https://www.zebra.com/us/en/software.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Workcloud My Work at 3.0 against ESS Mobile's 1.7. Workcloud My Work also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (17% vs 3%). ESS Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (343 vs 23). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Workcloud My Work holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ESS Mobile has 343 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 3% of ESS Mobile's written reviews are positive against 17% of Workcloud My Work's.
ESS Mobile ships an update every 3 months, Workcloud My Work monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ESS Mobile | Workcloud My Work |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (343 ratings) | 3.0 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 2.9% of reviews | 16.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 343 — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Attendance on Demand, Inc. | Reflexis Systems Inc |
Customer experience
ESS Mobile
Workcloud My Work
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 My Work
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ESS Mobile
No in-app purchases
Workcloud My Work
No in-app purchases
