ESS Mobile vs rmResident
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.
rmResident
Manage your rental property with ease. Make and view payments, submit and track maintenance requests, and review account information securely from your mobile device.
- View account information
- Pay rent and fees
- Set up auto-pay
- Submit maintenance requests
- View past work orders
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rmResident* is a secure, easy-to-use mobile app you can use to make and view payments, review existing maintenance requests, submit new ones, and more. With rmResident, you can pay rent and other fees, set up monthly auto-pay, and send maintenance requests to your property manager—anytime, anywhere. Features: • Review all your account information quickly and easily • Pay your rent and other fees, view transactions, and set up auto-pay to streamline your future payments • Create maintenance requests when something in your space needs to be serviced or repaired, and view past work orders directly from the app *rmResident is only for renters at properties that use Rent Manager property management software. Please contact the owner of your property to see if rmResident will work for you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: rmResident at 3.5 against ESS Mobile's 1.7. rmResident also leads on review sentiment (28% vs 3%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). 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.
rmResident holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: rmResident has 2.1K ratings behind it against 356, 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 28% of rmResident's.
ESS Mobile ships an update every 3 months, rmResident monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ESS Mobile | rmResident |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (356 ratings) | 3.5 (2.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 2.9% of reviews | 28.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 356 | 2.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #174 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Attendance on Demand, Inc. | LCS |
Customer experience
ESS Mobile
rmResident
User reviews
ESS Mobile
From 356 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✅ Simple and straightforward time tracking functionality
- 📧 Email records linked to time card
- ⚙️ Works reliably on Android devices
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connect button functions as text box instead of button
- ❌ App crashes frequently after updates
- ⚪ White screen loading issues
- 📍 Location detection inaccurate (4-5 miles off)
- 🔐 Login failures and credential issues
rmResident
From 2.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Convenient rent payment
- 🚀 Fast and efficient
- 🚀 Helpful for maintenance requests
Room to improve
- 💰 Excessive convenience fees
- 🐛 Buggy and unreliable
- 🔍 Lack of payment history and transparency
- 🔍 Difficult to navigate and use
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
rmResident
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues and inability to reset password
- Maintenance requests not properly tracked
- Autopay and payment processing failures
- Inconsistent and confusing user interface
Requested features
4 requests- Option to pay partial rent or split payments
- Ability to view payment history and account details
- Improved communication with property managers
- Better mobile app experience and functionality
In-app purchases
ESS Mobile
No in-app purchases
rmResident
No in-app purchases
