Comparison

ESS Mobile vs TeleMapper 3

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

TeleMapper 3

This app helps retail sales representatives manage their work schedules and track their time and location. It allows for easy check-ins at assigned retail locations and provides reporting features for managers. Optional tools for time card generation are also available.

Highlights
  • GPS check-in at retail locations
  • Weekly staffing schedule display
  • Time card generation tools
  • Location scheduling
  • Reporting features
  • Field sales representative tracking
Features
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Telemapper is an all in one retail staffing and tracking solution that works with all major retailers. It easily allows sales representatives to use their phone's GPS to "check in" at the locations they intend to or have been assigned to staff and then notify relevant parties. Telemapper has optional time card generating tools and robust locations scheduling and reporting features. The app will show their weekly staffing schedule if a schedule has been created for them and manages all necessary time and location tracking of sales representatives in the field.

Screenshots

ESS Mobile3 screens
TeleMapper 34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TeleMapper 3 at 2.7 against ESS Mobile's 1.7. TeleMapper 3 also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 3%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.6). ESS Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (355 vs 52). 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

TeleMapper 3 holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ESS Mobile has 355 ratings behind it against 52, 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 33% of TeleMapper 3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ESS Mobile ships an update every 3 months, TeleMapper 3 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ESS Mobile versus TeleMapper 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterESS MobileTeleMapper 3
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (355 ratings)2.7 (52 ratings) — better
Positive reviews2.9% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings355 — better52
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 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAttendance on Demand, Inc.KLE

Customer experience

ESS Mobile

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

TeleMapper 3

All ratings47 ratings
Positive36.2%
Neutral6.4%
Negative57.4%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative60.0%

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
Show 12 more
  • 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
Show 7 more
  • 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

TeleMapper 3

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ESS Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

TeleMapper 3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ESS Mobile free?
ESS Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TeleMapper 3 free?
TeleMapper 3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ESS Mobile or TeleMapper 3?
TeleMapper 3 is rated higher. ESS Mobile averages 1.7 out of 5 from 355 ratings, while TeleMapper 3 averages 2.7 from 52 ratings.
Do ESS Mobile or TeleMapper 3 have ads?
Neither ESS Mobile nor TeleMapper 3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ESS Mobile or TeleMapper 3?
ESS Mobile ships an update every 3 months, and TeleMapper 3 every 2 months. Most recently, ESS Mobile was updated on October 29, 2026 and TeleMapper 3 on October 24, 2026.

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