My Spaza vs ESS Workforce
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
My Spaza
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**RUN YOUR SHOP WITH CONFIDENCE** You know the moment. A customer is at the counter, you're working out the change in your head, someone else wants to buy on credit, and by Friday you genuinely don't know whether the week was good or bad. My Spaza answers one simple question: **What is actually happening in my shop?** ### A TILL THAT KNOWS YOUR PRICES Scan a barcode and the product comes up with its name, price and stock level. No till-slip book. No calculator. No trying to remember what you paid last month. Products you scan for the first time can be looked up for you, so you don't have to type your entire shop in by hand. Add as many products as you need. ### THE CREDIT BOOK, WITHOUT THE BOOK Keep every customer who owes you in one place. See what they took, when they took it and how much they still owe. Set a credit limit for each customer so their account doesn't quietly grow beyond what you can afford. Overdue accounts are easy to spot, so you don't have to rely on memory. ### YOUR STAFF CAN SERVE WITHOUT YOUR PHONE Create up to five cashier accounts. Your cashiers can serve customers and process sales while you keep control of the money side of the business. Every sale records which cashier made it, giving you a clear record when something doesn't add up at the end of the day. ### KNOW WHAT ACTUALLY SOLD See today's sales, monthly takings and the products driving your shop. Compare your best sellers with products that aren't moving. Know what to buy more of ā and what to stop buying. ### A WALLET FOR YOUR REGULARS Customers can keep money in their My Spaza wallet and use it to pay at your shop. They can also earn loyalty points and turn them into store credit. Give your regular customers another reason to keep coming back. ### YOUR SHOP, WHERE CUSTOMERS CAN FIND IT Create a digital page for your shop. Show customers what you sell, when you're open and where you're located. Add photos and short videos to give them a look inside your shop. ### IN YOUR OWN LANGUAGE My Spaza supports 41 languages, including Afrikaans, isiZulu, isiXhosa and Sesotho. ### BUILT FOR YOUR MARKET View your prices, sales and reports in your supported local currency. ### MY SPAZA PRO Unlock the full My Spaza experience with: ⢠Full POS and till features ⢠Unlimited products ⢠Credit book ⢠Up to five cashier accounts ⢠Sales and business reports ⢠Inventory management and more **Monthly:** R49.99/month for your first 3 months, then R99/month **Yearly:** R999/year Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. **Terms of Use (EULA):** https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ **Privacy Policy:** https://smarthomethings.co.za/privacy.html
ESS Workforce
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ESS Workforce puts the whole field-service day in the crew's pocket: the week's schedule, the route on a map, the time clock, every visit with its instructions and parts, and the office side (jobs, estimates, orders, inventory, fuel, approvals) in sync with the company's ERP. Built by Garcia Innovations for irrigation, landscaping and other field-service companies. Each company runs its own instance, and your employer issues your account. YOUR DAY AND YOUR WEEK ⢠A schedule of every visit, day by day, as a timeline, a list or a map ⢠Clock in and out with geofence verification, with lunch breaks ⢠Today's visits as pins on the map, with your own position ⢠Swipe through the day's visit cards and jump to the next stop VISITS, STEP BY STEP ⢠Directions, "on my way", start and complete, on one screen ⢠Customer, address and instructions always at hand ⢠Scan the parts you use with the camera ⢠Notes with photos, shown to the customer when you choose ⢠Crew leads close the visit and collect payment in cash or by sending the customer a card link JOBS, ESTIMATES AND ORDERS ⢠Jobs group their visits, with notes and history per customer ⢠Create estimates and orders from the phone ⢠Material requests to the warehouse ⢠Tool requests and assignments INVENTORY, WAREHOUSES AND FUEL ⢠Type or scan a barcode to find any part ⢠Stock by warehouse and by van ⢠Fuel control: fills, cost, miles and tank readings per vehicle, by month ATTENDANCE, LEAVE AND PAY ⢠Monthly attendance summary: on time, late and absent days ⢠Entries, exits and hours worked, day by day, with where each one was recorded ⢠Late check-in and out-of-area requests, approved from the phone with the actual time ⢠Leave applications, leave balance and company holidays ⢠Salary slips, ready to download, and for the office by week and by person ⢠Weekly hours report, in English or Spanish ⢠Expense claims TEAM HUB ⢠Company feed with posts, photos, polls and events ⢠Important announcements show who has read them and remind whoever has not ⢠Posts from the crew can wait for an administrator's approval ⢠Team directory with each person's activity ⢠Push notifications for what needs your attention SIGN IN AND SECURITY ⢠Face ID or fingerprint sign-in ⢠Switch users on a shared phone ⢠Keep your own phone, email and emergency contact up to date ⢠English and Spanish ESS Workforce is the mobile app of the ESS platform, connected to your company's ERP. There is no public sign-up: your company's administrator creates your account. Location is used to verify the work area when you clock in and to show your position and your visits on the map. Something not working? Use Report Issue inside the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ESS Workforce at none against My Spaza's 2. ESS Workforce also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). My Spaza's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. My Spaza sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. ESS Workforce asks for nothing beyond the download.
My Spaza ships an update every 4 days, ESS Workforce daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Spaza | ESS Workforce |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Daily ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No ā better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 ā better | 16.6 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 171 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SMARTHOMETHINGS (PTY) LTD | Garcia Innovations LLC |
In-app purchases
My Spaza
- My Spaza Pro Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- My Spaza Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
ESS Workforce
No in-app purchases








