Comparison

7punches vs Push Employee

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

Head to head
About

7punches

This free time-clocking system is designed for restaurants to simplify employee scheduling, payroll, and attendance. It allows staff to easily punch in and out, while managers can track labor costs, enforce policies, and manage punches securely.

Highlights
  • Employee time clocking
  • Syncs with 7shifts scheduling
  • Labor cost reduction tools
  • Tip declaration
  • Offline punch recording
  • Punch editing and approval
Features
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Meet 7punches, a free, easy, time-clocking system built specifically for restaurants. 7punches is a companion app to 7shifts — a free employee scheduling app built for restaurants. 7punches is designed to help restaurateurs manage scheduling, payroll, and attendance like a pro, and to help staff quickly and easily punch in and out for their shifts. How 7punches works: - 7punches app serves as an easy-to-use, secure, time-clocking punch pad for your employees. - Syncs with 7shifts to generate powerful insights about your sales, budgets, staff attendance, and productivity. - Reduce your labor costs when you set limits on early clock ins, program auto punch outs, enforce breaks, and prevent unauthorized punches. - Prompt staff to declare tips at the end of each shift. - Record and sync every employee punch, even when 7punches is not online. - Easily edit and/or approve all employee punches About 7shifts: - 7shifts is employee scheduling software for restaurant managers and employees. - It provides a powerful platform for restaurant owners and managers to schedule staff and manage requests on the go. - Employees can access schedules and submit time-off requests, availability updates, and swap shifts from anywhere. - 7shifts and 7punches work together to make employee punches simple, and to provide managers with valuable labor cost data.

About

Push Employee

This app allows employees to manage their work schedules, communicate with managers, and submit requests for time off or shift swaps. It provides real-time updates and notifications for schedule changes, ensuring staff are always informed.

Highlights
  • Real-time schedule viewing
  • Clock in/out functionality
  • Time off requests
  • Shift swap requests
  • Manager-employee messaging
  • Schedule change notifications
Features
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Manage and view schedules in real-time, streamline communication between managers and staff, and request time off or shift swaps with the Push Employee App. Features include: • Mobile access to clock ins, schedules, time off and shift swap requests. • Real-time schedule change notifications. • Daily schedule updates for scheduled employees. • Submit time-off requests and weekly availability. • Shift swap and release functionality for employees. • Message Center for manager and employee communication. NOTE: Push Employee requires a registered and valid user account.

Screenshots

7punches4 screens
Push Employee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Push Employee at 2.9 against 7punches's 2.0. Push Employee also leads on review sentiment (18% vs 10%). 7punches's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

Push Employee holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 41 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of 7punches's written reviews are positive against 18% of Push Employee's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

7punches ships an update every 3 weeks, Push Employee every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
7punches versus Push Employee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter7punchesPush Employee
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (55 ratings)2.9 (41 ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.0% of reviews18.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings55 — better41
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer7shifts, Inc.Push Technologies Inc

Customer experience

7punches

All ratings54 ratings
Positive22.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative72.2%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive10.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative90.0%

Push Employee

All ratings38 ratings
Positive44.7%
Neutral7.9%
Negative47.4%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive18.3%
Neutral12.9%
Negative68.8%

Bugs and requests

7punches

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Push Employee

Reported bugs

31 issues
  • App closes when sending messages
  • Notifications not set up by default
  • App crashes when trying to send messages
  • Login issues after password reset
  • Time off requests disappear
Show 26 more
  • App crashes randomly
  • Messages unreadable
  • Thrown back to login page
  • Crashes on attempt to select recipients
  • App not opening
  • Wrong password errors
  • Cannot log in
  • Schedule doesn't load on main screen
  • Clocking in/out issues
  • Cannot clock in more than once
  • Paystub tab no longer appears
  • Email paystub info is incomplete
  • Missing buttons for paystub access
  • App is telling me to update when it's already updated
  • Cannot see shift changes
  • Cannot see hours worked
  • Cannot save availability
  • Cannot see start and finish times
  • Cannot see hours worked per day/week
  • Cannot request time off
  • Stuck on current date for time off requests
  • Logged out and cannot log back in
  • App crashes on any menu button press
  • Unresponsive most times
  • Clock in/out system doesn't always work
  • Shift release/swap visibility issues

Requested features

23 requests
  • Option to separate schedules
  • Prompt users to set up notifications
  • Ability to view paystubs at any time
  • Option to stay logged in
  • Dark mode
Show 18 more
  • Sync with Google Calendar
  • Sync with iCal
  • More language options
  • View calendar in classic view
  • Push notifications for messages/schedules
  • Cleaner messaging page
  • Section to monitor hours and pay
  • Ability to see comments on past shifts
  • Face ID option for login
  • MacBook availability
  • Calendar synchronization on laptop
  • Better location services
  • Ability to see hours worked
  • Ability to see sign in/out times
  • Ability to see pay stub on app
  • Staff list with contact information
  • Messaging capabilities within the app
  • Improved shift release/swap visibility

In-app purchases

None

7punches

No in-app purchases

None

Push Employee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 7punches free?
7punches is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Push Employee free?
Push Employee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 7punches or Push Employee?
Push Employee is rated higher. 7punches averages 2.0 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Push Employee averages 2.9 from 41 ratings.
Do 7punches or Push Employee have ads?
Neither 7punches nor Push Employee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 7punches or Push Employee?
7punches ships an update every 3 weeks, and Push Employee every 2 months. Most recently, 7punches was updated on October 23, 2026 and Push Employee on October 26, 2026.

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