Comparison

OK Alone vs ARCOS Mobile Workbench

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

Head to head
About

OK Alone

This app enhances lone worker safety by providing automated check-ins, location monitoring, and emergency alerts. It helps ensure workers complete shifts safely with features like man-down detection and high-risk check-ins, all managed through a user-friendly interface.

Highlights
  • Automated check-in reminders
  • Man down detection
  • High-risk check-ins
  • GPS location tracking
  • Panic button
  • What3words integration
  • Handsfree voice commands
Features
Read full description

Lone worker app with man down for managing worker safety when working alone. OK Alone protects your lone workers. The lone worker app with man down automatically reminds staff when they miss a check-in, monitors their location and it enables your workers to tell OK Alone they are going into a high risk situation. OK Alone is the perfect low-cost lone worker system to ensure workers complete each shift safely. The all in one solution is a simple safe worker app (that doesn’t require additional clunky hardware) that connects workers with a supervisor who monitors their health and well-being. 98% OF USERS SAY OK Alone DOES A GOOD JOB OF PROTECTING THEIR LONE WORKERS! The OK Alone system has a wide range of features designed to make staff working remotely feel safer. An automated countdown timer, as required by work alone legislation and the duty of care, will remind an employee to check in using either the smartphone app, sms or phone call. Other features like Man down detection and high risk check ins give staff an increased sense of security. FEATURES FOR LONE WORKERS - Control check-in frequency - Adjust your worker's check-in frequency based on their risk. - Easy to use Help / Panic Button - With a single button, instantly send for help in an emergency. - High risk check-ins - Rapidly adapt to changing situations by shortening your next check-in time. - What3words Integration - OK Alone has partnered with what3words to provide worker locations in their simple 3 word format - Man Down Protection - As a man down app, if you stop moving and can't respond, OK Alone identifies the issue and triggers a man down alarm. - Find your Workers - Know where your workers are in an emergency using the phone's GPS. Comes with battery saving modes. - Start Shift Reminders - Ensure staff stay safe by reminding them to start the app each morning. - Real time status reporting - The dashboard shows you the most recent status, location and contact details for all your workers. - Handsfree Voice Commands - Use Siri voice commands to check-in, send for help and more. - Organize Workers into Groups - Split your workers by department, team or shift pattern and quickly update their settings all at once. - Lone Worker Training – Our experienced team will guide you through the whole process of setting up and getting your company using OK Alone. Please note that continuous use of GPS will dramatically reduce your battery life.

About

ARCOS Mobile Workbench

This app assigns emergency and planned field work to first responders in utilities and municipalities. It securely delivers job details, maps, and infrastructure records to field users. Users can respond to work requests, resolve infrastructure issues, and report back to their head office.

Highlights
  • Assign emergency and planned field work
  • Deliver job details, maps, and infrastructure records
  • Respond to work requests
  • Resolve infrastructure issues
  • Report back to head office
Read full description

ARCOS Workbench is used to assign emergency and planned field work to first responders in utilities and municipalities. The system provides job details, all associated maps and records as well as utility infrastructure securely to the field user’s iPhone or iPad. It allows the users to respond to work requests, restore issues with infrastructure, and report back to their head office.

Screenshots

OK Alone4 screens
ARCOS Mobile Workbench3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: OK Alone at 4.3 against ARCOS Mobile Workbench's 2.8. OK Alone also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (75% vs 67%). ARCOS Mobile Workbench's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 3). 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

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

OK Alone holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of OK Alone's written reviews are positive against 67% of ARCOS Mobile Workbench's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OK Alone ships an update every 8 days, ARCOS Mobile Workbench monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
OK Alone versus ARCOS Mobile Workbench: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOK AloneARCOS Mobile Workbench
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better2.8 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings311 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeoplesafe Personal Safety LtdARCOS LLC

Customer experience

OK Alone

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

ARCOS Mobile Workbench

All ratings11 ratings
Positive45.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative54.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

OK Alone

No in-app purchases

None

ARCOS Mobile Workbench

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OK Alone free?
OK Alone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ARCOS Mobile Workbench free?
ARCOS Mobile Workbench is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, OK Alone or ARCOS Mobile Workbench?
OK Alone is rated higher. OK Alone averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while ARCOS Mobile Workbench averages 2.8 from 11 ratings.
Do OK Alone or ARCOS Mobile Workbench have ads?
Neither OK Alone nor ARCOS Mobile Workbench shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OK Alone or ARCOS Mobile Workbench?
OK Alone ships an update every 8 days, and ARCOS Mobile Workbench monthly. Most recently, OK Alone was updated on September 9, 2026 and ARCOS Mobile Workbench on August 27, 2026.

Other comparisons