AbsenceNow® vs Trusted Works
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AbsenceNow®
Manage your work absences easily from your mobile device. Request, track, and update leave time, download important documents, and check request statuses. Managers can also manage employee absences.
- Report leave time
- Open new absence requests
- Download forms and documents
- Check request status
- Update request information
- Manage employee absences (managers)
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AbsenceNow® provides convenient access to our easy-to-use absence platform so you can request, track and manage your absences on-the-go by: • Reporting your leave time • Opening a new request • Downloading forms and documents associated with your request • Checking the status of a request • Finding answers to frequently asked questions • Updating your own request information • Working on behalf of your employees (for managers and supervisors)
Trusted Works
Find and manage flexible healthcare shifts that fit your schedule. Customize your search with filters and receive notifications for ideal opportunities. Track your hours and submit timesheets for easy payment processing.
- Find flexible healthcare shifts
- Customize shift search with filters
- Save preferred shift settings
- Receive shift notifications
- Manage all shifts in one place
- Track and submit timesheets
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Works partners with healthcare facilities to help clinicians take charge of their work and life! FIND YOUR PERFECT SHIFTS Whether you’re looking for short day shifts on Tuesdays or weekend night shifts on your favorite unit, Works helps you find the shifts that fit your needs CUSTOMIZE YOUR SHIFT SEARCH Narrow down your choices easily with filters - search by day or night, shift length, and specific units. Or save your shift preferences and always see the shifts that you prefer NEVER MISS THE PERFECT SHIFT Get notifications for newly posted shifts and shifts that match your shift preferences MANAGE YOUR SHIFTS EASILY See all extra shifts and assigned units in one convenient place. You can also reference your existing schedule to see when you’re available* TRACK TIME AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Enter and submit your timesheets to track your time and get paid* *Only available if your facility enables this feature
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Trusted Works at 81% against AbsenceNow®'s 11%. Trusted Works also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.5) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 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.
Trusted Works holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 108 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of AbsenceNow®'s written reviews are positive against 81% of Trusted Works's.
AbsenceNow® ships an update every 2 months, Trusted Works fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AbsenceNow® | Trusted Works |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (27 ratings) | 4.2 (108 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.1% of reviews | 81.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 | 108 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ComPsych Corporation | Trusted, Inc. |
Customer experience
AbsenceNow®
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In-app purchases
AbsenceNow®
No in-app purchases
Trusted Works
No in-app purchases
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