Comparison

Manager Mobile vs Go Icon Staff App

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

Head to head
About

Manager Mobile

Manage employee attendance and time cards remotely. Receive real-time notifications for absences and issues, and handle requests and schedules directly from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Real-time absence notifications
  • Review and adjust time cards
  • Approve employee time cards
  • Manage leave requests
  • Manage employee schedules
  • Contact employees directly
Features
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Manager Mobile leverages your employer’s Attendance on Demand system to allow supervisory functions quickly and easily from your mobile device. Real-time notifications inform you of critical absences and other key attendance issues, such call-in’s and no-shows. You can handle employee attendance issues as they occur, even when you’re not at your desk. With Manager Mobile you can review, adjust, and approve employee time cards; manage leave requests and schedules; and contact employees directly via mobile, voice, or text options. Contact your payroll administrator or Attendance on Demand service provider for additional details. Note: Manager 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

Go Icon Staff App

Manage community events, track resident engagement, and communicate with families in real-time. This app streamlines staff workflows with instant updates and secure messaging, fostering peace of mind for loved ones.

Highlights
  • Real-time event and location updates
  • Efficient attendance tracking
  • Resident engagement logging and notes
  • HIPAA-compliant family messaging
  • Photo sharing for family
  • Facility announcements view
Features
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The Go Icon app is now as mobile as you are everyday. Change events and locations on the fly which will update your community calendar in real time. Take attendance at events now with a couple taps to save time and increase efficiency. Dive deeper into residents behavior with the ability to log their engagement level at different events and take specific notes. Easily send messages and pictures of resident engagement to family members to bring peace of mind and joy for choosing your community. Key Features Calendar Central Add/Edit events quickly while you are on the move Attendance - Track activity levels and now have the ability to leave details notes about residents Quick Attendance - Take attendance for all of your events with a couple taps View calendar to have quick access to everything going on in your community Family Engagement HIPAA-compliant messaging - no more phone tags to discuss medical updates or concerns, and no more delays in communicating with family members. Group messaging capability helps keep all authorized care providers and family members in the loop. Easily share photos to give peace of mind to family members Push Notifications when you receive messages from family members Announcements Readonly view for staff members to check all the announcements posted in the facility within the application.

Screenshots

Manager Mobile1 screens
Go Icon Staff App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Go Icon Staff App at 4.3 against Manager Mobile's 3.3. Manager Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Go Icon Staff App holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 8 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Manager Mobile ships an update every 3 months, Go Icon Staff App every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Manager Mobile versus Go Icon Staff App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterManager MobileGo Icon Staff App
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (8 ratings)4.3 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings88
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB25 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAttendance on Demand, Inc.Go Icon LLC

Customer experience

Manager Mobile

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%

Go Icon Staff App

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Manager Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Go Icon Staff App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Manager Mobile free?
Manager Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Go Icon Staff App free?
Go Icon Staff App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Manager Mobile or Go Icon Staff App?
Go Icon Staff App is rated higher. Manager Mobile averages 3.3 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Go Icon Staff App averages 4.3 from 8 ratings.
Do Manager Mobile or Go Icon Staff App have ads?
Neither Manager Mobile nor Go Icon Staff App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Manager Mobile or Go Icon Staff App?
Manager Mobile ships an update every 3 months, and Go Icon Staff App every 2 months. Most recently, Manager Mobile was updated on November 1, 2026 and Go Icon Staff App on November 5, 2026.

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