Manager Mobile vs Orion Mobile Workforce
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Real-time absence notifications
- Review and adjust time cards
- Approve employee time cards
- Manage leave requests
- Manage employee schedules
- Contact employees directly
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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.
Orion Mobile Workforce
Access your workforce management account from anywhere. Employees can view schedules, request time off, and manage shifts. Managers can approve requests, fill vacancies, and oversee timesheets.
- View on-duty schedules
- Request time off/overtime
- Manage shift swaps
- Acknowledge court notifications
- Submit timesheets for approval
- Approve employee requests
- Geofenced check-in/out
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*NOTE: Before downloading, confirm that you are authorized to use this app. Check your email. You will need your Agency Code and your personal Registration Code to setup your Mobile access to Workforce Management PLUS. Orion Mobile will save you time while providing the convenience of mobile access to your Workforce Management PLUS account anytime -- anywhere. Employees have the access they need right at their fingertips. • View their on-duty schedules and events • Enter time-off or overtime requests • Request or response to shift swaps • View and acknowledge court notifications • Sign up for special events or off-duty opportunities • Read agency announcements • Review their timesheets and submit for approval • Review and acknowledge court events • Edit schedules • Check In and out of court appearances • Geofencing that can be turned on or off to detect when you enter/exit a court house and display a notification for check-in/out (Only for agencies that use court check-in/out) Managers can easily provide administrative oversight. • Respond to time-off or overtime requests individually or as a group • Contact personnel to backfill vacancies • Approve and create employee time-off (leaves) • Approve and create employee overtime • Approve employee shift swaps • Approve employee timesheets
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Manager Mobile at 3.3 against Orion Mobile Workforce's 1.4. Manager Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Orion Mobile Workforce's advantage is ratings volume (50 vs 7). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Manager Mobile holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orion Mobile Workforce has 50 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 17, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Manager Mobile | Orion Mobile Workforce |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (7 ratings) — better | 1.4 (50 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 50 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Attendance on Demand, Inc. | OrionCommunications, Inc |
Customer experience
Manager Mobile
Orion Mobile Workforce
In-app purchases
Manager Mobile
No in-app purchases
Orion Mobile Workforce
No in-app purchases
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