Aktion vs Penguin Box
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aktion
This app allows employees working remotely to record their working hours, manage attendance, and order meals. It also provides security features like remote door access and GPS tracking of operations.
- Record working time
- Enter salary elements
- Display attendance report
- Monitor workplace presence
- Order meals
- Track project/client time
- Remote door access
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Mobile client to attendance, access and catering system Aktion.NEXT and Aktion CLOUD. It makes easy recording working time to service technicians, salesmen and other employees who work outside the workplace where is impossible to use the regular attendance terminal on identification card. Allows you to open the front door of the building if the user forgets the card. It is also possible to remotely open the door or gate to expected visitors. Possibilities: Evidence of beginning and end of working time Enter interruptions or other salary elements (business trip, illness, vacation, home office, …) Display the current monthly attendance report Monitor the persons presence at the workplace Meal ordering and Meal order Exchange (Aktion.NEXT, module Catering only) Project/Client/Task time tracking (Aktion.NEXT, module Time Tracking only) Security features: Log on with username and password Users permissions according to the configuration in Aktion.NEXT server Possibility to turn on PIN for selected functions (opening the door) Recording GPS of the operations (attendance) including displaying the position in Google maps Requirements: Installed SW Aktion.NEXT version 1.8 or higher on your server Active address point with type “mobile device” Configurated permissions rights for users who will use functions of mobile application Configurated HW direct control for selected address points (KMC/E, MMC, KSC/E, TSC-3xx, TSC-5xx, ER-310, ER-510, ES-310, ES-510, EX-1, EX-2,) Active service and system support for Aktion.NEXT licence
Penguin Box
Control and configure your smart lock using Bluetooth. Enjoy keyless access and convenient management of your smart lock directly from your mobile device.
- Keyless convenience
- Smart lock configuration
- Bluetooth access
- Mobile device management
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Give you keyless convenience and the ability to configure and access your smart lock via Bluetooth.
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Verdict
Aktion and Penguin Box are too close to call on the numbers: across 7 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Aktion ships an update every 2 months, Penguin Box every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aktion | Penguin Box |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EFG CZ spol. s r.o. | Penguin Box s.r.o. |
Customer experience
Aktion
Penguin Box
In-app purchases
Aktion
No in-app purchases
Penguin Box
No in-app purchases
