WFS vs Workvivo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WFS
Stay informed about your work schedule with this app. It syncs with your employer's system to provide real-time updates on shifts, availability, and time off requests. You can also pick up extra shifts to increase your earnings.
- Real-time schedule updates
- Availability management
- Offer for extra shifts
- Time off requests
- Shift change notifications
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Keep up to date with when you're working with WFS: Making Work Easy This app connects to your employer’s scheduling system so that you know when and where you are working. With WFS you can: - Keep up to date with new schedules and schedule changes as they're published, so there are no unwelcome surprises. - Let your employer know when you are available to work and how to contact you, so you don't miss out on shifts. - Offer to work extra shifts that your manager makes available, boosting your earnings. - Request and see your time off, so that you can plan your weeks. This app requires your employer to use WFS for scheduling. To activate your WFS: Making Work Easy account, please click the link in your registration email. If you can’t find your registration email, please check your junk folder or speak to your manager. On first opening the app, use the registration code contained in the registration email. Note: Some app features may not have been enabled by your employer.
Workvivo
This app connects employees to organizational goals through a dynamic activity feed. It facilitates sharing updates, recognizing colleagues, and staying informed about company news and events to boost engagement.
- Company-wide activity feed
- Share posts with media
- Tag activities to organizational goals
- Recognize colleagues with shout-outs
- Company news and events updates
- People directory
- Pulse surveys
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Workvivo is designed to bring what’s happening in your organisation alive in a fun, intuitive and highly engaging way. The platform is structured around what your organisation is trying to achieve and connecting employees to this. This is key to best-in-class employee engagement. Use Workvivo to: - Stay up to date with your company wide activity feed - Share posts and updates with images and videos - Bring the goals of your organisation alive by tagging activity in real-time - Recognise colleagues who go above and beyond using shout-outs - Never miss company related news or events - Get to know colleagues through the people directory - Get the real-time 'pulse' of your organisation with regular pulse surveys
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Workvivo at 4.7 against WFS's 1.5. Workvivo also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 87). WFS's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). 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.
Workvivo holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Workvivo has 1.1K ratings behind it against 87, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of WFS's written reviews are positive against 16% of Workvivo's.
WFS ships an update every 2 months, Workvivo every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WFS | Workvivo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (87 ratings) | 4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.5% of reviews | 15.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 87 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #181 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 315 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Workforce Software Ltd | Workvivo Limited |
Customer experience
WFS
Workvivo
User reviews
WFS
From 87 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Some users find it useful for work
- 👍 App works for some basic tasks
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent login issues
- 🐛 App frequently freezes
- 🐛 Connectivity problems
- 🐛 Inconsistent app and website linking
- 🐛 Outdated app design
Workvivo
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Interaction with other locations
- 💡 Helpful and informative
- 🚀 Great collaboration and networking tool
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes, bugs, and glitches
- 🔍 Difficult to use and navigate
- 🕰️ Slow performance
- 🔒 Login and authentication issues
- 🙈 Missing basic features
Bugs and requests
WFS
Reported bugs
56 issues- Poor connectivity
- Login issues with old passwords
- App and website not linked
- Shifts not showing on app
- Cannot log back in
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- Manual calendar addition required
- Sign in attempt failed
- App doesn't work
- Always glitching and logging out
- Password for app different from website
- App stopped working after iPhone update
- Password reset emails delayed
- Cannot see coworkers in app
- No way to update password when locked out
- Inconsistent language for login
- Mobile app doesn't let you look back on schedule
- Schedule unavailable on app
- No option to reset password
- App won't allow sign-in after iOS update
- Email account inactivated message
- Manager not a technical support specialist
- Won't even log in
- App not optimized for iPhone X
- Web version works, mobile doesn't
- App stopped showing schedule
- Cannot log in on phone but can on desktop
- App freezes often
- Cannot get back in after reinstalling
- Registration code not recognized
- Not accepting email address for login
- Only able to see upcoming shifts
- Cannot see shifts
- Randomly logs out
- Notifications for requested days off not fixed
- No registration email sent
- Doesn't let you sync with calendar
- Late due to inability to see schedule
- Asked for verification code after months of use
- Cannot reset password
- Cannot find support contact
- Moved phones and need registration code
- Cannot view previous month's schedule
- Locked out, cannot set password
- Needs registration code, never given one
- Constantly freezes
- Incredibly slow to load and use
- Impossible to log in most of the time
- Logged out and won't let back in
- Never up to date with new iOS
- Cannot change password
- Too many glitches, uninstalling and reinstalling fails
- Unable to log in for almost a month
- Schedule blank despite being published
- Login issues
- App becomes unresponsive when switching menus
- Random bug logs you out
Requested features
7 requests- Sync with iOS calendar
- Update app more often
- Add iPhone X support
- Allow viewing past schedules
- Improve customer service
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- Add option to sync with iCal
- Provide more useful information (e.g., total hours worked)
Workvivo
Reported bugs
5 issues- Inbox not working
- Inability to edit posts
- Crashing on launch
- Compatibility issues with Apple passwords
- Inability to add photos in the background
Requested features
6 requests- Dark mode
- Ability to pin messages
- Improved chat functionality (threaded replies, read receipts, etc.)
- Better group management (tagging, forwarding, etc.)
- Improved notifications and status settings
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- Ability to see who reacted to messages
In-app purchases
WFS
No in-app purchases
Workvivo
No in-app purchases
