Knowify vs Pulse HQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Knowify
This app streamlines field operations for contractors by offering simple time tracking, purchasing, and work order management. It facilitates photo sharing and real-time synchronization with the main platform. Designed to automate essential field tasks for businesses.
- Time clocking
- Field purchasing
- Reimbursement tools
- Work orders
- Photo sharing
- Real-time sync
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Knowify’s mobile app automates the field side of your contracting business, with simple time clocking, field purchasing and reimbursement tools, work orders, photo sharing, and more. Syncs with Knowify in real-time. Requires Knowify subscription.
Pulse HQ
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Pulse HQ is the all-in-one operations platform for construction and field-service businesses. Run your customers, projects, estimates, fleet, and subcontractors from a single app — in the office or on the jobsite. CRM • Track accounts, contacts, leads, and opportunities • Keep your whole pipeline in one place PROJECT MANAGEMENT • Manage projects, tasks, and timelines • Stay on top of change orders and progress ESTIMATING • Build estimates and analyze job costs • Move from request to quote faster FLEET • Track vehicles, equipment, and maintenance SUBCONTRACTORS • Manage your subcontractor directory and trades • Send RFPs and track bids Secure, organization-based access keeps your team's data private and role-appropriate. Pulse HQ is a business tool provided to authorized users of subscribing organizations.
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Verdict
Knowify and Pulse HQ are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 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.
Knowify ships an update every 9 days, Pulse HQ weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Knowify | Pulse HQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (17 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 285 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Knowify | Gem State Holdings of Idaho LLC |
In-app purchases
Knowify
No in-app purchases
Pulse HQ
No in-app purchases








