AusweisApp Bund vs absence.io
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AusweisApp Bund
This software allows you to digitally identify yourself online using your German national ID card, electronic residence permit, or EU citizen card. It's designed for secure online authentication across various platforms.
- Online identification with national ID card
- Supports electronic residence permit
- Enables EU citizen card identification
- Secure online authentication
- Available for iPhone, Mac, and iPad
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Die AusweisApp ist eine Software, die Sie auf Ihrem iPhone, Mac oder iPad installieren, um sich mit Ihrem Personalausweis, Ihrem elektronischen Aufenthaltstitel oder der eID-Karte für Unionsbürger:innen online auszuweisen. Alle weiterführenden Informationen finden Sie unter: www.ausweisapp.bund.de Die Erklärung zur Barrierefreiheit der Software finden Sie unter: https://www.ausweisapp.bund.de/barrierefreiheit-app Entwickelt im Auftrag des Bundesamtes für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik.
absence.io
Easily manage employee absences and track work hours on your mobile device. Plan vacations, view team schedules, and record time with a single click. Ideal for efficient daily management of your team's time and leave.
- Absence planning and vacation day management
- Team absence calendar overview
- Absence request approval (for HR)
- One-click start/stop time clock
- Real-time overtime recording
- Time entry management (for HR)
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With the absence.io mobile app you can easily manage your absences and track your time - all on your mobile device! The mobile app offers the core functions of absence management and time tracking of the absence.io software for all users to provide an efficient solution for daily use. Absence Management: - Easy planning of your absences and vacation days - Overview of all absences of your team in the calendar - Direct approval of absence requests (only for HR) - Easy access to the dashboard (only for HR) Time Tracking: - Start & stop time clock with just one click - (Over-)time recording in real time - Easily enter, edit and delete time entries (only for HR) Just a head’s up - our app only works with an existing absence.io account. Sign up now at absence.io to test our software and app! The mobile app is not our terminal app. Do you have any questions about absence.io or want to give us feedback? Then feel free to drop us a message at hello@absence.io - we are looking forward to hearing from you!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AusweisApp Bund at 34% against absence.io's 0%. AusweisApp Bund also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 50). absence.io's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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.
absence.io holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AusweisApp Bund has 1.1K ratings behind it against 50, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 34% of AusweisApp Bund's written reviews are positive against 0% of absence.io's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
AusweisApp Bund ships an update every 6 weeks, absence.io every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AusweisApp Bund | absence.io |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (1.1K ratings) | 4.6 (50 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 50 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Governikus Service GmbH | absence.io GmbH |
Customer experience
AusweisApp Bund
absence.io
Bugs and requests
AusweisApp Bund
Reported bugs
3 issues- Fails to read ID card
- Disconnects during verification
- Incompatible with newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- Support for dual citizenship
- Simplified setup process
- Consistent instructions across devices
- Integration with Apple Wallet
absence.io
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AusweisApp Bund
No in-app purchases
absence.io
No in-app purchases
Questions
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