Workforce Australia vs Authority Advance
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Workforce Australia
Discover thousands of job opportunities advertised daily. Filter by industry, location, and availability, and receive personalized recommendations. Save jobs and searches for easy access.
- Job search by industry, location, and availability
- Personalized job recommendations
- Save jobs for later
- Save job search results
- Browse thousands of daily job ads
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Find your next job on the Workforce Australia app. Thousands of jobs are advertised every day. Find a job wherever you are • Find jobs based on industry, location, and the times and days you can work. • See jobs recommended for you. • Save jobs you want to apply for. • Save your job search results to review later. The Workforce Australia app is funded and operated by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations. It’s a free service to help Australians find a job. Contact us at ESMobileAppSupport@dewr.gov.au or 13 62 68 if you need help using this app.
Authority Advance
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The Advance app is part of Asset Module of Authority Solution offered by Civica. It can be used for maintaining assets using iPad. It provides functionality of the Asset Module required by officers in the field. The app allows the officers to update or create assets reducing double handing and paper-based processes. Instant syncing means that the corporate system is up to date whenever an asset is updated. It has following features
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Workforce Australia at 3 against Authority Advance's 1. Authority Advance's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15). 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Workforce Australia | Authority Advance |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (17 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 5.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Department of Employment | Civica Pty Ltd |
In-app purchases
Workforce Australia
No in-app purchases
Authority Advance
No in-app purchases
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