Comparison

Acumatica vs Criterion Time

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Acumatica

Access real-time business data, including financials, inventory, and sales, from any device. Manage expenses, view reports, track time, and handle approvals on the go. Tailored features for sales, purchasing, support, and field services are available.

Highlights
  • Expense receipt and claim submission
  • Real-time reports and dashboards
  • Time card entry and task follow-up
  • Approval management
  • Sales pipeline and order management
  • Purchase order and receipt management
  • Field service appointment management
Features
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An Acumatica license is required to use this app. Acumatica Cloud ERP Software enables small and mid-sized businesses to access financials, inventory, sales, purchases, and more from any web browser on any device. This allows your entire workforce to get real-time data and manage business processes using iPhone or iPad. Key Features: • Expense receipts and claims: submit new expenses using the camera on your device to photograph receipts. View submitted expense claims to see if they have been approved. • Reports and dashboards: view real-time reports and dashboards. • Time cards: enter time sheets and follow up on tasks. • Approvals: review and complete approvals in just a few clicks. Role Specific Features: • Support: create and work on cases including adding pictures with your camera and taking notes using voice to text. • Sales: manage contacts, your opportunity pipeline, create sales orders, and check order status. • Purchasing: manage purchase orders and receipts • Field services: perform daily appointment work including driving directions, taking notes using voice to text, entering inventory, lookup past appointments, recording time, taking pictures from the job site, and more. Extensible: • Developers, partners, and ISVs can create new applets without programming skills so users can access any data or Acumatica screen function. Cost: The Acumatica mobile app is available at no extra cost for Acumatica customers. Download the app, login, and begin accessing features.

About

Criterion Time

Features
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Criterion Time app for iPad helps employees easily clock in and out of their shifts. Set up the app on iPad at your workplace using your Criterion account.

Screenshots

Acumatica4 screens
Criterion Time3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Criterion Time at 15.5 against Acumatica's 18.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Acumatica ships an update every 5 weeks, Criterion Time every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Acumatica versus Criterion Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAcumaticaCriterion Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (1.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews23.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAcumatica Inc.Criterion Inc.

Bugs and requests

Acumatica

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Scanning issues causing incorrect item counts
  • Time entries not saving properly
  • Camera orientation issues and upside-down displays
  • Dashboards and reports not loading correctly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improve time entry and tracking for multiple jobs/tasks
  • Streamline calendar view and usage
  • Enhance search functionality and results
  • Optimize for mobile use, not just desktop
  • Improve stability and reduce glitches/bugs

Criterion Time

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Acumatica

No in-app purchases

None

Criterion Time

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Acumatica free?
Acumatica is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Criterion Time free?
Criterion Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Acumatica or Criterion Time have ads?
Neither Acumatica nor Criterion Time shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Acumatica or Criterion Time?
Acumatica ships an update every 5 weeks, and Criterion Time every 6 weeks. Most recently, Acumatica was updated on September 22, 2026 and Criterion Time on September 19, 2026.

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