Zip Clock vs MenuPilot®
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zip Clock
This app helps businesses manage employee timekeeping and scheduling. It offers real-time punch tracking, automated reminders for breaks, and manager approval for edits to prevent labor law violations and optimize staffing.
- Real-time punch addition/maintenance
- Labor law violation prevention
- Clock-in from any web-enabled device
- Sales forecast for scheduling
- Automated break/clock-out reminders
- Manager approval for punch edits
- Real-time dashboard monitoring
- Advanced performance reports
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Zip Clock not only provides features like real time punch addition/maintenance but it saves money by prompting managers before labor law violations occur, allowing them to be proactive rather than reactive to changing conditions. Eliminate bottlenecks during shift changes by allowing employees to clock in from any web enabled device. Built-in sales forecast allows you to compare actual to forecast and further refine future scheduling. Use automated reminders to suggest breaks and clock outs to ensure labor law compliance. Ensure accurate timekeeping with manager approval of all punch edits and deletions. Monitor real time dashboard to ensure employees are adhering to the schedule. Measure employees' performance using advanced reports.
MenuPilot®
This app centralizes the management and communication of critical menu data and training materials for foodservice operations. It works with a web portal and optional hardware to create on-demand labels for food safety, rotation, and product information.
- Centralized menu data management
- Food safety labeling
- Training material communication
- On-demand label production
- Integration with web portal
- Companion hardware support
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The MenuPilot® application, coupled with streamlined corporate management of menu data via the MenuCommand® web portal, reduces dependence on hardware and increases emphasis on platform. Together, these facilitate the centralized management and communication of critical menu data and training materials to foodservice operations. DayMark® Safety Systems also delivers companion hardware with the Matt85™ and Matt77™ direct thermal label printers, facilitating on-demand production of shelf-life, food rotation and complex grab & go product labeling.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MenuPilot® at 3.5 against Zip Clock's 2.9. MenuPilot® also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15). Zip Clock's advantage is review sentiment (40% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
MenuPilot® holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 17 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Zip Clock's written reviews are positive against 0% of MenuPilot®'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Zip Clock ships an update every 2 months, MenuPilot® every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zip Clock | MenuPilot® |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (23 ratings) | 3.5 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hubworks Interactive, LLC | CMC Group, Inc |
Customer experience
Zip Clock
MenuPilot®
In-app purchases
Zip Clock
No in-app purchases
MenuPilot®
No in-app purchases
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