SCREENish vs Apploye: An Honest Comparison for 2026
The short verdict: Apploye is a feature-rich workforce analytics suite with tiered pricing, a genuinely useful free plan for up to 10 users, and one of the broadest platform line-ups in the category, including iOS. SCREENish is the simpler, flat-priced alternative: $5.00 per employee per month (EU VAT included) buys every feature, with a privacy-first approach that flags suspicious activity for human review instead of accusing anyone automatically. Pick Apploye if you need deep integrations and iOS coverage; pick SCREENish if you want predictable pricing and monitoring your employees can actually trust.
| Feature | SCREENish | Apploye |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Flat $5.00 per employee/month, everything included (EU VAT incl.) | From $4.50/user/month (Elite, annual billing) to $12/user/month (Power, monthly); paid add-ons extra |
| Free plan | No — full-featured free trial instead | Yes, up to 10 users with limited features |
| Free trial | Yes, no credit card required | 10 days, no credit card required |
| Screenshots | Included on every account, taken at random intervals | Included; frequency scales by plan, from 1/hour on the free plan upward |
| Activity measurement | Keyboard and mouse activity levels; typed content is never logged | Activity percentages plus app and URL tracking |
| Fake-activity detection | Activity Review flags suspected mouse jigglers and auto-clickers for human review | Idle-time detection; no dedicated jiggler-review workflow advertised |
| GPS tracking | Android app, included at no extra cost | iOS and Android apps with geofencing |
| Face recognition | Consent-first face recognition (beta) | Not advertised |
| Team communication | Team Huddle: peer-to-peer calls, chat and file sharing, never recorded | Not a built-in feature |
| Client access | Read-only project sharing via a time-limited link, no account needed | Client billing and invoicing |
| Payroll | Payroll rates, premium hours and XLS accounting reports | Automated payroll calculation and invoice generation |
| Platforms | Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome extension, Android | Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome extension, iOS, Android |
| Integrations | Few third-party integrations | Trello, Jira, Asana, ClickUp and more |
When Apploye is the better choice
Apploye has earned its reputation, and there are teams it simply fits better. Its free Starter plan supports up to 10 users, which is real value for a very small team that only needs basic time tracking and timesheets — SCREENish has no free tier, only a trial. Apploye also covers iOS as well as Android, so if your field staff carry iPhones, that alone may settle the decision; SCREENish does not have an iOS app yet.
Apploye's integrations with project management tools such as Trello, Jira, Asana and ClickUp make it the stronger pick for teams whose workflow already lives in those tools — SCREENish offers far fewer third-party integrations. And if you want granular workforce analytics — app and URL tracking, productivity ratings, per-plan screenshot frequency, and optional add-ons like screen recording — Apploye goes deeper than SCREENish does. It also advertises GDPR and HIPAA compliance and offers a 30-day money-back guarantee, which is reassuring for regulated industries.
When SCREENish is the better choice
SCREENish wins on simplicity and predictability. There is one price — a flat $5.00 per employee per month with EU VAT included — and every feature is in it: screenshots, activity levels, GPS, payroll reports, client sharing and team communication. There are no plan tiers to compare, no add-ons that quietly raise the bill, and no features held back for a higher plan. See the full breakdown on our pricing page.
The bigger difference is philosophy. SCREENish's Activity Review flags time that looks like it was produced by a mouse jiggler or auto-clicker, but a human always reviews the flag — no time is rejected and nobody is penalised automatically. Its face recognition (currently in beta) is consent-first: it cannot be switched on for an employee who hasn't explicitly agreed, and consent can be withdrawn at any time. Team Huddle gives your team peer-to-peer calls, chat and direct file transfer that are never recorded and never stored on SCREENish servers. Clients can view project progress through a read-only, time-limited link without creating an account. And GPS tracking via the Android app costs nothing extra.
To be fair about the trade-offs: SCREENish keeps screenshots for 45 days rather than indefinitely, offers few third-party integrations, has no iOS app yet, and is a smaller vendor than Apploye. If long screenshot archives or a large partner ecosystem matter to you, weigh that honestly.
Pricing compared
As of mid-2026, Apploye's Starter plan is free for up to 10 users with limited monitoring (about one screenshot per hour). The Elite plan is $4.50/user/month on annual billing or $7/user/month billed monthly; the Power plan is $8/user/month annually or $12/user/month monthly, and Enterprise pricing is custom. Optional add-ons — extra screenshots, screen recording, stealth mode, API access and more — run roughly $1–$4 per user per month on top. A 10-day free trial requires no credit card. Full details are on Apploye's pricing page.
SCREENish charges a flat $5.00 per employee per month, EU VAT included, with everything in the product included at that price and a free trial that requires no credit card. On annual billing, Apploye's Elite plan undercuts SCREENish slightly — but on monthly billing SCREENish is cheaper than Elite, far cheaper than Power, and its price never grows through add-ons. If you value knowing exactly what monitoring will cost as your team scales, the flat rate is hard to beat; compare for yourself on our pricing page.
Frequently asked questions
Is Apploye cheaper than SCREENish?
It depends on how you pay. As of mid-2026, Apploye's Elite plan is $4.50/user/month on annual billing, slightly below SCREENish's flat $5.00. Billed monthly, Apploye Elite costs $7 and Power costs $12 per user, so SCREENish is cheaper month-to-month — and paid add-ons can raise Apploye's effective price further, while SCREENish includes everything at one rate.
How does SCREENish handle mouse jigglers and auto-clickers?
SCREENish flags stretches of tracked time that look machine-generated and sends them to Activity Review, where a human makes the call. No time is rejected and no employee is penalised automatically — the software raises questions, people answer them. Apploye offers idle-time detection but does not advertise a comparable human-review workflow.
Does SCREENish have an iOS app?
Not yet. SCREENish runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, a Chrome extension (including Chromebooks) and an Android GPS app. Apploye covers iOS as well as Android, so iPhone-heavy field teams may prefer it for now.
Do both tools take screenshots?
Yes. Apploye's screenshot frequency scales with the plan you buy, starting at about one per hour on the free tier. SCREENish includes random-interval screenshots with activity levels on every account at no extra cost, and retains screenshots for 45 days before automatic deletion.