Is Frequent Sign-In Issues and App Frustration a startup idea?

Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use, and the fix belongs first to that provider. The page shows what is frustrating users and how badly — not an open market to start a company in.

How many people have this problem?

7 different people described it independently, in 7 mentions, the earliest from 07 Nov 2019 and the most recent from 17 Sept 2026. The quotes, with dates and links to the originals, are in the Evidence section.

Is this problem getting worse?

Current status: stable — mentioned at a steady rate. Momentum is 49/100, measured as how often it is mentioned recently compared with before.

Mobile Apps·tracked since 24 Sept 2026·evidence from 07 Nov 2019·scored 24m ago

Frequent Sign-In Issues and App Frustration

Users are experiencing significant frustration with the app, primarily due to frequent sign-in issues that disrupt their usage. Additionally, the app's performance problems, such as manual syncing and battery drain, exacerbate the overall negative experience.

7 people in 7 posts across 2 sources · demand low, pain low, competition moderate

Pain pointStable⚠️ CrowdedEvidence: low

Index score

36.0

ahead of 71% of the rest of this market

—100.0%signals / 7d

Demand

0.0low

Momentum

49.1moderate

Pain

33.3low

Competition

40.8moderate

lower is better

Monetization

4.5low

Market size

26.8low

Evidence

56.8moderate

The pain

shares of 7 quoted posts

What goes wrong, and for whom

Who: 7 people using QuickBooks Workforce
What goes wrong: Doesn't work14% of posts
Manual work14% of posts
How bad: 100% of posts are complaints · pain score low (33/100)
Since: 07 Nov 2019 → 17 Sept 2026

Is this a startup idea?

Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use — the fix belongs first to that provider.

Complaints are about: QuickBooks Workforce
Looking for something else: 0% want an alternative · 0% ask the provider for a feature
What the numbers say: Almost nobody is looking for a different product — people want this provider to fix it, not a new option.

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The pain — what people say

Their asks, who is writing, and the posts themselves

What people were doing

Every post behind this page, by what its author was doing — and when each one was written

Complaint7100%

07 Nov 20197 posts17 Sept 2026

Sources

7 signals · 2 sources

Google Play6

App Store (English storefronts)1

Only public content is collected, author names are stored as one-way hashes, and every excerpt links back to its original post.

Evidence

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Google PlayGoogle Play US/Payroll & HR·15 Aug 2026·Complaintsource ↗
…and I had to refresh. I would do this and then I could clock in/out. Then I started having to sync manually. Now not even reinstalling the app will let me clock out. AND like most apps these days, the app is just a glorified web browser. I figured out that I can just go to a computer, log in via browser, and after…
Manual work
Google PlayGoogle Play US/Payroll & HR·10 Jan 2022·Complaintsource ↗
QuickBooks Workforce Absolutely awful. The app drains my battery, and every time I open the app I have to sign in, running in background or not. I work on multiple jobsites, and many different tasks. I clock in sometimes as frequently as 30 minute intervals. When I open the app, I have to verify my account, log in to…
App Store (English storefronts)App Store US/Payroll & HR·24 Aug 2026·Complaintsource ↗
…he app want to know your location at all times even when logged off. Drains battery on phone and if you turn off tracking, it will not work until tracking is turned back on.
Doesn't work
Google PlayGoogle Play US/Payroll & HR·03 Feb 2022·Complaintsource ↗
QuickBooks Workforce This app has become a nightmare of frustration. Like everyone else, it started forcing me to log back in and verify my identity every time I open it. Sometimes I have to do it twice in a row as it immediately logs me out with an error about "face ID!" Makes absolutely no sense since I'm obviously…
Google PlayGoogle Play US/Payroll & HR·07 Nov 2019·Complaintsource ↗
QuickBooks Workforce It's ok... when I have access. Lately I've been getting kicked out and stuck in a constant battle of signing in. I've had to reinstall several times, which is really irritating. There also appears to be a disconnect with Location. My gps is on, but it keeps telling me it's off or cannot connect.…

Google PlayGoogle Play US/Payroll & HR·8d ago·Complaintsource ↗
…later go to the online dashboard and find the time punch didn't take. It's been very occasional, but the worst was when I lost a whole day of punches, albeit that incident was about a year and a half back. usually it works, but I can't rate a time clock app highly if I can't consistently rely on it. Sometimes it'll…
Google PlayGoogle Play US/Payroll & HR·08 Apr 2026·Complaintsource ↗
…d one other coworker. We have Androids while everyone else has Apple. EDIT: I've tried ALL your recommendations to fix it.

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Market and score

Products already there, how the score moved, and what it is made of

Opportunity history

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Why did it move?

Score unchanged at 36.0 · 25 Sept 2026, 01:00 → 02:15 UTC

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How the score was measured

39 measured values behind the seven sub-scores · each shows the value, then the points it earned out of 100

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Market size

Distinct people affected7 → 28

Distinct communities1 → 17

Distinct sources1 → 35

Adjacent categories1 → 32

Regions / languages1 → 28

Competition

Existing products5 → 50

New entrants (90d)0 → 0

Funded players0 → 0

Market maturity11.1 → 89

Incumbent activity96.7 → 97

Momentum

Period-over-period growth100 → 95

Latest period growth-100 → 2

Sustained trend3.2 → 49

Acceleration-9.9 → 38

Monetization

Stated willingness to pay0 → 0

Existing paid products1 → 19

Pricing complaints0 → 0

Business context0 → 0

Pain

Complaint intensity25.5 → 26

Complaint frequency100 → 100

Negative sentiment-63.6 → 64

Willingness to switch0 → 0

Willingness to pay0 → 0

Urgency0 → 0

Repeat complaints0 → 0

Demand

Mention volume1 → 9

Explicit requests0 → 0

Distinct people1 → 10

Questions asked0 → 0

Alternative searches0 → 0

Feature requests0 → 0

Discussion growth-50 → 5

Evidence

Evidence volume7 → 26

Source diversity2 → 55

Source credibility70.3 → 70

Extraction confidence47.1 → 47

Duplicate rate0 → 100

Freshness8.0 → 68

Cluster cohesion100 → 100

Questions about this idea

Is Frequent Sign-In Issues and App Frustration a startup idea?: Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use, and the fix belongs first to that provider. The page shows what is frustrating users and how badly — not an open market to start a company in.
How many people have this problem?: 7 different people described it independently, in 7 mentions, the earliest from 07 Nov 2019 and the most recent from 17 Sept 2026. The quotes, with dates and links to the originals, are in the Evidence section.
Is this problem getting worse?: Current status: stable — mentioned at a steady rate. Momentum is 49/100, measured as how often it is mentioned recently compared with before.