Blink. vs All Gravy: every industry, proven at scale

What are you here to fix?

Cut through the noise. Blink puts company news, critical updates, and leadership comms directly into the pockets of your frontline workers. With targeted push notifications and a mobile-first feed, you guarantee your message is seen—without needing corporate email addresses.

Unregulated WhatsApp chats are a security nightmare and blur work-life boundaries. Blink gives your team a secure, fully compliant chat platform built specifically for work. Protect company data, keep conversations professional, and let your team truly disconnect when they clock out.

Operations move fast. Blink integrates seamlessly with your existing scheduling and HR tools to make shift swaps, daily briefings, and on-the-fly updates effortless. Ensure every worker starts their day aligned and knowing exactly what needs to be done.

Distributed workers often feel invisible. Blink helps you build a culture of appreciation with instant, peer-to-peer recognition. Let managers and colleagues shout out great work directly on the company feed, turning daily successes into company-wide celebrations that boost retention.

Ditch the paper binders and noticeboards. Blink lets you digitize processes and roll out new policies instantly. Send mandatory reads with digital sign-offs, giving you real-time tracking and reporting to ensure 100% compliance across your entire workforce.

Stop paying for clunky tools your team ignores. Blink brings your scattered HR, payroll, and ops systems into one intuitive, mobile-first app. Give your frontline a frictionless "single pane of glass" experience they’ll actually want to use, driving adoption rates to 90% or higher.

Trusted by the best

THE GAPS

Where AllGravy falls short.

You can't try it yourself.

All Gravy is demo-only. There's no self-serve sign-up and no free trial, so you can't put it in front of your team before you commit. You book a sales call first.

Earlier in its journey.

All Gravy launched in 2020 and is still building its public track record, with a limited independent review presence on G2, Capterra, and Gartner. Worth weighing if proven validation matters to you.

Hospitality only.

All Gravy is built for hospitality and retail, and nothing else. Blink runs the frontline in any industry, and still wins hospitality's biggest names. Backed by Danny Meyer, live at Shake Shack and McDonald's.

WHAT BLINK COVERS

Ops, Comms, and HR.
One platform, one plan.

Connection

Comms your frontline opens.‍

Native news feed, 1:1 and group chat, Stories, polls, video. Designed for the way frontline teams actually communicate.

Engagement

Open rates that decide everything.‍

Reach analytics, sentiment, daily opens. At Bubala, Blink drives 99% activation and 14 app opens per user, every day.

Knowledge

The Hub for everything frontline teams need.‍

Policies, training, contacts, documents. Searchable, mobile-first, kept current by your team.

HR Ops

Onboarding, forms, and the daily HR work.‍

Onboarding journeys for new starters, digital forms, and surveys, with custom roles and permissions built in.

Recognition

Kudos that travel further than a thank-you.‍

Native recognition with reach analytics. See who praised whom, where the energy is, and where it stalls.

Integrations

Plugs into the tools you already run.‍

Native integrations with Workday, ADP, iTrent, Okta, and Microsoft 365, plus single sign-on and user provisioning.

TWO pRODUCTS. TWO sTRATEGIES.

A promising newcomer and a proven platform aren't the same thing.

Built for hospitality.

Purpose-made for restaurants and retail, with real UK logos like Dishoom and Pizza Pilgrims.

Earlier in its journey.

Founded in 2020 and still seed-stage, with around 1,000 locations live so far.

Hard to verify independently.

Not currently rated on G2, Capterra, or Gartner, so there's little third-party proof to check before you commit.

Backed by hospitality's best.

Funded by Danny Meyer's Enlightened Hospitality Investments, the team behind Shake Shack and Union Square Hospitality.

Independently proven.

Rated 4.7 on G2 and Capterra, recognized by Gartner, with 200,000+ frontline workers on the platform.

Free to try today.

Start free, see public pricing from £2.95 per user per month, and set up in a day.

ROW BY ROW

Two capable frontline apps. One is built for hospitality. One runs the frontline in any industry, with the proof to back it.

Platform

Built for

Every frontline industry

Hospitality and retail

Communication

Secure chat, company feed, stories, video, and polls

Chat, calls, feed, and broadcasts

Engagement

Recognition and rewards, surveys, and sentiment

Badges, leaderboards, and pulse surveys

Connects your tools

Hub portal with single sign-on to your HR, scheduling, and ops tools

30+ workforce-management integrations

PROOF AND ACCESS

Try before you buy

14-day full-featured trial, no sales call

Demo only

Pricing you can see

Public, from £2.95 per user per month

Contact sales

Proven at scale

200,000+ frontline workers

Around 1,000 locations, seed-stage

Hospitality backing

Backed by Danny Meyer's Enlightened Hospitality Investments

Early-stage venture funding

Last verified June 2026. Product capabilities per allgravy.com and Apple App Store / Google Play listings. Blink. capabilities per joinblink.com. Scale and backing per joinblink.com/customers and published funding. All Gravy access model and vertical focus per allgravy.com.

Where Blink wins.

Five reasons frontline teams pick Blink over All Gravy.

Dark green Blink app icon surrounded by multiple other colorful app icons in a circular arrangement on a white background.

Line graph showing engagement over time for Feed (95%), Hub (99%), and Chat (87%), with a circular chart indicating 93% activation, a 2.5% increase, and Management at 98% and Frontline at 92%.

Engagement survey form with statement 'I feel comfortable talking to my manager about issues that come up,' rating options from Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree, and a Submit button; a pop-up message congratulates Kelly for three years with the team.

Frequently asked questions

How does Blink compare to All Gravy?

Both are mobile-first frontline apps. All Gravy is built for hospitality and retail. Blink. runs the frontline in any industry, is backed by Danny Meyer's Enlightened Hospitality Investments, and is proven across 200,000+ workers. You can try Blink. free today. All Gravy is demo-only.

Can I try Blink before I commit?

Yes. Start a full-featured 14-day trial in minutes, no sales call and no credit card. All Gravy doesn't offer a self-serve trial, so you have to book a demo before you see the product.

How much does Blink cost?

Blink. Core is £2.95 per user per month and Pro is £3.75, billed annually, published openly on our pricing page. All Gravy doesn't publish pricing and quotes you only after a call.

Does Blink work outside hospitality?

Yes. Blink. is built for every frontline industry, from retail and logistics to healthcare and manufacturing, and still wins hospitality's biggest names. All Gravy is built for hospitality and retail alone.

Who backs Blink?

Blink is backed by Danny Meyer's Enlightened Hospitality Investments, the team behind Shake Shack and Union Square Hospitality, alongside earlier investors Next47 and Partech. All Gravy is seed-stage.

What about scheduling, clock-in, and pay?

All Gravy bundles rota, clock-in, and earned-wage access. Blink. connects to the scheduling and payroll tools you already use, so you keep the systems your team knows and add the comms and engagement layer on top.

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