Upwork

What Upwork is for

Upwork is a business marketplace for freelance work. It connects people looking for professional services with freelancers offering their skills, so it can suit both sides of a project: clients who need to hire and independent professionals who want to find paid work. The app is published by Upwork Global Inc. and is listed in the Business category.

What you can do in the app

The mobile app brings key parts of the Upwork marketplace to Android. Freelancers can look through available projects and send proposals, while clients can review candidates and manage hiring activity. Once work begins, users can use the app to keep project communication and related activity in one place rather than relying only on a desktop browser.

• Browse freelance jobs and opportunities
• Submit proposals for suitable projects
• Manage hiring and freelancer relationships
• Keep up with messages and project updates
• Handle work-related activity from a phone

Who it suits

Upwork is aimed at freelancers, contractors, small businesses and organisations that use online freelance services. It is most useful for people who already use the Upwork platform and need access while away from a computer. The combined setup also helps users who work on both sides of the marketplace, such as professionals who freelance while occasionally hiring other specialists.

Scale and user feedback

With 10,000,000+ installs and 215,842 ratings, Upwork has a large Android user base. Its current rating is about 3.8 out of 5, which suggests a mixed but substantial body of user feedback. The package is com.upwork.android.apps.main. As with any marketplace app, its value depends on the projects, clients and freelancers available to each user.