Comparison

PayDay! HRMS vs Phoenix ESM

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PayDay! HRMS

Access your payslips and leave balance on the go. View up to six months of pay advices and your current leave entitlement. Stay informed with company announcements, all from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • View payslips for the last 6 months
  • Check current leave balance
  • Access company announcements
  • Secure mobile access
  • View pay advices
Features
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PayDay! HRMS is a secure mobile application that allows employees on-the-go to view their itemised payslips (i.e. pay advices) and leave balance conveniently from any location with Internet availability. Employees can quickly review their payslips and leave balance, whether for the present month or previous months as long as their employers processed their payroll with PayDay! HRMS (Singapore’s leading cloud payroll solution). This application is an extension of what employees can obtain from a secure login via any browsers. The key features include: 1. View individual's payslips of last 6 months 2. View individual’s current leave balance 3. View company’s announcements

About

Phoenix ESM

Features
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With Phoenix ESM you are able to: - Allows you to perform an audit/inspection and report checklists offline. - Documents allow you to view and access all the documents including company manuals, policies, JHA’s, RA’s, etc. - You can download shipboard forms, checklists and post comments & view the revision changes made in the documents and/or forms. - Allows you to view and upload documents in word, forms or reports format.

Screenshots

PayDay! HRMS4 screens
Phoenix ESM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Phoenix ESM at monthly against PayDay! HRMS's every 9 months. PayDay! HRMS's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PayDay! HRMS ships an update every 9 months, Phoenix ESM monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PayDay! HRMS versus Phoenix ESM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPayDay! HRMSPhoenix ESM
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB69 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPayrollServeSOUTH NESTS SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS AND PRIVATE LIMITED

In-app purchases

None

PayDay! HRMS

No in-app purchases

None

Phoenix ESM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PayDay! HRMS free?
PayDay! HRMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Phoenix ESM free?
Phoenix ESM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PayDay! HRMS or Phoenix ESM have ads?
Neither PayDay! HRMS nor Phoenix ESM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PayDay! HRMS or Phoenix ESM?
PayDay! HRMS ships an update every 9 months, and Phoenix ESM monthly. Most recently, PayDay! HRMS was updated on October 24, 2026 and Phoenix ESM on October 30, 2026.

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