Comparison

Halligan vs HowardSimon

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

Head to head
About

Halligan

Streamline emergency vehicle inspections with this native iOS app. Conduct detailed truck checks, review past inspection history, and receive real-time activity notifications. A companion web application offers advanced analytics for chiefs and administrators.

Highlights
  • Native iOS truck checks
  • Detailed inspection descriptions
  • View previous check history
  • Real-time activity notifications
  • Web-based analytics for administrators
  • User account and truck check configuration via web portal
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Halligan makes truck checks easy for first responders with our native iOS application. Run truck checks with detailed descriptions, quickly check on the history of previous checks, and receive notifications of all recent activity. Chiefs and administrators can run detailed analytics using the web application. Departments should configure user accounts and truck checks using the web portal.

About

HowardSimon

Access payroll and HR information on the go. This app makes complex business administration tasks simple for employees and employers. Requires existing customer login credentials.

Highlights
  • Payroll access
  • 401(k) information
  • HR management
  • Mobile access
  • Business connectivity
  • Simplified administration
Features
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The HowardSimon mobile app provides you and your employees with the benefit of accessing your payroll and HR information from your mobile device allowing you to stay connected to your business from anywhere, at any time, whenever is convenient for you. With the use of Smartphones, Tablets, and Laptops the employee of today is no longer a stationary worker and is often working on the go making mobile tools that access their important payroll and HR information no longer a luxury, but a necessity. With this in mind we have taken the same extraordinarily reliable and adaptable Payroll and HR technology your business is already using and made it accessible to you on the go. In today’s complex world we are proud to make the most challenging business administration tasks beautifully simple. To use the HowardSimon mobile app, your company must already be a HowardSimon customer with an authorized login credentials. A valid Username and Password are required to access the application.

Screenshots

Halligan4 screens
HowardSimon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Halligan at 4.2 against HowardSimon's 3.0. Halligan also leads on ratings volume (1K vs 22). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Halligan holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Halligan has 1K ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Halligan's written reviews are positive against 29% of HowardSimon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Halligan ships an update every 2 months, HowardSimon every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 7, 2026 and August 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Halligan versus HowardSimon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHalliganHowardSimon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (1K ratings) — better3.0 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews32.1% of reviews — better28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1K — better22
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHalligan, IncHowardSimon

Customer experience

Halligan

All ratings1,000 ratings
Positive80.6%
Neutral4.4%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive32.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative64.3%

HowardSimon

All ratings22 ratings
Positive45.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative54.5%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%

Bugs and requests

Halligan

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App not loading on latest iOS devices
  • Blank screens when switching stations
  • Constant issues with logging in

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to customize compartment checks
  • More administrative functions on mobile
  • Ability to switch between departments without logging out

HowardSimon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Halligan

No in-app purchases

None

HowardSimon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Halligan free?
Halligan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HowardSimon free?
HowardSimon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Halligan or HowardSimon?
Halligan is rated higher. Halligan averages 4.2 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while HowardSimon averages 3.0 from 22 ratings.
Do Halligan or HowardSimon have ads?
Neither Halligan nor HowardSimon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Halligan or HowardSimon?
Halligan ships an update every 2 months, and HowardSimon every 5 weeks. Most recently, Halligan was updated on August 7, 2026 and HowardSimon on August 15, 2026.

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