SHRM Certification vs BambooHR Hiring
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SHRM Certification
This app helps SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP credential holders manage their professional development credits. Track completed activities, discover upcoming approved events, and receive notifications for recertification.
- Add professional development credits (PDCs)
- Track completed activities
- Find upcoming approved activities
- Search and filter activities by competencies, date, or location
- Recertification readiness notifications
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The official certification app from the Society for Human Resource Management, exclusive for SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP credential holders. Maintain and grow your SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP via the SHRM Certification app! • Easily add your professional development credits (PDCs) under the Advance Your Education section. • Track all of the activities you have already added to your record. • Find upcoming approved activities in your area. Search and filter a number of different ways including by competencies, by date, or use your location to find activities close to you. • Be notified when you are ready to apply for recertification.
BambooHR Hiring
Streamline your hiring process with this mobile recruiting tool. Review candidates instantly, evaluate resumes, communicate via multiple channels, and collaborate with your team to secure top talent quickly.
- Candidate review
- Resume evaluation
- Applicant communication (email, phone, text)
- Team collaboration
- Talent acquisition management
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BambooHR Hiring is a mobile recruiting app available for BambooHR Applicant Tracking System (ATS) users. Any recruiter can tell you that the most talented candidates don’t stay on the market for long. A fast, efficient hiring process makes all the difference in finding and hiring the best people for your organization. With the BambooHR Hiring app, you and your hiring team can review a candidate the instant they apply. Evaluate resumes, review answers to application questions, communicate with applicants via email, phone & text, and collaborate with hiring managers and recruiters—all from one talent acquisition app that moves at the speed of your candidates.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SHRM Certification at 4.8 against BambooHR Hiring's 3.9. SHRM Certification also leads on ratings volume (2.7K vs 146) and device support (3 vs 1). BambooHR Hiring's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SHRM Certification holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SHRM Certification has 2.7K ratings behind it against 146, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of SHRM Certification's written reviews are positive against 30% of BambooHR Hiring's.
SHRM Certification ships an update every 6 months, BambooHR Hiring every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SHRM Certification | BambooHR Hiring |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.7K ratings) — better | 3.9 (146 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 32.1% of reviews — better | 30.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.7K — better | 146 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) | BambooHR |
Customer experience
SHRM Certification
BambooHR Hiring
User reviews
SHRM Certification
From 2.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Easy to use
- 👍 Quick and easy way to track and update PDCs
- 🚀 Love the ease and speed
Room to improve
- 🐛 Login issues - unable to log in, credentials not recognized
- 🐛 App not working - unable to add credits, get error messages
- 🐛 Inconsistent data between app and website
- 🐛 Unreliable, frequently doesn't work as expected
BambooHR Hiring
From 146 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 👍 Functional for basic tasks
- 👍 Good for reviewing applications
- 👍 Slick overall flow
- 👍 User-friendly desktop ATS parity
Room to improve
- 🐛 Login issues (2FA loop, SSO broken)
- 🐛 Crashing on login
- 🐛 Cannot view resumes/cover letters
- 🐛 Not iPad compatible/scales poorly
- 🐛 Limited functionality compared to desktop
Bugs and requests
SHRM Certification
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login not working
- Unable to add credits, get error messages
- Inconsistent data between app and website
Requested features
3 requests- Improve training/education search functionality
- Add summary/progress view of entered credits
- Fix app support link
BambooHR Hiring
Reported bugs
9 issues- Login triggers 2FA loop
- SSO login broken for months
- App crashes on Microsoft SSO login
- Cannot view resumes or cover letters
- Ratings do not save
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- App not iPad compatible
- App does not scale on iPad
- App does not load (animated b repeats)
- Latest update causes app to not open
Requested features
7 requests- Ability to send candidates to talent pools from mobile
- Ability to copy phone number and choose texting app
- Need a Messages center for communications
- Support for iPad
- Texting from within the app recorded in ATS
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- More functionality
- All functionality in one app
In-app purchases
SHRM Certification
No in-app purchases
BambooHR Hiring
No in-app purchases
Questions
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