Calamari vs Workable
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calamari
This app helps businesses manage employee time off, track work hours, and centralize team information. It allows for easy leave requests, real-time work hour tracking with geofencing options, and access to employee data and key HR information.
- Manage absences and remote work
- Request and approve leave
- Track work hours in real-time
- Geofencing for time logging
- Store and access employee documents
- Monitor team events and work styles
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Join 130,000+ employees who streamline their work with Calamari! Our app is a comprehensive solution for managing absences, tracking work hours, and keeping employee data in one place. To use the app, you need a Calamari account. Sign up at calamari.io and try it for free! Time Off – manage absences and remote work • Request and approve leave and remote work in seconds, with a comment or attachment. • Check your leave history and balance in real time. • Check the team calendar before you plan a meeting. • As a manager, approve multiple requests at once. Time & Attendance – precise time tracking • Track hours with the start/stop/break clock – now also from Apple Watch. • Manually add and edit hours if your company allows flexible tracking. • As a manager, set up work-time logging zones (geofencing) in the app. • Track time by project and task. • Clock in automatically with iBeacon, or scan a QR code or NFC card at a KIOSK. • Get notified about late clock-ins or an unfinished workday. • Use home-screen widgets for quick access. • Check and end your shift right from the lock screen and Dynamic Island. Core HR – everything about your team • Scan and store documents – no more paper forms. • Stay on top of birthdays, work anniversaries, and other key dates. • Check colleagues' contact details and other info. • Discover your team's work style and interests with the Work with me feature. Built for everyday convenience and security • Sign in with one account via SSO (Microsoft 365 / Google). • Set push notifications for dozens of events – requests, timesheet changes, documents, or performance review updates. • Your dashboard shows what matters: requests, absences, birthdays, and your work time. • Available in 17 languages, with dark and light mode. • Data is encrypted, and Calamari is GDPR-compliant. The mobile app covers your everyday needs – leave, time tracking, and employee data. Full policy configuration, reporting, and the Performance Reviews module are available in the Calamari web app, under the same account. Scheduling is coming soon, too. Manage your team smarter and save time with Calamari!
Workable
This HR suite streamlines recruitment and employee management. It offers an AI-powered applicant tracking system to speed up hiring and a configurable system for secure employee data handling, time off, and payroll integration.
- AI-powered applicant tracking
- Automated hiring processes
- Comprehensive reporting
- Secure employee data management
- Time off and payroll integration
- Branded job boards
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Workable simplifies HR with a suite of products for recruitment and employee management: Workable Recruiting is the leading Applicant Tracking System, enhancing hiring with AI, powerful sourcing tools, and seamless integration with major job boards. Speed up hiring with automation, and stay informed with comprehensive reporting. Workable HR enables employee management from start to finish. It’s a highly configurable system to securely handle employee data, manage time off, integrate with payroll, and more, all in one place. In addition to Workable’s HR suite, Jobs by Workable connects millions of candidates with opportunities at Workable-powered companies, while Workable’s Branded Job Boards offer customized job boards for communities and networks to attract talent. Workable has helped more than 27,000 companies hire the right employees and manage them effectively.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Workable at free against Calamari's free with in-app purchases. Workable also leads on review sentiment (39% vs 20%). Calamari's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Calamari against 4.5 for Workable. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 174 and 154 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 20% of Calamari's written reviews are positive against 39% of Workable's.
Calamari ships an update every 10 days, Workable every 11 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Calamari | Workable |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (174 ratings) | 4.5 (154 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 39.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 174 — better | 154 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hubert Lisek | Workable Ltd. |
Customer experience
Calamari
Workable
In-app purchases
Calamari
No in-app purchases
Workable
No in-app purchases









