HR4 vs Gubagoo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HR4
This app helps auto dealerships manage their workforce by facilitating employee recognition and providing a directory of colleagues. It aims to boost employee satisfaction and engagement through a simple recognition system and an easy-to-access staff directory.
- Employee recognition system
- Staff directory with photos and positions
- Boost employee satisfaction
- Improve employee engagement
- Mobile workforce management
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HR4™ is a fully integrated, mobile, and connected digital solution specifically designed for the auto industry to address dealers' most critical needs around recruiting, selecting, developing, and retaining their people. For this mobile app, HR4™ has highlighted two specific modules - "Who's Who" and "Thumbs Up!" Increase employee satisfaction and engagement by sending "Thumbs Up"! To reward or motivate fellow employees or staff at a touch of a button from your mobile device. Everyone needs a refresher of Who's Who at the dealership. Allow employees to browse pictures, names, and positions of their colleagues through the Who's Who section of the app.
Gubagoo
Stay connected with customers on the go with enhanced chat capabilities. Monitor conversations in real-time, respond to customer inquiries, and manage customer details directly from your mobile device.
- View live chats
- Take over live chats
- Send messages to customers
- Send whisper messages
- Send inventory, offers, and contact cards
- Send saved responses
- Send files (photos, videos, PDFs)
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This is our new Gubagoo app, helping to keep you connected with your customers on the go. This version of the app provides an enhanced chat experience, but does not yet have all of the features of the legacy version. Just like in GLive, you will be notified of chats, you can monitor conversations in real time, and ResQ those chats - from anywhere! The original version of the app is still available in the app store, and has our full mobile feature set, including Virtual Retailing connectivity, dashboards, and reporting. Here’s what is currently available in this enhanced app: - View live chats across all channels (except Text+, coming soon) - Take over (ResQ) live chats - Send messages to your customers - Send whisper messages to Gubagoo chat specialists and your staff - View and send inventory, offers, and contact cards - View and send your saved responses - Send files, such as photos, videos, and PDFs - Enter and view customer details - Enter lead information and submit the lead to your CRM - Push notifications If you need access to any of the following features on your mobile device, you will still need the legacy app: GLive: - In-app notifications - Do Not Disturb mode Virtual Retailing Features: - View deals Dashboard and Reporting Features: - View history - View dashboard - View leads - View saved responses - View inventory - View offers - View and edit your profile information - View and edit your notification settings - Access our help center This app will be continuously updated to include the features from the Legacy app, and will soon replace the original.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gubagoo at 1.7 against HR4's 1.0. Gubagoo also leads on ratings volume (62 vs 1). HR4's advantage is review sentiment (27% vs 9%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Gubagoo holds the better App Store score, 1.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gubagoo has 62 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 27% of HR4's written reviews are positive against 9% of Gubagoo's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
HR4 ships an update every 3 weeks, Gubagoo every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and August 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HR4 | Gubagoo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 1.7 (62 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews — better | 8.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 62 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Minery Ltd. | Gubagoo Inc. |
Customer experience
HR4
Gubagoo
In-app purchases
HR4
No in-app purchases
Gubagoo
No in-app purchases









