BaseUp vs Sidekick HR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BaseUp
Manage and access office parking with ease. Book pay-as-you-go spots or manage permanent allocations. Use the app to open barriers upon arrival at work.
- Manage office parking
- Access parking with app
- Book pay-as-you-go parking
- Manage permanent allocations
- Open barriers with app
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Employees of registered companies can manage and access office parking with BaseUp, all with a few easy taps. If your company is registered, you can log in using your work email address. Manage or share permanent allocations, or book pay-as-you-go parking all through the BaseUp app. When you get to work, use the BaseUp app to open the barriers and access your parking. If office parking is not yet available to you, speak to your facilities management team and head to our website for more information.
Sidekick HR
This app allows employees to manage HR tasks directly from their mobile devices. It streamlines common HR processes, making them more accessible and efficient for users on the go.
- HR transactions on mobile
- Employee self-service
- Streamlined HR processes
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Sidekick HR is Commonwealth Bank Group’s app for employees to complete HR transactions on mobile devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sidekick HR at 5.0 against BaseUp's 2.0. BaseUp's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (21% vs 8%). 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.
Sidekick HR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BaseUp has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 21% of BaseUp's written reviews are positive against 8% of Sidekick HR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
BaseUp ships an update fortnightly, Sidekick HR every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 19, 2026.
| Parameter | BaseUp | Sidekick HR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.8% of reviews — better | 8.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BaseUp | Commonwealth Bank of Australia |
Customer experience
BaseUp
Sidekick HR
In-app purchases
BaseUp
No in-app purchases
Sidekick HR
No in-app purchases
