Comparison

Blip! vs Sage HR (New)

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

Head to head
About

Blip!

This app allows businesses to easily track employee work hours and locations. It offers features like geofencing for automatic clock-ins/outs and QR code scanning for manual time recording. Employees can also log breaks, and managers can review and edit shift times, export data, and manage multiple work locations.

Highlights
  • Geolocation tracking with geofencing
  • QR code scanning for clocking
  • Break time logging
  • Edit shift and break times
  • Multi-location tracking
  • Work history export
Features
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Blip is a free app for BrightHR customers. It lets you easily track your employees’ work hours and locations on the go. Here’s how it works: Geolocation Use the app to create a geofence—a virtual boundary—around your workplace. Then, when your employees enter or leave the geofence, Blip picks up their location and asks them to clock in or out, helping you to know exactly where your staff have worked and how long for. QR codes Alternatively, you can use Blip’s smart scanning system to record your employees’ work hours instead. Your staff use Blip to scan a QR code—a type of barcode—when they arrive and leave work. Then, each time they scan the code, Blip will register them as clocked in or out. It’s that simple. Breaks Blip makes it easy to track breaks, too. At the tap of a button, your staff can log the start and end of their breaks, so you can see how long and how often they take downtime. How Blip helps you: - Check your employees’ work hours and track their location in an instant. - Keep an eye on your employees’ breaks and make sure they’re getting enough downtime. - Change an incorrect shift or break time in a few quick taps. - Create multiple locations and easily track where your employees have worked. - View a full history of an employee’s work hours and filter the date range easily. - Export the work history for an individual or team and save it as a spreadsheet for your records.

About

Sage HR (New)

Manage HR tasks remotely with this award-winning software. Access employee profiles, download payslips, track time and attendance, and store company documents. Streamline onboarding and company announcements for simplified HR management.

Highlights
  • Employee profiles
  • View and download payslips
  • Time and attendance management
  • Company and employee documents
  • Company announcements
  • Onboarding
Features
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Easily manage your HR tasks from anywhere and anytime. The Sage HR App, the award-winning HR Software solution, gives employers and employees access to: · Employee profile · View and download payslips · Manage time and attendance · Company and employee documents · Company announcements · Onboarding It’s easy to use and manage all your HR in one place, HR – simplified!

Screenshots

Blip!4 screens
Sage HR (New)4 screens

Verdict

The call

Blip! and Sage HR (New) both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 37% of Blip!'s written reviews are positive against 11% of Sage HR (New)'s. Sage HR (New)'s advantage is ratings volume (107 vs 32). On price, rating, 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Blip! against 4.5 for Sage HR (New). Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 107 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 37% of Blip!'s written reviews are positive against 11% of Sage HR (New)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blip! ships an update every 3 weeks, Sage HR (New) monthly. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Blip! versus Sage HR (New): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlip!Sage HR (New)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (32 ratings)4.5 (107 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.0% of reviews — better11.3% of reviews
Number of ratings32107 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.016 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrightHRSage Global Services Ltd

Customer experience

Blip!

All ratings32 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews119 reviews
Positive37.0%
Neutral10.1%
Negative52.9%

Sage HR (New)

All ratings107 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral4.7%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive11.3%
Neutral9.4%
Negative79.2%

User reviews

Blip!

From 32 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✅ Easy to use and simple interface
  • 📍 Geofencing feature for location tracking
  • 📊 Helpful reporting and tracking capabilities
  • ⏱️ Efficient time tracking for mobile workers
  • 📱 Convenient mobile app for clocking in/out

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Clock in/out button frequently malfunctions
  • 🔓 Randomly logs out users unexpectedly
  • ⚠️ Poor UI/UX design
  • 🌐 Requires internet connection to function
  • 📱 Crashes frequently and needs reinstalling

Sage HR (New)

From 107 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✅ Convenient online payslip access
  • 📱 Works well on iPad for some users
  • 🎯 Useful for viewing P60 documents
  • ⭐ Streamlined payslip delivery process

Room to improve

  • 🔐 Persistent login authentication issues
  • 🐛 App crashes and freezes frequently
  • 📥 Payslip download functionality broken
  • 🔄 Circular redirect loops between app and web
  • 📱 Poor iPhone experience vs iPad

Bugs and requests

Blip!

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • Clock in button doesn't register taps
  • Clock out button doesn't work properly
  • Unexpected random logouts
  • Break button fails to update status
  • App crashes on update installations
Show 11 more
  • Cannot clock out when outside geofence area
  • Barcode scanning doesn't register clock in
  • Location search functionality broken after updates
  • Conflict error messages for valid time changes
  • Camera access fails on iOS 14+
  • App freezes when updating shifts
  • Phone overheating after updates
  • Slow data fetching from cloud
  • App won't open or respond
  • Location tracking continues after app closure
  • Notifications sent for entering coworkers' home addresses

Requested features

14 requests
  • Offline functionality with sync when reconnected
  • Automatic clock out when leaving geofence
  • Web-based clock in/out option
  • Employee self-approval of timesheets
  • Auto-end break after set time period
Show 9 more
  • Integration with BrightHR staff files and rotas
  • Automatic break deduction from total hours
  • Manager access without full admin privileges
  • Ability to edit break punches
  • Automatic clock in/out based on geofencing
  • Consolidated single app instead of multiple apps
  • Date range filtering for work history
  • Shift end reminders
  • Overtime tracking and display

Sage HR (New)

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • Login loop between app and web browser
  • Two-factor authentication not sending codes
  • Password reset emails not delivered
  • Account switching broken on iPhone
  • Payslips not displaying after updates
Show 11 more
  • Payslips disappearing from view
  • App stuck on cookie/privacy policy page
  • Black screen on app launch
  • Frozen logout page requiring reinstall
  • File upload naming issues in documents section
  • Timesheet module crashes app
  • Offline error despite active internet connection
  • Password validation inconsistent between platforms
  • P60 documents not loading
  • Loading spinner freezes indefinitely
  • App overwriting iPhone files

Requested features

10 requests
  • iPad-optimized app version
  • Apple Watch app for check-ins
  • View available shifts feature
  • Push notifications for payslips
  • Announcements and objectives management
Show 5 more
  • Training acceptance and document signing
  • Shift allocation system
  • Better timesheet project tracking
  • Improved manager visibility of employee schedules
  • Leave section visibility on iPhone

In-app purchases

None

Blip!

No in-app purchases

None

Sage HR (New)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blip! free?
Blip! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sage HR (New) free?
Sage HR (New) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Blip! or Sage HR (New)?
Sage HR (New) is rated higher. Blip! averages 4.5 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while Sage HR (New) averages 4.5 from 107 ratings.
Do Blip! or Sage HR (New) have ads?
Neither Blip! nor Sage HR (New) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blip! or Sage HR (New)?
Blip! ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sage HR (New) monthly. Most recently, Blip! was updated on November 11, 2026 and Sage HR (New) on November 11, 2026.

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