Bob HR vs ApprovalMax
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bob HR
Access HR functions from your mobile device. View company updates, manage time off, submit timesheets, and connect with colleagues. Stay informed and productive on the go.
- View company homepage
- Post and react to company updates
- Clock in/out and manage timesheets
- Request and manage time off
- Sign documents
- Search employee directory
- Manage tasks and performance reviews
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Bob's mobile app provides a seamless HR experience on the go. With Bob’s app, you can: • View your company’s homepage • Post and react to Shoutouts, Kudos and polls • See new joiners, birthdays and work anniversaries • Clock in and out manually or quick fix • Submit your timesheet • Request and manage time off • Submit a time off request, see if it’s approved or declined • Review or sign a document • Manage your timesheet • See which coworkers are available or on leave • Search the employee directory and org chart • Connect with your colleagues • Update personal information in your profile • Access important company links • Manage and complete tasks • Review and complete performance reviews • Explore your company's open positions: Apply or refer a friend
ApprovalMax
Streamline your business approvals with this mobile app, allowing you to approve requests, create purchase orders, and communicate with stakeholders on the go. It integrates with cloud accounting platforms like Xero and QuickBooks Online to manage spend and revenue efficiently.
- Approve on the go
- Create purchase orders
- Instant notifications
- Real-time chat
- Due date reminders
- Administrator approval forcing
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Our ApprovalMax mobile app is a native app that provides all key decision control capabilities of the ApprovalMax web version; in particular approving on the go, raising and submitting Purchase Orders, commenting approval/rejection decisions. The ApprovalMax web version extends cloud accounting platforms such as Xero and QuickBooks Online with fully digital processes for efficient spend and revenue management. For Xero, ApprovalMax provides multi-role and multi-tiered approval workflows for Bills, Purchase Orders, Credit Notes, Sales Invoices, and enables Purchase Order creation and approval outside of Xero. It also facilitates x-way matching of Bills and Purchase Orders, and supports budgeting control. For QuickBooks Online, ApprovalMax provides Purchase Order creation and approval outside of the accounting platform. Please note: before you can start using our mobile app, the approval workflow must have been set up in the web app. Key features of the iPhone app: • Approving on the go • Instant notification about new approval requests • Real-time chat with Requesters and other Approvers • Due date reminders • PO creation on the go • Forcing approval decisions (for Administrators) Should you have any questions, feel free to contact us on: support@approvalmax.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ApprovalMax at 65% against Bob HR's 30%. ApprovalMax also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7). Bob HR's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 35) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). 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.
ApprovalMax holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bob HR has 1.4K ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Bob HR's written reviews are positive against 65% of ApprovalMax's.
Bob HR ships an update every 4 days, ApprovalMax fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bob HR | ApprovalMax |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.4K ratings) | 4.9 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.1% of reviews | 65.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 35 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hi Bob Ltd | Approvalmax Ltd |
Customer experience
Bob HR
ApprovalMax
Bugs and requests
Bob HR
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to submit leave requests
- Payslips not accessible through the app
- Crashes when trying to access certain features
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to view team's time off and schedules
- Improved calendar and holiday management
- Integration with other work tools and platforms
- Customizable notification settings
ApprovalMax
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bob HR
No in-app purchases
ApprovalMax
No in-app purchases
