Comparison

SD Payroll vs Talentbases

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

Head to head
About

SD Payroll

Access secure payroll messages, management reports, and payroll information. This app allows clients to view payrolls and manage reporting tasks efficiently from anywhere, reducing paper usage.

Highlights
  • Secure payroll messages
  • Payroll information access
  • Management reports
  • 24/7 accessibility
  • Paper usage reduction
Features
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This application is for Sargent-Disc payroll clients only. Access secure payroll messages, payroll information and management reports. This application has been designed to enable clients to view their payrolls and manage reporting tasks easily and efficiently from anywhere 24/7. It forms part of the Digital Production Office®, Sargent‑Disc’s suite of software and mobile apps designed to help production and accounts teams work more efficiently, securely, and sustainably. These tools streamline workflows, support remote working, reduce costs, save time, and help lower your production’s carbon footprint. A Sargent-Disc account is required to login.

About

Talentbases

Features
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Talentbases. The freelancer community platform for TV production talent. A free service for freelancers or job applicants to create and update a profile, express an interest (EOI) in upcoming projects, apply for a job, work or contracts, stay in touch and promote themselves to find work. From Executive Producers to Runners starting out and around 150 job roles in between. Talentbases is used and funded by contributions from the TV Industry, Independent TV Production Companies and Broadcasters to deliver genuine opportunities for all, a level playing field for work opportunities, contracts, progression, training, events, news and freelancer support Industry wide. Their talent and production execs use it daily to crew up for upcoming TV Productions People are indeed more important than profit. Let's all explore and create great things together.

Screenshots

SD Payroll4 screens
Talentbases4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Talentbases at every 2 days against SD Payroll's every 7 months. Talentbases also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SD Payroll ships an update every 7 months, Talentbases every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
SD Payroll versus Talentbases: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSD PayrollTalentbases
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB39 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSargent-Disc LimitedTalentbases Ltd

In-app purchases

None

SD Payroll

No in-app purchases

None

Talentbases

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SD Payroll free?
SD Payroll is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Talentbases free?
Talentbases is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SD Payroll or Talentbases have ads?
Neither SD Payroll nor Talentbases shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SD Payroll or Talentbases?
SD Payroll ships an update every 7 months, and Talentbases every 2 days. Most recently, SD Payroll was updated on October 6, 2026 and Talentbases on October 14, 2026.

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