Orka Works vs Haystack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Orka Works
Connect with companies and discover flexible job opportunities in your local area. Apply for temporary roles or find permanent positions using a smart staffing feature.
- Connect with companies
- Find local jobs
- Apply for temporary work
- SmartStaff for permanent roles
- Job platform and community
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Orka Works is a new way of working! We’re a platform and community where workers can connect with companies. Find and apply for the jobs you want in your local area on a temporary basis, or find permanent work with our SmartStaff feature.
Haystack
Discover tech job opportunities tailored to your interests and tech stack. Browse anonymously or let employers find you. Connect directly with hiring managers at genuine companies, bypassing recruitment agencies.
- Personalized job matching
- Anonymous browsing option
- Direct messaging with hiring managers
- Filter by company values and sector
- Thousands of curated tech jobs
- UK's #1 mobile-first tech jobs marketplace
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Tired of endlessly scrolling through job boards and being hounded by recruitment agents? We’ve got you covered. Uncover, browse and explore the entire tech scene on your terms - free of spam, shady recruitment agencies and dull job boards. Haystack is where techies discover opportunities. Join the UK’s #1 mobile-first tech jobs marketplace and discover 1000s of jobs in Software Engineering, Data and Design from top tech employers across the UK. Why Haystack? Be part of the movement: Join over 50,000 Developers, Data Scientists and Designers who are using Haystack to discover their next dev job. Only the most relevant tech jobs: Haystack matches jobs to you based on your interests, values and tech stack - so you only see the most relevant jobs to you. Whether you’re looking for local or remote jobs, Haystack’s got you covered. Take back control of your anonymity: Browse the tech scene anonymously or sit back, relax and make yourself visible to employers and let them apply to you. No tedious onboarding: We won’t hound you with onboarding questions, we just need some basic info to power our matching algorithm. It’s then over to you to let your CV do the talking. We’re not like the rest: Indeed, Glassdoor, Monster, CVLibrary, LinkedIn… They’re all the same: noisy, boring and not built with the tech community in mind. Haystack is built for techies, by techies. The world’s your oyster: Discover 1000s of brand new dev, tech and IT jobs added every week that have been personally curated by the Haystack team. Explore companies that share your values: Only interested in startups? We’ve got you covered. Only want to see companies that share salary info? No problem. Only interested in a specific sector? Yep, there’s a filter for that. Chat directly with hiring managers: Haystack is a recruitment agency free zone and only genuine employers are granted access. You can skip the fuss and message hiring managers at your favourite companies directly within the app! P.S. We’re a hit in the tech community! "Amazing app to find tech opportunities" - App Store Review "Love what you've done with the place" - App Store Review "Honestly the future of job hunting" - App Store Review "Watch this space they are the future" - App Store Review Got a question? Our team can help! Just ask us in the app. Currently only available in the UK. Terms & conditions: https://www.haystackapp.io/terms-conditions Privacy policy: https://www.haystackapp.io/privacy-policy
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Verdict
Orka Works and Haystack both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 94% of Haystack's written reviews are positive against 41% of Orka Works's. Haystack also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Orka Works against 5.0 for Haystack. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Haystack has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 41% of Orka Works's written reviews are positive against 94% of Haystack's.
Orka Works ships an update every 5 weeks, Haystack monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Orka Works | Haystack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.7% of reviews | 93.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Orka Holdings Ltd | WURK.AT LTD |
Customer experience
Orka Works
Haystack
User reviews
Orka Works
From 1 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use app
- 👍 Good for temp jobs
- 👍 Nice app for temp job
- 👍 Excellent app
- 👍 Great app
Room to improve
- 😞 Useless company
- 😞 App doesn't work
- 😞 Takes too long for verification
- 😞 Jobs never accepted
- 😞 Hectic account opening
Haystack
From 7 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
- ✨ Sleek and modern design
- 🚀 Streamlined application process
- 💡 Comprehensive search filters
- 🎯 Highly relevant job listings
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Tends to close sometimes
- 🐛 Memory issue or iOS version problem
- 🐛 Unusable due to crashes
- 🐛 Buggy app
Bugs and requests
Orka Works
Reported bugs
10 issues- App takes back to home screen
- App not opening after update
- App keeps crashing
- App signs out automatically
- Camera feature not working
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- App needs internet connection error
- App not opening on iPhone 5
- App not opening after update on iPhone 13 pro max
- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
Requested features
12 requests- Feature to dismiss jobs
- Filter distance by mileage
- Filter for shifts to work reliably
- See pay for a job after acceptance
- Message and contact job poster
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- Push notifications for new jobs
- Improve app optimization
- Improve customer service
- Improve verification process
- Improve app functionality
- Add dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
Haystack
Reported bugs
12 issues- App crashes left and right
- App closes sometimes when clicking different things
- Frequent crashes
- Tech stack omissions
- Keyboard overlaying fields
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- App hanging when filtering roles
- No jobs shown after logging in
- Glitches with the UI
- List of skills doesn't always load
- Selecting a skill shouldn't close the list
- Skills selector from a single value dropdown to a multi value dropdown
- Issue with Apple ID integration
Requested features
7 requests- Browser-based equivalent
- Dark mode option
- More than 5 technologies on profile
- Multi-value dropdown or element for skills selection
- Allow conversations with employers outside the app
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- Filter by date
- Improve interface for touch use
In-app purchases
Orka Works
No in-app purchases
Haystack
No in-app purchases
Questions
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