FirstStarHR Essentials vs Caddo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FirstStarHR Essentials
This app gives employees easy access to their payroll and HR information. Employees can clock in/out, submit timesheets, request time off, and view pay stubs and important employment documents.
- Clock in/out
- Submit timesheets
- Submit PTO requests
- View pay stubs
- View PTO balances
- Access employment documents
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FirstStarHR Essentials provides employees with important payroll information at their fingertips. Key features include: • Ability to clock in / out • Submit time sheets • Submit PTO hours taken • Submit Messages • View pay stubs • View PTO balances • Track PTO taken • View vital employment documents
Caddo
This is a members-only portal designed for current members of Caddo Office Reimagined. It provides a dedicated mobile platform for accessing exclusive content and services.
- Members-only access
- Exclusive content
- Dedicated mobile portal
- Office Reimagined services
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Mobile members-only portal for current members of Caddo Office Reimagined.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Caddo at 3.9 against FirstStarHR Essentials's 3.3. Caddo also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Caddo holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 7 respectively.
FirstStarHR Essentials ships an update every 10 months, Caddo every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and June 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FirstStarHR Essentials | Caddo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (7 ratings) | 3.9 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FirstStarHR | Yardi Systems, Inc. |
Customer experience
FirstStarHR Essentials
Caddo
In-app purchases
FirstStarHR Essentials
No in-app purchases
Caddo
No in-app purchases
