FirstStarHR Essentials vs My Pay
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
My Pay
Manage payroll and HR tasks conveniently from your mobile device. This app offers a straightforward way to handle employee compensation and human resources functions.
- Payroll management
- HR functions
- Mobile access
- Intuitive interface
- Hassle-free processing
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Payroll and HR in your pocket. Enjoy hassle-free payroll and HR with our intuitive mobile app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FirstStarHR Essentials at 3.3 against My Pay's 2.7. My Pay's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 10 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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.
FirstStarHR Essentials holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively.
FirstStarHR Essentials ships an update every 10 months, My Pay every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FirstStarHR Essentials | My Pay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (7 ratings) — better | 2.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FirstStarHR | SERVERLESS SOLUTIONS LLC |
Customer experience
FirstStarHR Essentials
My Pay
In-app purchases
FirstStarHR Essentials
No in-app purchases
My Pay
No in-app purchases
