Serenity Smart vs Stratus HR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Serenity Smart
This secure group messaging app connects caregivers for older adults on one platform. It facilitates communication and collaboration to enhance the quality of care and life for seniors.
- Secure group messaging
- Caregiver collaboration
- Improved care quality
- Enhanced quality of life
- Single communication platform
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Serenity Smart is a secure group messaging application that brings everyone providing care to an older adult together on a single platform to communicate and collaborate, thereby improving quality of care and quality of life.
Stratus HR
Manage your employment details on the go. This app lets you edit direct deposits, securely share financial data, and access company news and policies. You can also view pay stubs, insurance information, and account balances.
- Edit direct deposits
- Secure financial information sharing
- View pay stubs
- Access insurance details
- Check PTO and Flex account balances
- Receive employer news and alerts
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Access your employment information anytime, anywhere with the Stratus HR mobile app. The latest release allows you to edit your direct deposits, send financial information securely to your lender, receive the latest news and alerts from your employer, view important employment policy documents, and earn big bucks for referrals to Stratus. As always, you can also conveniently review your last paycheck, have access to your insurance member numbers, know whether you have PTO available for your weekend getaway, or find out what the balance of your Flex account is while you are at the pharmacy. It’s all right here.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stratus HR at 4.8 against Serenity Smart's 4.2. Stratus HR also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 vs 16.4). Serenity Smart's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 50%). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Stratus HR holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Serenity Smart's written reviews are positive against 50% of Stratus HR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Serenity Smart ships an update fortnightly, Stratus HR every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Serenity Smart | Stratus HR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (9 ratings) | 4.8 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 9 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Serenity App, Inc. | Stratus.hr |
Customer experience
Serenity Smart
Stratus HR
In-app purchases
Serenity Smart
No in-app purchases
Stratus HR
No in-app purchases
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