KayanHR vs RootsHCM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KayanHR
This cloud-based human resource management solution helps companies of all sizes control, manage, and grow their HR functions. It offers a user-friendly interface with comprehensive features for managing growth and success.
- Human Resource Management
- Cloud-based solution
- Employee management
- Company growth management
- User-friendly interface
- Comprehensive features
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A Cloud Based Human Resource Management Solution that enables companies of all sizes to better control, manage and grow their Human Resources. Our name is based on the Arabic word of Being, as the basis of all companies starts with the people inside it and that’s the most important part of the company’s success. Kayan HR focuses on how we can create a solution that is easy to use and at the same time contains all the features needed for Small companies and Enterprises to better manage their growth and continued success.
RootsHCM
This integrated suite of applications provides a configurable Human Capital Management platform for organizations of all sizes. It incorporates best practices and domain expertise to manage operations and human capital effectively.
- Integrated HCM platform
- Configurable to organizational needs
- Supports various organization sizes
- Incorporates best practices
- Built with domain expertise
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Roots HCM Integrated Suite Of Applications is a unique HCM platform designed to suit the needs of organizations of various levels and sizes. Our community of users vary between application end users and standalone modular users. Roots HCM adopts proven best practices but is also configurable to suit any need related to operations and Human Capital. Roots HCM is the result of many years of technology and HCM domain expertise. It is built and maintained by our passionate team of innovators and technologists who want you to ‘Go Global Think Local’
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RootsHCM at 100% against KayanHR's 50%. RootsHCM also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). KayanHR's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (15 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
RootsHCM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KayanHR has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of KayanHR's written reviews are positive against 100% of RootsHCM's.
KayanHR ships an update every 2 weeks, RootsHCM every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KayanHR | RootsHCM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KayanHR | JoSequal |
Customer experience
KayanHR
RootsHCM
In-app purchases
KayanHR
No in-app purchases
RootsHCM
No in-app purchases
