Connect HR vs SmartFM Self Service
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Connect HR
This app simplifies time tracking and attendance for both employees and employers. Users can easily clock in and out with a selfie and comment, view shift timings, and access pay stubs. It aims to make payroll more accurate and stress-free.
- Clock in and out with selfie
- Generate leave requests
- View pay stubs
- Track shift timings
- Accurate payroll reporting
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Connect HR mobile app is a time sheet and attendance app which was built in order to make employers and employees lives just a little bit easier. It gives people the ease of checking in for work with their own mobile phone. It is quick and simple. All you have to do is take a selfie, write a comment and then post. Voilà! Any workforce can easily clock in or out, and check their shift timings so they know exactly how much they have worked that week. This also means employers know exactly what they are paying for, making payroll stress free and more accurate than ever. Features: - Employees can easily clock in and out - Generate leave request - See your paylsips
SmartFM Self Service
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Note: 1. This App is only for iPhone not for iPad, kindly review it with iPhone. 2. GuestUser can only allow to see features of the home page they can't access anything(if you try to access anything it shows alert message). 3. After Sign up Succeed you have to wait until admin allows you to login access.
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Verdict
Connect HR and SmartFM Self Service are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Connect HR ships an update every 3 weeks, SmartFM Self Service every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Connect HR | SmartFM Self Service |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Connect Resources | Nanosoft Engineers India Private Limited |
In-app purchases
Connect HR
No in-app purchases
SmartFM Self Service
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Connect HR free?
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Do Connect HR or SmartFM Self Service have ads?
Which is updated more often, Connect HR or SmartFM Self Service?
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