rTriibe vs Blue Arrow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
rTriibe
This app connects supply staff with UK schools, streamlining job offers, bookings, and communication. It automates timesheets using optional location services for timely payments and simplifies school bookings and staff management.
- View and accept job offers
- Manage bookings and school details
- Set staff availability
- Automated timesheet generation
- Direct chat with consultants
- Access training modules
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rTriibe is the app for supply staff working in UK schools, the schools who book them, and the rTriibe team. FOR CANDIDATES • See job offers and accept them in a tap • Your bookings, times and school details in one place • Set your availability so we can offer you the right work • Chat with your consultant and the rTriibe team • Open your training on rTraining • Automatic timesheets: with your permission, rTriibe uses your location in the background, between 6am and 11pm, to confirm you've arrived at the school you're booked with and sign off your timesheet automatically, so you're paid on time. Location is optional. If you say no, your school signs your day off instead. FOR SCHOOLS • Add a booking, quick book, or book a candidate you know by name • See who's coming and when • Sign off days worked and see your invoices • Chat with your consultant FOR THE RTRIIBE TEAM • Today's work, bookings, offers and availability on the go • Chats with candidates and schools • Call candidates and schools from your Teams work number rTriibe was formed to make temporary work fairer: simple, clear and inclusive.
Blue Arrow
Connect with a vast talent community for temporary and permanent job opportunities across the UK. Discover roles in retail, logistics, hospitality, and public services, tailored to your skills and availability.
- Join UK's largest temporary talent community
- Discover job opportunities
- Search by skills and experience
- Find roles across various sectors
- Jobs available nationwide
- Temporary, fixed-term, and temp-to-perm roles
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Download the app and register to join Blue Arrow's talent community, one of the UK’s largest temporary workforces. Be the first to hear of latest and greatest job opportunities for the UK’s largest, smallest, oldest, fastest-growing, exciting and extraordinary names in retail, logistics, manufacturing, hospitality, leisure and public services including healthcare, education and local authorities. Access your Blue Arrow find a job service any time you want to. Search live opportunities matched to your skills and experience and be among the first people new job opportunities to suit your availability. A wide range of jobs on offer for temporary, fixed-term and temp-to-perm opportunities including with an immediate start as follows: • Warehouse Operatives • Pickers, packers • Production Assembly Operative • Head Chef • Chef • Commis Chef • Chef de Partie • Sous Chef • Relief Chef • Kitchen Porter • Kitchen Assistant • Barista • Bartenders • Waiters and Waitresses • Receptionists • Administrators • Personal Assistant • Call Centre Advisors • Customer Service Advisor • Delivery Van Driver • Forklift Truck Drivers • LGV Drivers • HGV Drivers including Class 1, Class 2, C+E, C1 and 7.5 tonne • Counterbalance Driver • Reach Truck Driver • Cleaners plus more. Jobs near you and across the UK including all major cities; London, Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff, Glasgow, Belfast, Liverpool, Birmingham, Southampton, Leicester, Brighton, Edinburgh, Coventry and more. Find your next job with Blue Arrow.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Blue Arrow at 12% against rTriibe's 0%. On price, update cadence, 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.
rTriibe ships an update every 2 months, Blue Arrow every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | rTriibe | Blue Arrow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 11.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | rTriibe LTD | Blue Arrow |
Customer experience
rTriibe
Blue Arrow
In-app purchases
rTriibe
No in-app purchases
Blue Arrow
No in-app purchases
Questions
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