The Ned vs Staff Hive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Ned
This app provides exclusive access for members of Ned’s Club and Ned Friends. Members can book tables, bedrooms, and fitness classes, explore stories, and discover special perks and benefits.
- Table reservations
- Bedroom bookings
- Event reservations
- Fitness class bookings
- Explore club stories
- Discover member perks
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This app is exclusively for members of Ned’s Club and Ned Friends. Ned’s Club members can reserve tables, bedrooms, events, fitness classes, explore our stories, and enjoy various perks. Ned Friends members can book bedrooms and tables and also discover perks.
Staff Hive
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Staff Hive is a SaaS based workforce management platform, this enables recruitment agencies and employers to manage their workforce. The Staff Hive system streamlines Recruitment, HR profiles, Job management and Timesheets. The App is the Workers tool that will allow them streamlined communication with the management system. Here they can View and apply for jobs that they choose to work, view their upcoming jobs and rotas, Check in and out of shifts and see their past payments.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Staff Hive at 13.0 against The Ned's 15.0. 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.
The Ned ships an update every 3 weeks, Staff Hive fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Ned | Staff Hive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (22 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 11.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 186 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Ned Limited | Gig App Ltd. |
In-app purchases
The Ned
No in-app purchases
Staff Hive
No in-app purchases
