Comparison

Therap vs BambooHR

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Therap

This app provides HIPAA-compliant tools for documenting services and managing staff for developmental disabilities and long-term care providers. It allows for remote submission of notes, data collection, and password resets, ensuring efficient service delivery tracking.

Highlights
  • HIPAA-compliant documentation
  • Shift and progress notes submission
  • Service data collection
  • GPS tracking for proof of service
  • Electronic signatures
  • Staff password reset
  • Scheduling and EVV access
Features
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** Note ** 1. The Therap for iOS app is designed to be used by people who already have an active Therap account with the appropriate permissions. If you cannot log into the app or you do not see the functionality you expect, please contact your Provider Administrator. 2. Users with the Reset Password administrative role will be able to access 'Password Reset' section from their dashboard. Users who have both the 'Reset Password' administrative and 'Super Admin' roles enabled can change the password for the users of their agencies. 3. Access to the T-Log module requires the 'T-Log' role to be enabled by a Provider Administrator who has the Mobile T-Log enabled in their Admin Settings. 4. Users with the 'ISP Data' role enabled will have access to Mobile ISP Data module after it has been enabled. 5. Users with the ‘MAR Data Update’ role are able to edit Scheduled, PRN and Other medications from their mobile devices. 6. Users would be able to access the Scheduling/EVV module section from their dashboard if Mobile Scheduling is enabled for the provider. ** Description ** The Therap iOS application offers HIPAA compliant tools for Developmental Disabilities and Long-term services and supports (LTSS) to document shifts notes/progress notes, collecting service data in the home or community setting and resetting passwords remotely. The T-Log, ISP Data, MAR and Scheduling/EVV modules are currently available on the iOS app along with a password reset feature for agency administrators. With the Therap iOS app, users can: • Directly submit shift notes or progress notes from their handheld devices • Capture date and time stamped photos of activities and supports • Ensure proof of service delivery with GPS tracking and electronic signatures • Quickly reset passwords of staff members • Access to view schedules for a particular date on the Agenda List page • Option to check in, check out and add comments after the service delivery

About

BambooHR

Access essential HR functions on the go. View your company directory, manage time off requests, and stay updated with notifications. Securely access employee information and approve or deny leave requests from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Company directory access
  • Time off requests and approvals
  • View colleague information
  • Add contacts to phone
  • Check time off balances
  • Push notifications for requests
  • TouchID and passcode protection
Currently charting
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BambooHR is online HR software for small and medium-sized businesses that have outgrown spreadsheets. We automate many of the most tedious HR functions and free you up to do meaningful work. The BambooHR app lets you take some of those most important functions with you, and makes your most common tasks in BambooHR simple and fast. * In order to do anything with the BambooHR app you will need a current BambooHR account. Find out more on our website. * The app fully supports single sign-on (SAML) to login Your Company Directory, Everywhere You Go Your company’s phone numbers, emails, photos, titles—your whole company directory goes wherever you do. * See colleague’s information and call, email, or message them with a tap * Quickly add someone’s info to your phone’s contacts Plan and Manage Time Off Planning a trip? Request time off when you’re out and about. Leave requests can be submitted in the app, and if you’re an approver, you can approve them there as well. * See who’s out of the office today and on any future date * See current and calculate your future time off balances * Submit, view, edit, and comment on your time off requests * Approve and deny time off requests * Push notifications keep you in the loop on the status of your requests And don’t worry, TouchID and passcode protection will help keep your information secure. Happy Bambooing!

Screenshots

Therap4 screens
BambooHR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BambooHR at 4.7 against Therap's 3.3. BambooHR also leads on ratings volume (13K vs 463) and chart position (#96 vs unranked). Therap's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and review sentiment (49% vs 26%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BambooHR holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BambooHR has 13K ratings behind it against 463, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 49% of Therap's written reviews are positive against 26% of BambooHR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Therap ships an update every 3 weeks, BambooHR every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Therap versus BambooHR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTherapBambooHR
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (463 ratings)4.7 (13K ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.3% of reviews — better26.4% of reviews
Number of ratings46313K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
Best chart rank—#96 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB290 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTherap Services, LLCBambooHR

Customer experience

Therap

All ratings462 ratings
Positive54.5%
Neutral8.2%
Negative37.2%
Written reviews152 reviews
Positive49.3%
Neutral8.6%
Negative42.1%

BambooHR

All ratings12,765 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral1.8%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews288 reviews
Positive26.4%
Neutral12.8%
Negative60.8%

User reviews

Therap

From 463 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Convenient for on-the-go documentation
  • 🚀 Reliable and functional
  • 👍 Helpful for remote staff
  • 👍 User-friendly interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and glitchy
  • 🕰️ Slow performance and lagging
  • 🔒 Login and password issues
  • 🔄 Frequent updates and downtime
  • 🤔 Limited functionality compared to website

BambooHR

From 13K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use for employer and employee
  • 👍 Simple to use
  • 👍 Professional approach
  • 👍 User friendly
  • 👍 Great app when it involves anything to do with my job

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App ask for update to see inbox, people or my info
  • 🐛 Locks you out
  • 🐛 Spends a lot of time down, can't always see signature so you don't know if forms are actually filed out or not
  • 🐛 Not user friendly
  • 🐛 Freezes

Bugs and requests

Therap

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Login failures and account lockouts
  • Inability to submit signatures
  • Jumbled or missing data entry
  • Incorrect location detection for clock-in/out
  • Crashes and freezes during use

Requested features

5 requests
  • Edit ISP data from the app
  • Add time tracking and alerts
  • Integrate biometric login
  • Improve syncing and offline capabilities
  • Allow viewing of attachments and notifications

BambooHR

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App ask for update to see inbox, people or my info
  • Locks you out
  • Spends a lot of time down, can't always see signature so you don't know if forms are actually filed out or not
  • Freezes
  • Notifications don't clear properly
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  • Badges slow to update, annoying
  • Poor crashes
  • Log in is impossible
  • Slow app
  • Phone directory look up not working
  • Contacts don't work
  • Document Sigining not working
  • Crashes on log in
  • Crashes every time you try to save a contact locally

Requested features

14 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced calendar view on app
  • Allow employees to download letter of employment at their own
  • Easier way to fix clocking issues
  • Easier way to track lieu hours
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  • Open app from email links
  • More functionality on app compared to website
  • Ability to cancel time off requests from app
  • Include user on calendar/out today view
  • Text-based recruiting services
  • Ability to onboard new hires from app
  • Allow document signing on mobile
  • Announcements in the app
  • Ability to view emergency contacts

In-app purchases

None

Therap

No in-app purchases

None

BambooHR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Therap free?
Therap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BambooHR free?
BambooHR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Therap or BambooHR?
BambooHR is rated higher. Therap averages 3.3 out of 5 from 463 ratings, while BambooHR averages 4.7 from 13K ratings.
Do Therap or BambooHR have ads?
Neither Therap nor BambooHR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Therap or BambooHR?
Therap ships an update every 3 weeks, and BambooHR every 2 weeks. Most recently, Therap was updated on November 1, 2026 and BambooHR on November 3, 2026.

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