BambooHR vs Microsoft Teams
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
Microsoft Teams
This app brings people together for community activities or work projects. It offers integrated chat, events, meetings, storage, and task management. Connect, collaborate, and get things done securely in one place.
- Community and team organization
- 1-on-1 and group chat
- Secure audio and video calls
- Document collaboration
- Cloud file storage
- Task management
- Calendar integration
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Whether you’re connecting with your community for an upcoming activity or working with teammates on a project, Microsoft Teams helps bring people together so that they can get things done. It’s the only app that has communities, events, chats, channels, meetings, storage, tasks, and calendars in one place—so you can easily connect and manage access to information. Get your community, family, friends, or workmates together to accomplish tasks, share ideas, and make plans. Join audio and video calls in a secure setting, collaborate in documents, and store files and photos with built-in cloud storage. You can do it all in Microsoft Teams. Easily connect with anyone: • Skype is now part of Teams. Continue where you left off with your chats, calls and contacts in Microsoft Teams Free. • Meet securely with communities, teammates, family, or friends. • Set up a meeting within seconds and invite anyone by sharing a link or calendar invite. • Chat 1-1 or to your entire community, @mention people in chats to get their attention. • Create a dedicated community to discuss specific topics and make plans*. • Work closely and collaborate by keeping conversations organized by specific topics and projects with teams and channels. • Video or audio call anyone directly in Teams or instantly convert a group chat to a call. • Use GIFs, emojis, and message animations to express yourself when words aren’t enough. Accomplish plans and projects together: • Send photos and videos in chats to quickly and easily share important moments. • Use cloud storage to access shared documents and files on the go. • Organize shared content in a community — events, photos, links, files —so you don’t have to waste time searching*. • Get the most out of your meetings by using screen share, whiteboard, or breakout in virtual rooms. • Manage access to information and ensure the right people have access to the right info, even when people join and leave projects. • Use task lists to stay on top of projects and plans - assign tasks, set due dates, and cross off items to keep everyone on the same page. Designed to give you peace of mind: • Securely collaborate with others while maintaining control over your data. • Keep communities safe by allowing owners to remove inappropriate content or members*. • Enterprise-level security and compliance you expect from Microsoft 365**. *Available when using Microsoft Teams with your Microsoft account. **Commercial features of this app require a paid Microsoft 365 commercial subscription or a trial subscription of Microsoft Teams for work. If you’re not sure about your company’s subscription or the services you have access to, visit Office.com/Teams to learn more or contact your IT department. By downloading Teams, you agree to the license (see aka.ms/eulateamsmobile) and privacy terms (see aka.ms/privacy). For support or feedback, email us at mtiosapp@microsoft.com. EU Contract Summary: aka.ms/EUContractSummary Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2259814
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BambooHR at none against Microsoft Teams's 3. Microsoft Teams's advantage is ratings volume (3.4M vs 13K) and chart position (#5 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Microsoft Teams sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. BambooHR asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for BambooHR against 4.8 for Microsoft Teams. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft Teams has 3.4M ratings behind it against 13K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 26% of BambooHR's written reviews are positive against 24% of Microsoft Teams's.
BambooHR ships an update every 2 weeks, Microsoft Teams weekly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | BambooHR | Microsoft Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (13K ratings) | 4.8 (3.4M ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.1% of reviews — better | 24.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13K | 3.4M — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #5 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 287 MB | 534 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BambooHR | Microsoft Corporation |
Customer experience
BambooHR
Microsoft Teams
User reviews
BambooHR
From 13K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Microsoft Teams
From 3.4M App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent for video calls and screen sharing
- 👍 Seamless integration with Office 365
- 🚀 Smooth switching between devices
- 👍 Helpful for remote work and collaboration
- 👍 Good file sharing and organization features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and glitchy at times
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly on mobile devices
- 🔍 Difficult to navigate and find features
- 👎 Lack of customization options
- 🔒 Concerns over privacy and data usage
Bugs and requests
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
Microsoft Teams
Reported bugs
5 issues- Frequent call disconnections and audio issues
- Inconsistent notification behavior across devices
- Profile picture changes not syncing properly
- Crashes when trying to join meetings or access certain features
- Difficulty sharing screens and files during calls
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to delete chat messages
- More notification control options
- Improved multi-tasking and split-screen support on mobile
- Better integration with other communication apps
- Easier way to view and manage all assignments/tasks
In-app purchases
BambooHR
No in-app purchases
Microsoft Teams
- Microsoft 365 Personal Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- Microsoft 365 Family (Monthly)1 Month trial$12.991 Month
- Microsoft 365 Personal Monthly$9.99
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