Comparison

BambooHR vs FireCloud by CFP

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

Head to head
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!

About

FireCloud by CFP

This app facilitates fire life safety management by allowing users to scan devices, request service, and view property details. It provides access to property maps, equipment lists, and inspection tools for employees.

Highlights
  • Scan fire life safety devices
  • Request service for devices
  • View property details and maps
  • Access floor plans and equipment lists
  • Conduct employee inspections
  • Track repair status
Features
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FireCloud is an propriety app of Commercial Fire Protection, Inc and has been design and developed to provide excellence in fire life safety industry. Anonymous users can scan their fire life safety devices and request for service (actual service rates may apply). New users can sign up, requesting access to our network. Residents can also use the app to scan their FLS devices, even if not signed up with FireCloud. Existing users can view their list of properties and view property details and property map, dive down to list of floors and see the individual floor map to see the equipments and devices placed on the floor. Employees can view all properties and can conduct inspections with repair status on individual devices.

Screenshots

BambooHR4 screens
FireCloud by CFP3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FireCloud by CFP at 100% against BambooHR's 27%. FireCloud by CFP also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). BambooHR's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (13K vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BambooHR has 13K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 27% of BambooHR's written reviews are positive against 100% of FireCloud by CFP's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BambooHR ships an update fortnightly, FireCloud by CFP every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
BambooHR versus FireCloud by CFP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBambooHRFireCloud by CFP
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (13K ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews26.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13K — better4
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank#156 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size242 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBambooHRCommercial Fire Protection

Customer experience

BambooHR

All ratings12,745 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral1.8%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews282 reviews
Positive26.6%
Neutral13.1%
Negative60.3%

FireCloud by CFP

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

FireCloud by CFP

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BambooHR

No in-app purchases

None

FireCloud by CFP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BambooHR free?
BambooHR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FireCloud by CFP free?
FireCloud by CFP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BambooHR or FireCloud by CFP?
BambooHR is rated higher. BambooHR averages 4.7 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while FireCloud by CFP averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do BambooHR or FireCloud by CFP have ads?
Neither BambooHR nor FireCloud by CFP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BambooHR or FireCloud by CFP?
BambooHR ships an update fortnightly, and FireCloud by CFP every 6 weeks. Most recently, BambooHR was updated on September 24, 2026 and FireCloud by CFP on September 2, 2026.

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