Comparison

BambooHR vs PEI Customer Services

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

PEI Customer Services

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PEI Customer Services is a mobile application that enables businesses of all sizes to manage their day to day communications between team members. It can be used by teams of all types and size including management, sales, support to streamline the communication process and keep everyone up to date. It allows your teams to focus on common objectives, managing their daily routines by sharing information using formal processes. It facilitates communication between team members allowing tasks to be assigned and comments to be added throughout each stage. It allows your managers and administrators to monitor the progress of all active tasks and to ensure that all team members have the most up to date information at all times.

Screenshots

BambooHR4 screens
PEI Customer Services4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BambooHR at every 2 weeks against PEI Customer Services's every 7 months. BambooHR also leads on chart position (#146 vs unranked). PEI Customer Services's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BambooHR ships an update every 2 weeks, PEI Customer Services every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
BambooHR versus PEI Customer Services: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBambooHRPEI Customer Services
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (13K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews26.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings13K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemium—
Best chart rank#146 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size290 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBambooHRERS Computer Solutions Ltd

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

PEI Customer Services

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BambooHR

No in-app purchases

None

PEI Customer Services

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BambooHR free?
BambooHR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PEI Customer Services free?
PEI Customer Services is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BambooHR or PEI Customer Services have ads?
Neither BambooHR nor PEI Customer Services shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BambooHR or PEI Customer Services?
BambooHR ships an update every 2 weeks, and PEI Customer Services every 7 months. Most recently, BambooHR was updated on October 27, 2026 and PEI Customer Services on October 20, 2026.

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