Comparison

HR Symphony vs Malama Auctions

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

Head to head
About

HR Symphony

Access your timecards, paychecks, and benefits information from anywhere. View schedules, punch in/out, and check PTO and 401(k) balances. Supervisors can approve requests and manage team schedules.

Highlights
  • Access timecards and paychecks
  • View benefits information
  • Manage work schedules
  • Punch in/out
  • Check PTO and 401(k) balances
  • Approve timesheets and time off requests
Features
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HR Symphony® gives employees of simplicityHR by ALTRES clients anytime, anywhere access to their timecards, paychecks, and benefits information. Employees can also view their own work schedules, punch in/out, and check paid time off (PTO) and 401(k) balances. Supervisors can approve timesheets & time off requests, view employee information, perform group clock ins/outs, and view team schedules. Note: Features available to users are defined by their employer’s configuration as well as the user’s security settings. Not all features listed are available to every user.

About

Malama Auctions

Participate in live and online auctions from your mobile device. Stay updated on upcoming events, receive reminders for items of interest, and get notified when you're outbid. You can bid in real-time or set maximum bids for automatic bidding.

Highlights
  • Real-time online bidding
  • Upcoming auction notifications
  • Item reminders
  • Outbid alerts
  • Automatic maximum bidding
Features
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Auctions on Malama Auctions and Appraisals LLC are authentic auction experiences that often take place in real time as well as online and in our mobile app. Just like you have probably seen on television, people arrive at the auction's location, browse the lots or property, and place their bids. The difference is that with Malama Auctions and Appraisals LLC, the auction action takes place online and in our mobile app in addition to on location. With our mobile app you can: 1. Stay informed about our upcoming auctions. 2. Get reminders for items that you care about that are coming up for auction. 3. Get notifications when you've been outbid and never lose on an item just because you didn't know you were no longer the high bidder. 4. Bid in our auctions no matter where you have to be. Or set and forget your maximum bid and let our platform automatically bid the lowest possible winning bid for you.

Screenshots

HR Symphony3 screens
Malama Auctions4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Malama Auctions at 4.2 against HR Symphony's 3.5. Malama Auctions also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 23%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). HR Symphony's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (63 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Malama Auctions holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HR Symphony has 63 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of HR Symphony's written reviews are positive against 50% of Malama Auctions's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HR Symphony ships an update every 2 months, Malama Auctions every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
HR Symphony versus Malama Auctions: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHR SymphonyMalama Auctions
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (63 ratings)4.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.1% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings63 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB14 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperALTRESMalama Auctions

Customer experience

HR Symphony

All ratings37 ratings
Positive43.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative54.1%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive23.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative76.9%

Malama Auctions

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

HR Symphony

No in-app purchases

None

Malama Auctions

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HR Symphony free?
HR Symphony is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Malama Auctions free?
Malama Auctions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HR Symphony or Malama Auctions?
Malama Auctions is rated higher. HR Symphony averages 3.5 out of 5 from 63 ratings, while Malama Auctions averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do HR Symphony or Malama Auctions have ads?
Neither HR Symphony nor Malama Auctions shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HR Symphony or Malama Auctions?
HR Symphony ships an update every 2 months, and Malama Auctions every 7 months. Most recently, HR Symphony was updated on October 26, 2026 and Malama Auctions on October 24, 2026.

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