HR Symphony vs FareHarbor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
FareHarbor
Manage your tour, activity, or rental business from anywhere. This platform allows operators to handle bookings, communicate with customers, process payments, and check in guests efficiently. It's designed for existing users to streamline daily operations on the go.
- Manage schedule and reservations
- Communicate with customers
- Process credit card payments
- QR code check-ins
- Push notifications for business activity
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FareHarbor is the leading management and online booking platform for activity, tour, and rental operators. With our app you can manage your business on the go. Use the app to: • Easily check your schedule, add reservations, and call or message customers • Run payments from your device using credit card readers • Quickly check in your customers using QR codes • Receive push notifications to stay up to date with your business activity • Access all of FareHarbor quickly Our app is only for businesses who are already using FareHarbor.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FareHarbor at 71% against HR Symphony's 23%. FareHarbor also leads on rating (4.1 vs 2.8). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FareHarbor holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 108 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of HR Symphony's written reviews are positive against 71% of FareHarbor's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HR Symphony | FareHarbor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (37 ratings) | 4.1 (108 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.1% of reviews | 71.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37 | 108 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ALTRES | FareHarbor |
Customer experience
HR Symphony
FareHarbor
In-app purchases
HR Symphony
No in-app purchases
FareHarbor
No in-app purchases
