HR Symphony vs GoCo.io
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.
GoCo.io
This platform streamlines business operations with an all-in-one HR solution. It simplifies hiring, onboarding, and managing employee benefits and time off, all supported by expert advisors.
- Hiring & Termination Workflows
- Employee On-boarding / Off-boarding
- Online Benefit Enrollment
- Paid Time Off Management
- Document Management
- Compliance Workflows
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GoCo believes that operating a business should be easy. That's why we created a modern, all-in-one HR platform that's backed by local, expert benefit advisors. Key Features: Hiring & Termination Workflows Easy Employee On-boarding / Off-boarding Online Benefit Enrollment Paid Time Off Document Management Compliance Workflows Syncs with Existing Payroll
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GoCo.io at 3.7 against HR Symphony's 2.8. GoCo.io also leads on review sentiment (58% vs 23%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). HR Symphony's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
GoCo.io holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 32 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of HR Symphony's written reviews are positive against 58% of GoCo.io's.
HR Symphony ships an update every 2 months, GoCo.io every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HR Symphony | GoCo.io |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (37 ratings) | 3.7 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.1% of reviews | 57.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ALTRES | GoCo.io, Inc. |
Customer experience
HR Symphony
GoCo.io
In-app purchases
HR Symphony
No in-app purchases
GoCo.io
No in-app purchases
