HR Symphony vs HCATF
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.
HCATF
Track your apprenticeship progress, manage your schedule, and access important training information. Submit daily reports, log work hours, and sign up for courses. Stay updated with events and alerts.
- Track program progress
- Streamline schedule
- Submit DPRs
- Track work hours
- Sign up for courses
- Access certifications
- View events calendar
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The Hawaii Carpenters Apprenticeship & Training Fund (HCATF) App lets you track your program progress and streamline your schedule right from your phone. Submit DPRs, track your work hours, and sign up for upgrade courses through the app. You can also access your certifications, view our events calendar, and get the latest updates and alerts so you’re always in-the-know. Add the HCATF App to your toolbelt to make the most of your training!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HCATF at 100% against HR Symphony's 23%. HCATF also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.8) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). 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.
HCATF holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of HR Symphony's written reviews are positive against 100% of HCATF's.
HR Symphony ships an update every 2 months, HCATF monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HR Symphony | HCATF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (37 ratings) | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ALTRES | Hawaii Carpenters Apprenticeship and Training Fund |
Customer experience
HR Symphony
HCATF
In-app purchases
HR Symphony
No in-app purchases
HCATF
No in-app purchases
