Timetastic vs PoP by BrightHR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timetastic
This staff leave planner simplifies booking time off work, eliminating the need for spreadsheets or paperwork. It instantly tracks requests, approvals, and annual leave, keeping calendars updated and providing downloadable reports.
- Online time off requests and approvals
- Instant calendar updates
- Automated annual leave tracking
- Downloadable reports
- Paperwork-free leave management
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Timetastic is the #1 staff leave planner that makes working life just that little bit simpler. It’s the easiest way to book time off work. No need to mess about with spreadsheets or paperwork to organise time off work. Timetastic keeps track of everything, instantly. Your staff and managers will love it as much as you. * Time off requested and approved online - no paperwork, just notifications. * Calendars constantly updated * Annual Leave tracked and reconciled instantly * Downloadable reports You'll need a Timetastic account to use the mobile app. If you don't have an account, visit our website to start your free trial.
PoP by BrightHR
Easily track employee expenses and mileage with instant notifications and approvals. Securely record business expenses for tax savings and gain insights into spending by category. Communicate directly with staff about expense claims.
- Track employee expenses
- Approve expenses with a swipe
- Record business expenses for tax savings
- Calculate employee mileage
- Filter expenses by category
- Instant messenger for expense claims
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PoP is a free app for BrightHR customers that lets you easily track employee expenses. Here’s how: - Get an instant notification whenever an employee records an expense and approve it with a swipe. - Keep a secure record of your business expenses so that you can get maximum tax savings. - Put your staff in control of working out mileage and be confident their calculations are correct. - Instant messenger tool so you can ask staff about any expense claim. - Filter your team’s expense history by category and see how much they spend on food, travel and accommodation. It takes less than a minute to set up PoP for your business. Simply download the app and log in using your BrightHR email address and password
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: PoP by BrightHR at free against Timetastic's freemium. PoP by BrightHR also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Timetastic's advantage is ratings volume (66 vs 17). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Timetastic against 4.8 for PoP by BrightHR. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 66 and 17 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 54% of Timetastic's written reviews are positive against 61% of PoP by BrightHR's.
Timetastic ships an update every 6 weeks, PoP by BrightHR every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Timetastic | PoP by BrightHR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (66 ratings) | 4.8 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.4% of reviews | 61.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 66 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Timetastic Ltd | BrightHR |
Customer experience
Timetastic
PoP by BrightHR
User reviews
Timetastic
From 66 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Great for booking holidays
- 👍 Simplifies leave management
- 👍 Efficient for organizations
- 👍 Good for team planning
Room to improve
- 🐛 Difficult to book long vacations early in the year
- 🐛 Calendar interface is confusing
- 🐛 Days already booked are hard to see
- 🐛 Date selection is buggy
- 🐛 iPad app forced to portrait mode
PoP by BrightHR
From 17 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Saves time
- 💰 Free to use
- ✅ Streamlined expense process
- ✨ Simple and effective
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Freezes and locks up
- 🐛 Constant spinning wheel
- 🐛 Kicks users off the app
- 🐛 Doesn't save login details
Bugs and requests
Timetastic
Reported bugs
24 issues- Cannot book long vacations early in the year due to insufficient days worked
- Calendar interface is confusing and shows a different page for selection
- Days already booked as bank holidays or weekends are faintly marked
- Date selection is problematic, setting 'from' and 'to' to the same date
- iPad app is forced into portrait mode
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- No Apple Calendar integration
- No notifications appear on the app icon
- Cannot approve notifications in a row, requires closing confirmation screens
- App performance is poor on iPhone/iPad
- App does not keep users logged in
- No fingerprint login support
- Magic link opens browser version instead of app
- App does not allow login for some users
- Login results in a 404 error page
- Does not handle SSO
- Display of 'Days Left' of annual holiday allowance does not update
- App is buggy and not fit for purpose
- Error message 'you must book time off on at least one working day' when booking time off
- Calendar view gets stuck when scrolling to the bottom
- Recent updates have removed useful features like seeing who is off on a specific day
- App doesn't load when opened
- Cannot log in on the app, only browser
- Works in browser but not app
- App doesn't handle SSO
Requested features
21 requests- Add Apple Calendar integration
- Improve iPad/desktop functionality
- Add employee database feature
- Allow landscape mode on iPad
- Re-add feature to click date and see who is off
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- Add functionality for teams within departments
- Add role profiles
- Allow multiple departmental accounts
- Add notifications on app icon
- Improve notification list navigation
- Allow bulk approval of notifications
- Add fingerprint login support
- Improve mobile-friendly web version
- Add log out function
- Fix app not keeping users logged in
- Fix app not allowing login
- Fix SSO login issues
- Fix 'Days Left' display update
- Fix booking error messages
- Fix calendar view scrolling issue
- Improve performance on iPhone/iPad
PoP by BrightHR
Reported bugs
20 issues- App kicks users off weekly and doesn't save login.
- App freezes, locks up, and requires re-installation.
- Constant spinning wheel when opening the app.
- Cannot change a completed expense.
- Postcode lookup is diabolical.
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- Reading of PDF files frequently doesn't work.
- App is buggy since a new update, failing to submit expenses.
- Submit feedback button missing.
- App requires frequent re-installation (every few weeks/daily).
- App constantly crashing on iPhone 13.
- Mileage numbers change, causing confusion.
- App does not accept kilometers.
- App struggles to locate rural roads and destinations.
- Cannot put in mileage rate for electric cars.
- Distance does not get calculated automatically.
- Cannot see text while writing a review.
- Cannot change the date of a completed expense.
- App stops working on iPhone, showing a wheel of death.
- Image of receipts comes through blurry.
- Cannot upload picture of receipts that are on the phone.
Requested features
16 requests- Allow changing completed expenses
- Improve postcode lookup accuracy
- Fix PDF file reading issues
- Add option to set default expense category
- Allow mileage rate for electric cars
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- Improve rural location search (e.g., place pointer)
- Add more lines for round trips with many stops
- Allow editing of dates for expenses
- Improve receipt photo quality
- Allow uploading of existing phone photos
- Accept kilometers as a unit
- Remember common destinations/add favorites
- Automatically calculate distance for mileage
- Allow attaching fuel receipts to mileage claims
- Add dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
In-app purchases
Timetastic
No in-app purchases
PoP by BrightHR
No in-app purchases
