Comparison

Bell Total Connect vs HR4

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

Head to head
About

Bell Total Connect

This app extends your office phone system to your smartphone, allowing you to make and receive calls using your business number. Access your corporate directory, call history, and communicate with colleagues via instant messaging and presence indicators.

Highlights
  • Make audio and video calls from smartphone
  • Use unique business number for outgoing calls
  • Access call history
  • Browse corporate directory
  • Instant messaging and presence indicators
  • Manage settings from smartphone
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Your office – anywhere, anytime, on any device. The Bell Total Connect app lets you make and receive calls on your smartphone using your Bell Total Connect account. Get all the features and functions of your office phone on the go and save on mobile long distance charges.* How it works: You must have a Bell Total Connect licence and phone number assigned by your company administrator. Then, use your existing Bell Total Connect username and password to log in. Features: • Make audio and video calls from your smartphone using Wi-Fi • Have your unique business number appear as the outgoing number • Access your Bell Total Connect call history • Browse your corporate directory • Connect with contacts at the push of a single button • Manage your Bell Total Connect settings from your smartphone • Connect using Instant Messaging, chat with colleagues and see their presence any time of the day Who can use it: The Bell Total Connect mobile app is available to customers who subscribe to a compatible service package. Learn more about app permissions at bell.ca/privacypolicy *Standard airtime rates apply.

About

HR4

This app helps auto dealerships manage their workforce by facilitating employee recognition and providing a directory of colleagues. It aims to boost employee satisfaction and engagement through a simple recognition system and an easy-to-access staff directory.

Highlights
  • Employee recognition system
  • Staff directory with photos and positions
  • Boost employee satisfaction
  • Improve employee engagement
  • Mobile workforce management
Features
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HR4™ is a fully integrated, mobile, and connected digital solution specifically designed for the auto industry to address dealers' most critical needs around recruiting, selecting, developing, and retaining their people. For this mobile app, HR4™ has highlighted two specific modules - "Who's Who" and "Thumbs Up!" Increase employee satisfaction and engagement by sending "Thumbs Up"! To reward or motivate fellow employees or staff at a touch of a button from your mobile device. Everyone needs a refresher of Who's Who at the dealership. Allow employees to browse pictures, names, and positions of their colleagues through the Who's Who section of the app.

Screenshots

Bell Total Connect3 screens
HR43 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HR4 at monthly against Bell Total Connect's every 10 months. HR4 also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and review sentiment (27% vs 12%). Bell Total Connect's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.5). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.0 for Bell Total Connect against 1.0 for HR4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 12% of Bell Total Connect's written reviews are positive against 27% of HR4's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bell Total Connect ships an update every 10 months, HR4 monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bell Total Connect versus HR4: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBell Total ConnectHR4
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews11.6% of reviews27.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.1 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBell CanadaThe Minery Ltd.

Customer experience

Bell Total Connect

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive11.6%
Neutral2.3%
Negative86.0%

HR4

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive27.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative72.7%

In-app purchases

None

Bell Total Connect

No in-app purchases

None

HR4

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bell Total Connect free?
Bell Total Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HR4 free?
HR4 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bell Total Connect or HR4?
Bell Total Connect and HR4 are both rated 1.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Bell Total Connect or HR4 have ads?
Neither Bell Total Connect nor HR4 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bell Total Connect or HR4?
Bell Total Connect ships an update every 10 months, and HR4 monthly. Most recently, Bell Total Connect was updated on October 23, 2026 and HR4 on October 9, 2026.

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