Folks HR vs HBcontrol
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Folks HR
This mobile app streamlines HR processes for SMEs by allowing employees to submit leave requests and view personal information. Managers can approve these requests directly within the app, simplifying workflow and improving user experience with its modern design.
- Submit absence, vacation, sick leave, and overtime requests
- View personal and professional information
- Access company employee directory
- Approve employee requests
- Modern and intuitive design
- Quick onboarding
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Folks, a proudly Quebec-based company, offers innovative solutions for SMEs across Canada. Our new mobile app reimagines human resources management by making life easier for both employees and managers. Employees can easily submit absence, vacation, sick leave, or overtime requests, while also viewing their personal and professional information, as well as the company’s employee directory. Managers, on the other hand, can receive and approve these requests directly within the app. With its modern and intuitive design, our app ensures quick onboarding and an optimized user experience.
HBcontrol
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HBcontrol – Intelligent Quality Control for Housekeeping Optimize your inspections, improve quality, reduce costs. HBcontrol is an all-in-one mobile tool for performing audits and quality control in your buildings. Designed for property managers, supervisors, and housekeeping contract administrators, HBcontrol simplifies field data collection, standardizes evaluations, and provides clear, actionable reports aligned with industry best practices (APPA, BOMA, LEED, etc.). Key Features: - Intuitive app for conducting inspections on a tablet or phone - Customizable audit grids based on your standards and building types - Add photos, comments, and geolocation to document discrepancies - Automated reports with results by area, provider, or period - Non-conformity tracking and automatic generation of corrective action plans - Real-time synchronization with your HBscan portal HBcontrol is a product developed by ValkarTech, a firm specializing since 2017 in optimizing building hygiene and sanitation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HBcontrol at every 8 days against Folks HR's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Folks HR ships an update every 3 weeks, HBcontrol every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Folks HR | HBcontrol |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Les technologies Folks RH inc | ValkarTech |
In-app purchases
Folks HR
No in-app purchases
HBcontrol
No in-app purchases









