CarbonHRM vs Tend+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CarbonHRM
A platform for managing human resources and processing payroll. Streamline employee data, track time, and handle compensation efficiently.
- Human Resources Management
- Payroll Processing
- Employee Data Management
- Time Tracking
- Compensation Handling
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Human Resources Management and Payroll Platform.
Tend+
This app helps you maintain important relationships by reminding you to reach out to people you care about. It provides daily prompts and allows you to personalize reminders to stay connected with friends, family, and acquaintances.
- Daily outreach prompts
- Personalized reminder settings
- Birthday and anniversary detection
- Life event awareness (Premium)
- Customizable prompts (Premium)
- One-tap interaction logging
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Your phone holds hundreds of relationships. It does nothing to help you tend to them. Tend+ changes that -- in under 2 minutes a day. THE PROBLEM EVERYONE RECOGNIZES You think of someone. A friend from college. An old coworker. Someone who meant something. You tell yourself you'll call this week. Then you don't. Weeks turn into months. Not because you stopped caring. Because nothing reminded you to act on that care. Proximity used to do this for you. You saw people at church, at the office, in the neighborhood. Now it doesn't. And the people who matter quietly drift. HOW TEND+ WORKS Each morning, Tend+ gives you a short list of people to reach out to, with prompts like: - Ask how the new job is going - See how Edgar is settling in after the move - Check how Elizabeth is adjusting with a new baby - Let Sandra know you remember it's been two years since she lost Johnny. Swipe through, reach out however feels right -- call, text, voice memo -- and move on with your day. Tend+ decides who to surface based on the rhythm you set for each person, who's overdue, and what's happening in their life. Every day feels relevant. No busywork. Over time, you can teach Tend+ about your people. Your daily prompts go from "Just say hey" to "Ask how Jennifer's doing at her new school." That's the difference between polite and personal. WHO IT'S FOR Not your closest circle -- you already think about those people. Tend+ is for the ones that distance or busy lives make harder to hold onto: - The friend who keeps meaning to call - The parent whose social world narrowed after kids - The pastor or coach tending to more people than memory can hold - Anyone who believes relationships are cultivated, not managed WHAT YOU GET Free: Up to 30 people, 5 daily cards, up to three groups, all reminder frequencies, birthday and anniversary detection, streak milestones, one-tap logging for calls, texts, and more. Tend+ Premium ($19.99/year or $2.99/month): Unlimited people, 8 daily cards, life event awareness (new baby, new job, grief, and more), personalized prompts that get smarter over time, unlimited custom groups, mass direct import from CSV file, insights, and full interaction history. Less than $2/month to be the friend who always remembers. YOUR DATA IS YOURS Tend+ does not read your messages. It does not listen to your calls. It does not sell your data. Your relationships are yours. Period. START WITH THE PEOPLE WHO COME TO MIND The old friend. The mentor. The neighbor you keep meaning to check on. They're already in your phone. Tend+ helps you tend to them. Questions or feedback? We'd love to hear from you at support@tendplus.app Tend+ uses Apple's Standard Licensing Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tend+ at 4.6 against CarbonHRM's 2.5. Tend+ also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 43%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). CarbonHRM's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (13 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Tend+ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. CarbonHRM asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tend+ holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of CarbonHRM's written reviews are positive against 83% of Tend+'s.
CarbonHRM ships an update every 2 months, Tend+ fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | CarbonHRM | Tend+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (8 ratings) | 4.6 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CARBONHRM LLC | Daniel Atchison |
Customer experience
CarbonHRM
Tend+
In-app purchases
CarbonHRM
No in-app purchases
Tend+
- Tend+ Premium$2.991 Month
- Tend+ Premium$19.991 Year








