Buanua vs OtisIO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Buanua
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Bua Nua - Your Ultimate Employee Management Solution Discover Bua Nua, the all-in-one iOS app designed to revolutionize how you manage your workforce. Save time, reduce costs, and enhance communication within your organization. With five powerful solutions at your fingertips, Bua Nua empowers you to deliver exceptional service and reduce stress. Key Features: - Training video media library - Time and attendance tracking - Efficient task management - Seamless in-app messaging - Customizable hub creation Never let important updates or training sessions go unnoticed. Bua Nua's dedicated work-related messaging platform ensures your team is always connected and informed. Say goodbye to the confusion of using multiple communication platforms.
OtisIO
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OtisIO is the all-in-one platform for running a UK workforce. It brings scheduling, time and attendance, timesheets, payroll, HR, tasks and more into one app, so managers stop juggling spreadsheets, group chats and half a dozen separate tools. SCHEDULING - Build and publish rotas in minutes, with templates and repeating shifts - Fill open shifts, manage swaps and let staff set their availability - See who is working, and where, at a glance TIME AND ATTENDANCE - Staff clock in and out from their phone, with the location recorded on every punch - Or clock in on a shared tablet with face recognition, or by tapping an NFC point on site - Breaks, overtime and rounding are applied automatically to your rules TIMESHEETS AND PAYROLL - Approve hours in a couple of taps, with a full audit trail - Export straight to payroll and to Xero, with overtime priced correctly - No re-keying hours between systems TASKS AND OPERATIONS - Assign tasks and checklists with photo proof and due dates - Build forms, SOPs and documents, and collect sign-off - Job and ticket workflows for work that needs tracking PEOPLE AND HR - Onboarding that assigns people to sites and collects their details - Right-to-work and document checks, certifications and expiry reminders - Time off, holiday allowances and UK bank holidays AND MORE - Expenses with receipt capture and approvals - Equipment and asset sign-out, with digital hand-over agreements - Project time tracking and client billing - Reports on hours, attendance and cost Whether you run one site or many, OtisIO gives everyone, from the office to the front line, one app they actually open.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: OtisIO at every 10 days against Buanua's every 2 months. OtisIO also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). 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.
Buanua ships an update every 2 months, OtisIO every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Buanua | OtisIO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Compliance Team Limited | SiegeOne Limited |
In-app purchases
Buanua
No in-app purchases
OtisIO
No in-app purchases









