Comparison

Element Pro for work vs CHRIS HR

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

Head to head
About

Element Pro for work

Secure and sovereign collaboration for professional teams and organizations. Facilitates real-time messaging, video calls, and file sharing with end-to-end encryption and central administration for compliance.

Highlights
  • End-to-end encrypted messaging and video calls
  • Decentralized and federated communication
  • Centralized user and room administration
  • Single sign-on integration (LDAP, AD, SAML)
  • File sharing and collaboration tools
  • Self-hosting for data sovereignty
Features
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Sovereign collaboration for the workplace For public sector organisations, enterprises and professional teams - secure collaboration between colleagues, clients, suppliers, customers, etc. Element Pro gives you sovereign, secure and scalable collaboration built on Matrix, while providing your organisation with central administration and the ability to meet regulatory obligations. Empowers employees and organisations by future-proofing real time communication: • Collaborate in real time with your network via instant messaging and video calling • Decentralised & federated communication within your organisation, and across your wider value chain • Provides corporate oversight and control (including user and room administration) to ensure compliance with organisational policies. • Organise your team discussions using public & private rooms • Single sign-on for seamless login (including LDAP, AD, Entra ID, SAML and OIDC) • Mange identity and access permissions centrally, at an organisational level • Login and device verification via QR code • Boost your productivity with collaboration features: file sharing, replies, emoji reactions, polls, read receipts, pinned messages, etc. • Interoperate natively via others using the Matrix open standard This app is based on the free and open-source app maintained at https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios but contains additional proprietary features. Security-first End-to-end encryption by default for all communications (messaging and calls) means your business communications remain just that: your business, not anyone else’s. Own your data Unlike the majority of real time communication solutions, your organisation is able to self-host its communication servers for full digital sovereignty and compliance, meaning no dependency on Big Tech is necessary. Communicate in real time, all the time Stay up to date wherever you are with fully synchronised message history across all your devices, including on the web at https://app.element.io Element Pro is our next-generation workplace app If you have an account provided by your employer (e.g. @janedoe:element.com) you should download Element Pro. This app is designed for commercial use and is based on the free and open source Element X: our next-generation app.

About

CHRIS HR

Features
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CHRIS is the employee app that keeps leave, working hours, expenses and travel orders in one place. Instead of e-mails, paperwork and spreadsheets, you handle all of it from your phone. LEAVE AND ABSENCE • Request annual leave or any other type of leave in a few taps • See how many days you have left, and by when you have to use them • Follow the status of your requests — pending, approved or rejected • Attach a document from the camera or from your files (e.g. a sick-leave certificate) • A notification arrives as soon as someone decides on your request WORKING HOURS • Start and end work with one tap, or enter your hours by hand • A monthly view of hours, overtime and confirmed days EXPENSES AND TRAVEL ORDERS • Photograph a receipt when you pay — or scan its fiscal code to fill in the amount and the date • Submit a travel settlement after the trip: time of return, border crossings, kilometers • Your own cars and the organization's vehicles in one list TEAM AND CALENDAR • A team calendar: who is away, and when • Team leads approve their team's requests straight from the app YOUR PROFILE • Your details, contracts, documents, payslips and the equipment you hold • Your own photo and CV Modules your organization does not use are not shown in the app. SECURE AND PRIVATE CHRIS uses your existing work account and respects your organization's access rules — you only see what you are allowed to see. Two-factor sign-in is supported. We do not collect data for advertising and we do not track you. WHO IT IS FOR CHRIS is made for employees of organizations that use CHRIS. To sign in, you need an account your organization creates for you. Learn more at chris.hr.

Screenshots

Element Pro for work4 screens
CHRIS HR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CHRIS HR at 16.4 against Element Pro for work's 18.5. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Element Pro for work ships an update fortnightly, CHRIS HR every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Element Pro for work versus CHRIS HR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElement Pro for workCHRIS HR
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.516.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size226 MB68 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperVector Creations LimitedWebsolutions Agency

In-app purchases

None

Element Pro for work

No in-app purchases

None

CHRIS HR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Element Pro for work free?
Element Pro for work is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CHRIS HR free?
CHRIS HR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Element Pro for work or CHRIS HR have ads?
Neither Element Pro for work nor CHRIS HR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Element Pro for work or CHRIS HR?
Element Pro for work ships an update fortnightly, and CHRIS HR every 3 weeks. Most recently, Element Pro for work was updated on November 13, 2026 and CHRIS HR on November 13, 2026.

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