LinkedIn Recruiter vs The Centrum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LinkedIn Recruiter
This app helps talent professionals find and engage ideal candidates quickly. Search and connect with a vast network, review profiles, and manage your recruitment pipeline from anywhere. It offers AI-powered messaging and smart filters to streamline the hiring process.
- Search entire LinkedIn talent pool
- AI-generated messages for higher acceptance rates
- Real-time candidate response notifications
- Manage job posts and applicants
- Collaborate with team members
- Access ATS data on candidate profiles
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Find your ideal candidate faster with the LinkedIn Recruiter app. Stay on top of recruiting while you’re on the go by searching and connecting with our entire network of 1 billion+ members, right from your phone. Review profiles, reach out and respond to candidates, and manage your pipeline, whenever and wherever you’d like. With the LinkedIn Recruiter app, you can: • Be notified in real-time when candidates respond to your messages • Increase InMail accept rate by 40% with AI-generated messages • Search the entire LinkedIn talent pool using Spotlights, smart filters and keywords • Review best-matching candidates using Recommended Matches and Spotlights • Stay on top of important tasks with Suggested Actions • Post, update and manage your job posts and applicants • Access and edit your recent searches easily • Collaborate with your team by tagging them in Notes and starting a conversation • Easily share candidate profiles with your hiring manager/client for feedback • View information from your ATS directly on candidate profiles with Recruiter System Connect The LinkedIn Recruiter app requires a Recruiter or Recruiter Lite account, which is a paid LinkedIn subscription for talent professionals. If you are interested in learning more about LinkedIn Recruiter, please visit: https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/recruiter LinkedIn is committed to making its products and features accessible. Please find our statements to support this commitment at https://linkedin.com/accessibility/reports.
The Centrum
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Discover the amenities, experiences, and people that make up The Centrum. Attend, save, exercise, eat, learn, and connect - all on the go!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: The Centrum at none against LinkedIn Recruiter's shown. On price, update cadence, 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.
LinkedIn Recruiter ships an update every 5 weeks, The Centrum every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LinkedIn Recruiter | The Centrum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (9.2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9.2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | LinkedIn Corporation | The Centrum |
Bugs and requests
LinkedIn Recruiter
Reported bugs
4 issues- Messages not sending properly
- Profiles and projects not loading correctly
- Push notifications not working as expected
- Incompatibility with newer devices
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to edit message templates
- Option to select candidate relocation preferences
- More granular distance search filters
- Expanded city/location database
- Direct access to job applicants and pipelines
The Centrum
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LinkedIn Recruiter
No in-app purchases
The Centrum
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is LinkedIn Recruiter free?
Is The Centrum free?
Do LinkedIn Recruiter or The Centrum have ads?
Which is updated more often, LinkedIn Recruiter or The Centrum?
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