Comparison

Hiring vs Jira Data Center

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

Head to head
About

Hiring

This application provides recruiters and hiring managers with mobile access to an applicant tracking system. It allows for real-time updates on hiring activities, candidate communication, and pipeline management. Users can review candidates, manage job approvals, and leverage social networks for referrals.

Highlights
  • Communicate with candidates and teams
  • Real-time hiring activity updates
  • Access interview details
  • View candidates by stage
  • Manage active jobs and candidates
  • Review and share candidate feedback
  • Approve or reject job offers
Features
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Recruiters and Hiring Managers only. Access the SmartRecruiters ATS on the go SmartRecruiters’ Hiring App allows our Recruiters and Hiring Managers to: • Communicate with their candidates and hiring teams on the go. • Get real time updates on your team's hiring activity. • Quick access to details on all upcoming interviews. • View your candidates by stage to see progress on your hire. • Access list of active jobs: job details, candidates and job ad. • Review, rate and share feedback on candidates with your hiring teams. • List, comment and accept or reject job and offer approvals. • Manage your pipeline by moving candidates to the latest hiring step. • Leverage your networks with social referrals to ask for the best candidates. Are you a job seeker? • Please access your Candidate Portal with a web browser at my.smartrecruiters.com. New to SmartRecruiters? • You'll need an existing company account to access the app.

About

Jira Data Center

Collaborate and track tasks for self-hosted Jira instances from anywhere. Manage projects, view boards, and update issues on the go. Stay informed with real-time notifications and communicate with your team.

Highlights
  • Manage projects
  • View, create, and edit issues
  • View boards and transition issues
  • Collaborate with comments and mentions
  • Real-time notifications
  • Respond to project updates
Features
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The Jira Data Center and Server app lets teams who use Jira collaborate and give updates from anywhere. This mobile app works with self-hosted: - Jira Core (Server) and Jira Software (Data Center and Server) instances running Jira 8.3 and later - Jira Service Management (Data Center and Server) instances running versions 4.15 and later. For more info on how to use this app, see: https://go.atlassian.com/jira-dc-server-app. With the app, you can: - Manage projects from your fingertips - Respond to project updates and important conversations - View, create, and edit your issues, wherever you are - View boards and transition issues to get the work moving - Collaborate on the go by commenting, and mentioning your teammates - Get real-time notifications about activity in your projects Do I need the this app or the Cloud app? To check if this is the right app for your site, open Jira in your browser and go to Help ( ? ) > About Jira. If your Jira version number is 8.3 or later you can use this app! If your version number starts with 1000, then you'll need the Jira cloud app instead. Feedback Shake your device with the app open to message the product team. We want to hear from you! Prior to login, we collect some anonymous info from the app to help us make sure the app is working well.

Screenshots

Hiring4 screens
Jira Data Center4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hiring at 3.3 against Jira Data Center's 2.1. Hiring also leads on review sentiment (35% vs 19%) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). Jira Data Center's advantage is ratings volume (71 vs 11). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hiring holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jira Data Center has 71 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Hiring's written reviews are positive against 19% of Jira Data Center's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hiring ships an update monthly, Jira Data Center every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hiring versus Jira Data Center: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHiringJira Data Center
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (11 ratings) — better2.1 (71 ratings)
Positive reviews35.2% of reviews — better18.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1171 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmartRecruiters, IncAtlassian

Customer experience

Hiring

All ratings11 ratings
Positive54.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative45.5%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive35.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative61.9%

Jira Data Center

All ratings71 ratings
Positive25.4%
Neutral4.2%
Negative70.4%
Written reviews129 reviews
Positive18.6%
Neutral17.1%
Negative64.3%

Bugs and requests

Hiring

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Cannot log in on mobile
  • App signs user out automatically
  • Drop-outs and disconnections
  • Login screen freezes
  • App quits out frequently
Show 10 more
  • Password not accepted on app
  • Job applicants not loading
  • Sharing icon only shows 'Cancel'
  • App doesn't load any data
  • Login error messages
  • App is completely broken
  • Has to sign in every time
  • Screen shakes on incorrect login attempt
  • No way to reset password in app
  • Review pop-up is intrusive

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add LinkedIn profile integration
  • Improve candidate filtering options
  • Enable scheduling interviews directly
  • Sync desktop and app features better
  • Add ability to tag candidates
Show 5 more
  • Show new messages from candidates
  • Add ability to make small posting changes
  • Add more features/reports/messaging
  • Allow users to see hiring team members
  • Allow users to see candidate activity

Jira Data Center

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Hiring

No in-app purchases

None

Jira Data Center

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hiring free?
Hiring is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jira Data Center free?
Jira Data Center is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hiring or Jira Data Center?
Hiring is rated higher. Hiring averages 3.3 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Jira Data Center averages 2.1 from 71 ratings.
Do Hiring or Jira Data Center have ads?
Neither Hiring nor Jira Data Center shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hiring or Jira Data Center?
Hiring ships an update monthly, and Jira Data Center every 2 months. Most recently, Hiring was updated on September 22, 2026 and Jira Data Center on September 18, 2026.

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