Hiring vs PowerToHire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
PowerToHire
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The recruiting software enabling your power to hire Experience an innovative and robust, cloud-based recruiting software suite designed to increase recruiter productivity, foster hiring team collaboration, and enhance the candidate experience from source to hire.
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Verdict
Hiring and PowerToHire are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Hiring ships an update monthly, PowerToHire every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hiring | PowerToHire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 35.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SmartRecruiters, Inc | Zuplon LLC |
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
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- 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
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- 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
PowerToHire
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hiring
No in-app purchases
PowerToHire
No in-app purchases
