Hiring vs Productivity Pilot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hiring
This app provides recruiters and hiring managers with mobile access to their hiring platform. It allows for on-the-go communication with candidates and teams, real-time updates on hiring activity, and management of job applications and candidate progress.
- Communicate with candidates and teams
- Real-time hiring activity updates
- Access interview schedules
- View candidate progress 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.
Productivity Pilot
This platform allows employees to easily report attendance issues and view their personal attendance history. It provides workforce analytics for better management of employee time off.
- Report attendance issues
- Review personal attendance records
- Workforce analytics
- User-friendly platform
- Employee self-service
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Productivity Pilot Absence Management & Workforce Analytics offers a user-friendly platform for employees to report any attendance issues and review their own attendance records.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hiring at 3.3 against Productivity Pilot's 1.9. Hiring also leads on review sentiment (35% vs 0%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hiring holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Hiring's written reviews are positive against 0% of Productivity Pilot's.
Hiring ships an update monthly, Productivity Pilot every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hiring | Productivity Pilot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (11 ratings) — better | 1.9 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SmartRecruiters, Inc | Productivity Pilot, Inc |
Customer experience
Hiring
Productivity Pilot
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
Productivity Pilot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hiring
No in-app purchases
Productivity Pilot
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Hiring free?
Is Productivity Pilot free?
Which has better reviews, Hiring or Productivity Pilot?
Do Hiring or Productivity Pilot have ads?
Which is updated more often, Hiring or Productivity Pilot?
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