Comparison

Parim vs HR Cloud | Streamlining HR

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

Head to head
About

Parim

This app streamlines workforce management for shift-based businesses. It allows for easy creation of schedules, tracking of employee time and attendance, and management of absences. The platform helps fill open positions quickly, forecast demand, and optimize revenue.

Highlights
  • Create staff rotas and shift patterns
  • Track employee time & attendance
  • Automate payroll & invoicing
  • Manage absences and fill open shifts
  • Forecast demand and optimize revenue
  • Manage employee documents and certificates
Features
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Parim is the all-in-one workforce management tool for shift work. Create staff rotas, track employee time & attendance, automate payroll & invoicing, and manage absences to ensure that all shifts are filled and every job is completed. Parim is used daily by over 330,000 users in 150,000 locations around the world to quickly fill open positions, forecast demand, and optimise revenue streams. PARIM APP FOR WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT: – Create new schedules and shift patterns in seconds – Publish open shifts to all matching staff members to quickly fill open positions – Monitor shift coverage and know what needs your attention – Approve and reject absence requests – Approve timesheets – Access your employee profiles and contacts – Manage employee documents, certificates and visas, and get reminders for expirations. PARIM APP FOR EMPLOYEES: – Know your schedules at all times and get reminders for upcoming shifts. – Receive instant notifications about open positions and schedule changes – Clock in and out of shifts at job sites – Set availability, request absences and holidays – View your scheduled salary – Confirm your timesheets – Manage your documents and certificates – Report incidents at workplace – Mark completed tasks PARIM APP FOR WORKFORCE CLIENTS: – View schedules and position coverage – Employee contact information for each shift – Approve timesheets – Monitor costs WHO IS PARIM FOR? Parim is the perfect fit for businesses that manage shift work across multiple locations using a mix of permanent and temporary employees to ensure proper staffing and quickly react to higher demand. It is especially designed for security companies that need reliable scheduling, workforce control, and rapid response to changing security demands. UNLIMITED FREE USERS Parim’s unique no-risk pricing model lets you set an unlimited number of free users to ensure that your business can scale quickly. Pay only for scheduled hours, so pay only when you have enough business. WHAT OUR CLIENTS ARE SAYING: “Parim allows us to staff our events more easily, quicker and further in advance” – Invicta Recruitment “Parim clearly has the right commercial model. You pay as you use, not per user.” – Chelsea F.C. “We went from 10 employees to over 600.” – AK9 Security

About

HR Cloud | Streamlining HR

Manage HR tasks and connect with colleagues on the go. This app offers a streamlined interface for onboarding, company directory access, and attendance tracking. It also features social engagement tools to foster workplace culture and keep teams informed.

Highlights
  • On-the-go HR and onboarding tasks
  • Company directory with colleague information
  • Real-time attendance and out-of-office status
  • Push notifications for updates
  • Social engagement features (likes, comments)
  • Automated announcements for events
Features
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Developed for teams that work. Introducing the HR Cloud app! Now all of the power and capabilities that you love from HR Cloud are accessible anytime, anywhere through one simple mobile interface. FEATURES * Complete your HR & onboarding tasks on-the-go * Find & learn about your workmates with ease using the company directory * See who’s out of office * Push notifications that keep you up-to-date * ... and much more! A Digital Experience Built Just for You Get started right away with our easy-to-use system. There's no learning curve to bottleneck your processes. Just sit back, relax, and leave all the heavy lifting to us. Stay engaged and up-to-date while enjoying automations that save time and eliminate stress. Our industry-leading security protocols are SOC2 and TRUSTe certified so you can sleep peacefully at night. New! Connect Your Team With available add-ons like Workmates—our social engagement feature, your employees can like, comment, and share content with their fellow employees. Cultivate your workplace culture digitally by keeping employees in-sync and engaged. Attendance oversight is a breeze so nobody is left wondering where their team is. Whether they’re out sick, on vacation or working remote, the app instantly gets the whole team on the same page. Automate any birthday, work anniversary, or even new hire announcement posts for consistent relevant content on the company feed. HR Cloud provides that channel for even your most remote colleague to share in the joys of a thriving company culture. Word on the Street is... “HR Cloud has been a great resource for our company. With our business operating out of many different locations and senior leadership often working remotely, it has been great to have a system that can be accessed from anywhere and is easy for our employees to navigate.” – Anna M., VP of Human Resources

Screenshots

Parim4 screens
HR Cloud | Streamlining HR4 screens

Verdict

The call

Parim and HR Cloud | Streamlining HR both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 64% of HR Cloud | Streamlining HR's written reviews are positive against 31% of Parim's. HR Cloud | Streamlining HR also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (308 vs 62). Parim's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Parim against 4.8 for HR Cloud | Streamlining HR. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 62 and 308 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 31% of Parim's written reviews are positive against 64% of HR Cloud | Streamlining HR's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Parim ships an update weekly, HR Cloud | Streamlining HR every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Parim versus HR Cloud | Streamlining HR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParimHR Cloud | Streamlining HR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (62 ratings)4.8 (308 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.6% of reviews64.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings62308 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.814.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPARiMHR Cloud Inc.

Customer experience

Parim

All ratings61 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive30.6%
Neutral14.5%
Negative54.8%

HR Cloud | Streamlining HR

All ratings126 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative35.7%

Bugs and requests

Parim

Reported bugs

36 issues
  • Pay section does not show approved pay
  • Statement does not update without uninstalling/reinstalling
  • Double notifications
  • Crashing on iOS 16.2
  • Keeps crashing when booking shifts
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  • App doesn't let you out or in
  • GPS accuracy issues
  • App states poor GPS signal
  • Clocking in/out problematic
  • Tracking grid too restrictive
  • Share to iCal not working on iOS 17
  • Allows clocking out early by mistake
  • GPS locater faulty
  • Low GPS signal when clocking on/off
  • App crashes and won't open
  • Unable to do check-ins
  • Informs to check internet connection
  • Update causes shifts to disappear
  • Buttons not clickable after update
  • Settings force app to close
  • Location is always wrong
  • Update has more bugs than before
  • App won't open after update
  • App shuts down after update
  • App crashes at times
  • Cannot select staff through the app without crashing
  • Notes unreadable in Dark Mode
  • Overlapping controls, rendering some inaccessible
  • Drag up to load more is not obvious and slow
  • Difficult to find shifts you can do
  • Continual bugs, freezing, and crashing
  • Update to version 2.0 won't get past login screen
  • New update has more bugs than before
  • App doesn't open past login page
  • Cannot confirm time sheets
  • Cannot apply for shifts

Requested features

13 requests
  • Sync with calendar
  • Switch between multiple companies without re-entering password
  • Improve visibility of availability status (solid green/grey)
  • Month should hold at top when scrolling calendar list
  • More Apple customs integration
Show 8 more
  • Option to log out from previous devices after password change
  • Allow removal of devices from shared accounts
  • Add option to block out unavailable dates
  • Automatically direct to sat nav when clicking address
  • Ability to share schedule to iPhone Calendar app
  • Send notification when new shifts are added
  • Allow changing shifts through the app
  • Make app available on iPad

HR Cloud | Streamlining HR

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Parim

No in-app purchases

None

HR Cloud | Streamlining HR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Parim free?
Parim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HR Cloud | Streamlining HR free?
HR Cloud | Streamlining HR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Parim or HR Cloud | Streamlining HR?
HR Cloud | Streamlining HR is rated higher. Parim averages 4.8 out of 5 from 62 ratings, while HR Cloud | Streamlining HR averages 4.8 from 308 ratings.
Do Parim or HR Cloud | Streamlining HR have ads?
Neither Parim nor HR Cloud | Streamlining HR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Parim or HR Cloud | Streamlining HR?
Parim ships an update weekly, and HR Cloud | Streamlining HR every 3 weeks. Most recently, Parim was updated on November 6, 2026 and HR Cloud | Streamlining HR on November 2, 2026.

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