Staffbase Employee App vs IK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Staffbase Employee App
Stay informed about company news, HR updates, and important organizational information directly on your mobile device. This app provides a personalized feed of updates and allows for interaction through comments, eliminating the need for intranet access.
- Personalized company news feed
- Receive HR and work-related updates
- Discuss news in comments
- No intranet access required
- Signup via company email or access code
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Staffbase is the employee app for all employees. Companies publish news, work-related information, sales material, HR updates, meal plans and whatever else might be important for your organization. With Staffbase on your phone you receive those updates on the go. Always be up to date. No intranet access required. Works without an @company.com email address. FEATURES - Be informed: Receive your personal view on all important news in your company - Interact: Discuss news in the comments SIGNUP There are two options to signup for Staffbase: 1. With company email: If you have an @company.com email of your organization you can directly signup using this address. 2. With access code: Your company's Staffbase administrator creates an access code for you which you can use during signup.
IK
This app facilitates interactive internal communication within companies. Employees can share ideas, topics, and questions, fostering a more engaged and connected workforce. It features a news area, event calendar, and employee polls.
- Interactive employee engagement
- Idea and topic sharing
- Company news and events
- Employee polls and campaigns
- User role management
- Statistics and insights
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IK-up! is an employee app which creates more reach and impact in your company. IK-up! is easy to use and interactive, as internal communication should not go just one way. With IK-up! employees can engage more easily by providing ideas, topics or questions. FEATURES News-Area Topics of employees Event calendar Employee polls Campaigns Management of different user roles Employee index Statistics Desktop app and mobile app LOGIN After the download of the IK-up! App, please enter your corporate key of your company. The registration then works with your e-mail address and password.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Staffbase Employee App at 100% against IK's 25%. Staffbase Employee App also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). IK's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Staffbase Employee App ships an update fortnightly, IK every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Staffbase Employee App | IK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Staffbase GmbH | apicodo GmbH |
Customer experience
Staffbase Employee App
IK
In-app purchases
Staffbase Employee App
No in-app purchases
IK
No in-app purchases
