Staffbase Employee App vs OfficeChat
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.
OfficeChat
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Secure, fast, reliable. Submit a request, we review it, create your team and get back to you with your account. As simple as that.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Staffbase Employee App at fortnightly against OfficeChat's every 10 months. OfficeChat's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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, OfficeChat every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Staffbase Employee App | OfficeChat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Staffbase GmbH | CVU Intelligence |
In-app purchases
Staffbase Employee App
No in-app purchases
OfficeChat
No in-app purchases
Questions
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