Comparison

flow vs flex

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

Head to head
About

flow

This tool streamlines team collaboration with project rooms, real-time task management, and integrated communication features. It offers a secure messenger, video chat, and lifetime file storage to enhance project efficiency for teams of all sizes.

Highlights
  • Real-time task management
  • Secret message mode messenger
  • Lifetime file storage
  • Group collaboration invitations
  • Video chat for remote work
  • 5-step task process
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Over 480,000 teams have celebrated success with flow. flow is an all-in-one project management tool to make team collaboration easy, efficient, and powerful. People can create project rooms for different topics and enjoy perfect collaboration at any given time. Key features: · Realtime task management · Messenger with a secret message mode · Lifetime file storage · Invitation for group collaboration · Video chat for perfect remote work More About Task Management: With a 5 Step process, you can clearly check deadlines and complete tasks professionally. You can of course assign task managers, priorities to perfectly perform the works without missing. flow is best for any kinds of teams, big or small sized companies, and a variety of industries worldwide. It's intuitive interface and all-in-one features makes it suitable for any project and business. It’s a great tool for your fast and efficient collaboration. If you have any questions or experience some troubles, please feel free to leave comments, or shoot them an email at help@flow.team.

About

flex

This app centralizes all HR data, streamlining team growth through seamless data flow. It offers mobile access to attendance tracking, leave requests, approvals, company information, and internal communications.

Highlights
  • Mobile attendance tracking
  • Leave and vacation requests/approvals
  • Electronic approvals and workflows
  • View payslips and company info
  • Internal announcements and feedback
  • Automated leave management
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AI가 조직과 구성원의 관계와 맥락을 이해해야 일하는 방식이 바뀝니다. flex가 곧 AI 전환입니다. Relations Driven AX, flex ● 손 안에서 시작되는 새로운 HR · flex의 모든 기능을 모바일 앱으로 이용해보세요. · 앱 사용을 위해서는 flex 계정이 필요합니다. · 포털사이트에서 ‘flex’를 검색하고 무료체험 계정을 신청하세요. ● 모든 근무기록, 모바일에서 · 출근과 퇴근을 터치 한 번으로 기록할 수 있어요. · 재택, 외근, 휴게시간을 기록할 수 있어요. ● 모든 신청과 승인, 모바일에서 · 휴가, 연차(반차, 시간차)를 신청하고 승인할 수 있어요. · 연장, 야간, 휴일근무를 신청하고 승인할 수 있어요. · 나에게 온 결재 문서와 할 일을 확인하고 승인할 수 있어요. ● 모든 조회, 모바일에서 · 내 급여명세서를 바로 확인할 수 있어요. · 회사 주소, 전화번호, 사업자번호 등 회사 정보를 확인할 수 있어요. · 내 프로필은 물론, 동료의 프로필을 조회할 수 있어요. ● 모든 소식, 모바일에서 · 요청 받은 할 일을 피드에서 확인해요. · 사내 공지사항도 바로 확인할 수 있어요. · 동료가 인정 받은 내용을 확인하고 좋아요를 누를 수 있어요. — flex는 회사의 모든 구성원이 함께 사용하는 HR 플랫폼입니다. - 주 52시간에 맞는 근태관리 - 연차 지급, 소멸, 촉진까지 자동화 되는 연차관리 - 구성원 데이터와 연동되는 전자계약 - 빠르고 효율적인 의사결정을 위한 워크플로우(전자결재) - 구성원에게 동기를 부여하는 인정·피드백 - 하나의 플랫폼에 통합되는 인사정보 관리 - 데이터 기반 HR의 시작, 인사이트(HR Analytics) 서비스에 대해 궁금한 사항이 있나요? 웹사이트 내 채팅상담이나 고객센터(support@flex.team)로 문의주세요. - ● 꼭 필요한 권한만 요청합니다. [필수 접근 권한] · 없음 [선택 접근 권한] · 사진 : 채널톡(1:1 문의), 프로필 사진 등록에 필요 · 마이크 : 채널톡(1:1 문의)에 필요 · 카메라 : 채널톡(1:1 문의), 프로필 사진 등록에 필요 · 위치정보(선택) : 자동 출퇴근 기능의 사용 시 (flex 서버에는 저장되지 않음) 선택 접근 권한은 허용하지 않아도 서비스를 이용할 수 있으나, 일부 기능 사용에 제한이 있을 수 있습니다.

Screenshots

flow4 screens
flex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: flow at 72% against flex's 28%. flow also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium). flex's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and rating (3.4 vs 3.1). 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

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

flex holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 18 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of flow's written reviews are positive against 28% of flex's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

flow ships an update fortnightly, flex every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
flow versus flex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterflowflex
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (7 ratings)3.4 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.7% of reviews — better28.0% of reviews
Number of ratings718 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size204 MB460 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMadras Check플렉스 주식회사

Customer experience

flow

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive71.7%
Neutral20.8%
Negative7.5%

flex

All ratings18 ratings
Positive61.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative38.9%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive28.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative52.0%

Bugs and requests

flow

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

flex

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • App crashes immediately after launch
  • App won't launch
  • App freezes or becomes unresponsive
  • Login fails or infinite loading
  • Attendance buttons not working
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  • Notifications badge issues
  • Back button not working on iPhone
  • Break time registration issues
  • Network connection errors
  • Profile picture removal not possible
  • SSN exposed without masking
  • Widget displays incorrect date
  • Cannot click 'To-do' items after update
  • Cannot change mobile password
  • Frequent updates cause confusion
  • Attendance system issues after IP change
  • Cannot register leave
  • Cannot log in after deleting and reinstalling app
  • Cannot activate attendance button after update

Requested features

10 requests
  • Allow writing reviews via app
  • Add widget for attendance
  • Add remaining time display
  • Improve UI for break time registration
  • Add Apple Shortcuts support
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  • Categorize workflow list
  • Make profile picture optional
  • Add option to hide birthday
  • Improve GPS-based attendance
  • Add dark mode

In-app purchases

None

flow

No in-app purchases

None

flex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is flow free?
flow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is flex free?
flex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, flow or flex?
flex is rated higher. flow averages 3.1 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while flex averages 3.4 from 18 ratings.
Do flow or flex have ads?
Neither flow nor flex shows ads.
Which is updated more often, flow or flex?
flow ships an update fortnightly, and flex every 3 days. Most recently, flow was updated on September 22, 2026 and flex on September 21, 2026.

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