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Employment Hero vs Timepage

Employment Hero logo

Employment Hero

Software

Australian HR, payroll and recruitment platform for employment management

From
On request
Rated
-
Timepage logo

Timepage

Software

A new kind of calendar

From
$4.99/one-time
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Employment Hero hR Essentials at AUD 10/employee/month requires a minimum of 10 users, so it cannot be bought for a team smaller than that even if actual headcount is lower; Timepage iOS and Apple Watch only; no Android or web application

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Employment Hero and Timepage actually diverge.

Attributes where Employment Hero and Timepage differ
AttributeEmployment HeroTimepage
Starting priceOn request$4.99/one-time
Pricing modelsubscriptionUnknown
PlatformsWebiOS, Apple Watch
FoundedUnknown1997

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Employment Hero

Nothing recorded that Timepage does not also cover.

Only in Timepage

  • Unique scrolling interface
  • Weather forecasts
  • Smart notifications
  • Heat map view
  • Duration picker
  • iCloud
  • Google Calendar
  • Exchange

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Employment Hero

No use cases recorded yet. See the Employment Hero review.

Timepage

  • Schedulingnot Employment Hero
  • Appointment bookingnot Employment Hero
  • Time trackingnot Employment Hero
  • Resource managementnot Employment Hero
  • Team coordinationnot Employment Hero

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Employment Hero

  • HR Essentials at AUD 10/employee/month requires a minimum of 10 users, so it cannot be bought for a team smaller than that even if actual headcount is lower
  • Core features like payroll, chat and rostering are unbundled add-ons billed separately per employee, for example Managed Payroll costs an extra AUD 20/employee/month with a AUD 400 monthly minimum

Timepage

  • iOS and Apple Watch only; no Android or web application
  • Limited platform coverage compared to cross-platform alternatives
  • One-time $4.99 price may feel premium for a calendar app without subscription model
  • No native macOS desktop application

Pricing, plan by plan

Employment Hero

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Employment Hero review.

Timepage

$4.99/one-time

No published plan breakdown. See the Timepage review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Employment Hero if

Nothing in the data separates Employment Hero from Timepage on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Choose Timepage if

  • You need unique scrolling interface.
  • You work on iOS, Apple Watch.
  • You also want weather forecasts.

Questions people ask

Is Employment Hero or Timepage better?
Neither clearly leads. Employment Hero starts at On request and Timepage at $4.99/one-time, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Employment Hero or Timepage?
Employment Hero starts at On request and Timepage at $4.99/one-time.
Does Employment Hero or Timepage run on more platforms?
Employment Hero runs on Web. Timepage runs on iOS, Apple Watch.
What can Employment Hero do that Timepage cannot?
Timepage covers Unique scrolling interface, Weather forecasts, Smart notifications, Heat map view.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Timepage: What is the heat map view in Timepage?

The heat map shows a color-coded monthly view where each day's shade intensity indicates how busy that day is, providing quick visual overview of your schedule workload.

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