An HR app and Offdays solve different parts of the time-off process. Your employer’s app is where you usually submit a request and see its official status. Offdays is for the thinking that happens before and around that request: compare dates privately, keep a customisable view of your year, and adjust the plan when life changes.
Offdays vs HR apps at a glance
HR apps differ, so the right-hand column describes common leave-management features rather than every product on the market.
| Planning need | Offdays | Typical HR leave app |
|---|---|---|
| Main purpose | Plan your own time off throughout the year. | Manage employee requests, approvals, and leave records for an employer. |
| Before you request leave | Try possible dates and see how they fit your allowance and other plans. | Check policy and availability, then submit dates through the workplace process. |
| Approval and official record | Use your plan to decide what to ask for; Offdays does not approve leave. | Route requests to a manager and record whether they are pending, approved, or declined. |
| Leave balance | Keep a personal view of the allowance you are planning to use. | Show the employer-managed entitlement and booked or remaining balance, according to its policy. |
| Dates beyond work leave | Include school holidays, religious observances, and other dates important to you. | Focus on the leave types, working patterns, and public holidays configured by the employer. |
| Sharing and calendars | Share your plan and export it to a calendar when you are ready. | Give managers and colleagues the team availability or leave views their permissions allow. |
| Who sets it up | Start a personal plan without your employer adopting Offdays. | The employer configures users, policies, approvers, and access. |
Where each one fits in your year
Use Offdays while you are weighing a family trip, school break, religious observance, or a few possible long weekends. You can move dates around before committing and keep using the same plan after one request is approved. Start planning in Offdays.
Use your employer’s HR app when it is time to submit the request, check its approval status, or confirm your official leave balance. If the two balances differ, follow your employer’s record and update your personal plan. Offdays complements that process; it does not replace it.
Sources and scope
This is a comparison of roles, not a claim about every HR product. The HR column reflects features documented by TimeOff.Management and LeavePlanner. See the Offdays site for its personal-planning focus. Product features vary and were reviewed on 20 September 2026.