StaffLinQ vs LINC Learning
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StaffLinQ
Manage your work schedule with ease. View your shifts, request changes, set preferences, and get important updates. Stay connected to your team and never miss a beat with real-time notifications.
- View schedules
- Request schedule changes
- Set scheduling preferences
- Request time off
- Pick up or swap shifts
- Receive push notifications
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StaffLinQ is the employee companion for Rosnet’s PowerCenter labor scheduling system. It is the optimum way for the entire team to communicate about the work schedule. Employees can check schedules, request changes, and get important messages with anytime-anywhere access. StaffLinQ also allows employees to set scheduling preferences and request time off. All manager-approved changes automatically update within StaffLinQ and immediately notifies employees, no surprises. Important! The Rosnet StaffLinQ application requires your manager to register your email address in PowerCenter, which will send you an invitation to get signed up. Employee Features: • View the current schedule and any future schedules that are published • Receive Push Notifications for messages, available shifts or shifts wanted and schedule updates • Set scheduling preferences and availability • Request time off • Request to pick up or swap shifts For help, contact Rosnet Client Services 24-7, 365 days a year at StafflinqSupport@rosnet.com
LINC Learning
Provides restaurant team members with instant access to job training, company communications, and broadcast videos. Leaders can monitor team performance on learning modules. Requires a valid username and password for access.
- Job training access
- Company communications
- Broadcast videos
- Team performance tracking
- Learning module monitoring
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LINC gives Chili’s Team Members instant access to job-related training, communications, broadcast videos and much more! The LINC app also enables leaders to view their team’s performance on modules and other learning activities. To access LINC, Chili’s Team Members must have a valid HotSchedules username and password. A Wi-Fi connection is strongly recommended to avoid using cellular data. For assistance with anything related to LINC, please email LINC Support (LINC@brinker.com). NOTE: Download and usage of the LINC app is entirely optional. If you prefer not to install/use it on your personal device, ask your leader about the option of accessing the LINC app from your restaurant’s designated training iPad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: StaffLinQ at 2.7 against LINC Learning's 2.1. StaffLinQ also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). LINC Learning's advantage is ratings volume (156 vs 49). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
StaffLinQ holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 156 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 6% of StaffLinQ's written reviews are positive against 13% of LINC Learning's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
StaffLinQ ships an update every 6 weeks, LINC Learning every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StaffLinQ | LINC Learning |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (49 ratings) — better | 2.1 (156 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 6.0% of reviews | 13.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49 | 156 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 279 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ROSnet | Schoox, Inc. |
Customer experience
StaffLinQ
LINC Learning
Bugs and requests
StaffLinQ
Reported bugs
18 issues- App crashes on launch or when navigating screens
- Top and bottom navigation buttons unreachable on iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15, and newer models
- Login credentials rejected despite correct information
- Password reset links not sent or received
- Forced logouts without warning
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- Time off request submissions fail repeatedly
- Availability changes don't save
- Schedule fails to load or displays as blank/null
- App freezes when attempting to change availability
- Calendar sync overlaps and duplicates shifts
- Chat box doesn't support emoji input
- Screen oversized causing UI elements to be cut off
- Buttons unresponsive in corners of screen
- App won't open after recent updates
- Notifications for new schedules and chats not working
- Shift pickup requests don't sync with website version
- Schedule display shows incorrect day of week
- Scheduled employees section shows wrong shift information
Requested features
11 requests- Dark mode option
- Calendar export and sync functionality
- Ability to request multiple days off at once
- Display shift end times
- Show coworker positions and start times
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- Mass messaging feature to all employees
- Weekly hours display on schedule
- Permanent filter by shift option
- Better notification system for schedule changes and shift pickups
- Improved accessibility for newer iPhone models
- Support for account creation within app
LINC Learning
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
StaffLinQ
No in-app purchases
LINC Learning
No in-app purchases
