HotSchedules Logbook vs RSP Access
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HotSchedules Logbook
This app centralizes tasks, maintenance notes, and personnel issues for shift managers. It offers pre-designed or custom task lists, daily shift notes, and the ability to assign and track task completion with photo attachments.
- Centralized task management
- Maintenance notes
- Personnel issue tracking
- Daily shift notes
- Customizable task lists
- Task assignment and progress tracking
- Photo attachments
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How Shifts Get Done HotSchedules Logbook keeps all of your tasks, maintenance notes and even personnel issues in one central location. Designed for the shift manager who wants to stay connected to their team and keep everyone on task, the Logbook features daily shift notes, line checks, calendars, and contacts. Choose from over 70 pre-designed task lists or build your own to meet the needs of the operation. The mobile app makes it quick and easy to assign tasks or follow-ups, check in on completion progress, even add a picture directly from your device. Get it as a companion to our leading workforce scheduling app or as a stand-alone, record-keeping tool that can be managed on-the-go. NOTE: The Logbook App by HotSchedules REQUIRES a valid Logbook user account and registered Logbook Product through your EMPLOYER. Need Help? Have an issue? Contact Customer Care 24x7x365!
RSP Access
Manage restaurant labor hours and dollars on the go. This app allows owners and managers to review labor numbers, check schedules, and communicate with staff. Team members can easily manage shifts, with manager approval updating schedules automatically.
- Labor hour and dollar management
- Schedule review and communication
- Shift exchange and pickup
- Manager approval of shifts
- Automatic schedule updates
- Staff texting and emailing
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For current members of Restaurant Systems pro, put managing your restaurant’s labor hours and dollars at your fingertips. SMART Systems Pro Labor application is part of the only software developed specifically for independent restaurant owners. Use it to quickly and easily communicate with restaurant team members. Owners and managers can use it to review the restaurant’s labor numbers, check schedules and send texts or emails to staff about schedule changes, available shifts and other important information. Team members can exchange, pick up or give up shifts on the app and a manager can approve them via the app. Schedules and the employee list automatically update once a manager approves. PLEASE NOTE: This is not a standalone app and only works if you are a member of Restaurant System spro and have SMART Systems Pro operating in your restaurant. Compatibility: Requires iOS 9.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Must be an existing Member of Restaurant Systems pro and have SMART Systems Pro operating in your restaurant.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HotSchedules Logbook at 2.7 against RSP Access's 1.8. HotSchedules Logbook also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). RSP Access's advantage is review sentiment (27% vs 0%). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HotSchedules Logbook holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 12 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of HotSchedules Logbook's written reviews are positive against 27% of RSP Access's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
HotSchedules Logbook ships an update every 8 days, RSP Access every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HotSchedules Logbook | RSP Access |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (34 ratings) — better | 1.8 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 26.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.1 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HotSchedules | Smile Button Enterprises LLC |
Customer experience
HotSchedules Logbook
RSP Access
In-app purchases
HotSchedules Logbook
No in-app purchases
RSP Access
No in-app purchases
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