RotaCloud vs Blue Arrow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RotaCloud
Streamline staff scheduling, leave management, and team communication. Employees can view rotas, clock in/out, and request leave, while managers can plan shifts, track attendance, and approve requests efficiently.
- Plan and share rotas
- Manage leave and attendance
- Team communication
- Staff 24/7 rota access
- Clock in/out of shifts
- Request annual leave
- Track holiday allowances
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RotaCloud is the easy way to plan and share rotas, manage leave and attendance, and communicate with your team. It also gives your staff 24/7 access to their rota, lets them clock in and out of shifts, and even request annual leave — no more email chains, memos, or WhatsApp messages. Features for admins & managers: - View and edit rotas anytime, anywhere - Find replacements fast with “open” shifts - See your staff’s working availability on the go - Clock in and out of shifts in seconds - View and approve staff timesheets - Track used and remaining holiday allowances - Respond to time off and swap/cover requests - Alerts and reminders sent straight to your phone - A monthly overview of your schedule and costs - Access employee information quickly Features for employees: - View rotas anytime, anywhere - Clock in and out of shifts in seconds - View personal timesheets - Make annual leave requests - See used, booked, and remaining holiday - Mark working availability for managers to see - Organise cover & shift swaps - Alerts and reminders for shifts & more
Blue Arrow
Connect with a vast talent community for temporary and permanent job opportunities across the UK. Discover roles in retail, logistics, hospitality, and public services, tailored to your skills and availability.
- Join UK's largest temporary talent community
- Discover job opportunities
- Search by skills and experience
- Find roles across various sectors
- Jobs available nationwide
- Temporary, fixed-term, and temp-to-perm roles
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Download the app and register to join Blue Arrow's talent community, one of the UK’s largest temporary workforces. Be the first to hear of latest and greatest job opportunities for the UK’s largest, smallest, oldest, fastest-growing, exciting and extraordinary names in retail, logistics, manufacturing, hospitality, leisure and public services including healthcare, education and local authorities. Access your Blue Arrow find a job service any time you want to. Search live opportunities matched to your skills and experience and be among the first people new job opportunities to suit your availability. A wide range of jobs on offer for temporary, fixed-term and temp-to-perm opportunities including with an immediate start as follows: • Warehouse Operatives • Pickers, packers • Production Assembly Operative • Head Chef • Chef • Commis Chef • Chef de Partie • Sous Chef • Relief Chef • Kitchen Porter • Kitchen Assistant • Barista • Bartenders • Waiters and Waitresses • Receptionists • Administrators • Personal Assistant • Call Centre Advisors • Customer Service Advisor • Delivery Van Driver • Forklift Truck Drivers • LGV Drivers • HGV Drivers including Class 1, Class 2, C+E, C1 and 7.5 tonne • Counterbalance Driver • Reach Truck Driver • Cleaners plus more. Jobs near you and across the UK including all major cities; London, Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff, Glasgow, Belfast, Liverpool, Birmingham, Southampton, Leicester, Brighton, Edinburgh, Coventry and more. Find your next job with Blue Arrow.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RotaCloud at 4.8 against Blue Arrow's 4.0. RotaCloud also leads on review sentiment (49% vs 13%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). Blue Arrow's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
RotaCloud holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RotaCloud has 64 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of RotaCloud's written reviews are positive against 13% of Blue Arrow's.
RotaCloud ships an update weekly, Blue Arrow every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RotaCloud | Blue Arrow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (64 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 49.4% of reviews — better | 13.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 64 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.1 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RotaCloud | Blue Arrow |
Customer experience
RotaCloud
Blue Arrow
In-app purchases
RotaCloud
No in-app purchases
Blue Arrow
No in-app purchases








