Comparison

RotaCloud vs Check65

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Check65

This app acts as a mobile companion for food hygiene and health & safety compliance. It enables users to easily complete scheduled and ad-hoc checklists, as well as temperature checks, with timely notifications to ensure all tasks are completed.

Highlights
  • Complete daily, weekly, monthly checklists
  • Perform ad-hoc checklists
  • Capture hot, cold, and delivery temperature checks
  • Role-based task display
  • Notifications for missed checklists
Features
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The Check65 app is a 'due diligence' companion to the Alert65 food hygiene and health & safety compliance platform. It allows users to complete Checklists and Temperature Checks from the palm of their hand with notifications to ensure no Checklist is missed. The app allows users to perform the following functions: Complete daily, weekly and monthly scheduled Checklists such as opening and closing, cleaning and fire safety checks Complete ad-hoc Checklists when required such as visitor logs or ad-hoc cleaning checks Capture hot (cooking/reheating/hot hold), cold (cooling/ambient/fridge/freezer) and delivery checks The app is focused on what a user needs to do now and next and removes complexity by showing only what is required for the user based on their role and set up.

Screenshots

RotaCloud4 screens
Check654 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RotaCloud at 4.8 against Check65's 4.0. RotaCloud also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (64 vs 2). Check65's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.1). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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 2, 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 48% of Check65's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RotaCloud ships an update weekly, Check65 every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
RotaCloud versus Check65: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRotaCloudCheck65
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (64 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews49.4% of reviews — better47.8% of reviews
Number of ratings64 — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.115.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB22 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperRotaCloudCitation Holdings Limited

Customer experience

RotaCloud

All ratings64 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral1.6%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive49.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative47.0%

Check65

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive47.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative47.8%

Bugs and requests

RotaCloud

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Check65

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • App stops working after update
  • Constantly stuck on syncing process
  • Last update made app stop working
  • Landscape view broken on iPad
  • App opens iTunes for updates
Show 11 more
  • Checklists unresponsive after update 1.8
  • Screen jumps to top of list after sign
  • N/A buttons flashing
  • App not working on iPhone 13 Pro
  • Canon log in issue
  • Blank page after logged in
  • Login screen goes to white screen
  • Scrolling for temperature entry is slow and difficult
  • Temperature input doesn't fit screen
  • Multiple temps not in same form
  • Data fails to record if phone is slow

Requested features

4 requests
  • Integrate phone keyboard for temperature entry
  • Allow adding pictures to entries
  • Improve temperature input (no scroll, single form)
  • Automatically jump to next item after input

In-app purchases

None

RotaCloud

No in-app purchases

None

Check65

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RotaCloud free?
RotaCloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Check65 free?
Check65 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RotaCloud or Check65?
RotaCloud is rated higher. RotaCloud averages 4.8 out of 5 from 64 ratings, while Check65 averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do RotaCloud or Check65 have ads?
Neither RotaCloud nor Check65 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RotaCloud or Check65?
RotaCloud ships an update weekly, and Check65 every 5 weeks. Most recently, RotaCloud was updated on November 6, 2026 and Check65 on November 3, 2026.

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