Comparison

Smartplan vs BarOS Staff

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

Head to head
About

Smartplan

Manage your work schedule, track hours, and communicate with your team. Features include a smart punch clock, shift swapping, absence requests, and real-time notifications. Ideal for employees and managers to streamline daily operations.

Highlights
  • Schedule at a glance
  • Smart punch clock with GPS
  • Shift swapping and pickup
  • Absence and overtime tracking
  • Team messaging and collaboration
  • Hours and salary overview
  • Availability marking
  • Admin management on mobile
Features
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Take charge of your workday with Smartplan - the app for managing shifts, hours, absences, and more. Key features: β€’ Your schedule at a glance: View upcoming shifts, check the full rota, and stay on top of changes with home screen widgets and Live Activities. β€’ Smart punch clock: Clock in and out with just a tap - with GPS verification, break tracking, and real-time shift progress on your lock screen. β€’ Shift management made easy: Swap shifts with colleagues, pick up available shifts, or hand over shifts when plans change. β€’ Absence and overtime: Submit vacation, sick leave, or other absences and keep track of your overtime balance - all in one place. β€’ Stay in the loop: Get push notifications for new shifts, swap requests, and approvals. Catch up on everything in the activity feed. β€’ Messages and collaboration: Communicate with your team through messages, share files, and coordinate via day messages on the rota. β€’ Hours and salary: Review attended hours, adjust entries for accuracy, and view your salary overview. β€’ Mark your availability: Submit your preferences and availability when rotas open for planning requests. β€’ Admin on the go: Create or update rotas, create shifts, approve absences and swaps, manage employees, and monitor punch clock activity - all from your phone. β€’ Works the way you do: Multiple accounts for different jobs, and available in Danish, German, Norwegian, Swedish, and English. With Smartplan, managing your workday has never been easier - everything you need is right at your fingertips.

About

BarOS Staff

Features
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BarOS Staff is the app for people who work behind the bar. YOUR SHIFTS Every shift you are on, with the times, from the moment your manager publishes the schedule. Subscribe to them in your own calendar app and they keep themselves up to date. SWAPS AND PICKUPS Put a shift up for pickup, take one someone else cannot do, or ask for different hours. Your manager approves it in a tap. MESSAGES Announcements from your manager land here, so the important stuff is not buried in a group chat. REPORTS Something broke, something ran out, something needs looking at. File it with a category and it reaches the person who can fix it. CHAT One thread for the bar. Who swapped, what blew, what needs doing before open. You need an invite from your bar to use this app. If your manager runs BarOS, ask them to add you.

Screenshots

Smartplan4 screens
BarOS Staff3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Smartplan at monthly against BarOS Staff's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smartplan ships an update monthly, BarOS Staff every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 7 level
Smartplan versus BarOS Staff: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartplanBarOS Staff
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyMonthly β€” betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size4 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmartplan ApSJonas KobberΓΈ

In-app purchases

None

Smartplan

No in-app purchases

None

BarOS Staff

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smartplan free?
Smartplan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BarOS Staff free?
BarOS Staff is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Smartplan or BarOS Staff have ads?
Neither Smartplan nor BarOS Staff shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smartplan or BarOS Staff?
Smartplan ships an update monthly, and BarOS Staff every 3 months. Most recently, Smartplan was updated on October 8, 2026 and BarOS Staff on September 26, 2026.

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