Comparison

STAFFOMATIC vs Aplano

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

Head to head
About

STAFFOMATIC

Manage your team's schedule, shift swaps, and absences directly from your phone. Receive instant updates on plan changes to stay organized and efficient. This tool aims to simplify workforce management and improve team collaboration.

Highlights
  • Weekly schedule creation
  • Shift swapping with colleagues
  • Absence management
  • Working hour recording
  • Push notifications for updates
Features
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With Staffomatic, you have everything in hand! Create weekly schedules, swap shifts with colleagues, manage absences, and record your working hours – all directly from your smartphone. Changes in the plan? No problem! You receive push notifications so you are always up to date. Staffomatic makes your work simpler, more organized, and more efficient, and your team happier. Download the app and take your workforce management to the next level!

About

Aplano

Manage your work schedule with ease. View assigned shifts, track your hours, and submit requests for time off or shift changes. Stay informed with notifications about schedule updates and team assignments.

Highlights
  • View assigned shifts
  • Track hourly account (overtime, target hours)
  • Submit shift requests and handovers
  • Monitor absence requests
  • Receive shift change notifications
Features
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My Schedule: See all shifts that have been assigned to you. Team Schedule: See all shifts that have been assigned to your branch. Hourly account: See your current hourly account, including overtime, target hours and hours worked. Requests: See the status of your shift application, shift handover or time tracking. Absences: See all absences from your employees. Account: See all of your new notifications about shift changes or new requests. If you have any questions, just write us an email via kontakt@aplano.de

Screenshots

STAFFOMATIC4 screens
Aplano4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Aplano at 71% against STAFFOMATIC's 16%. On price, update cadence, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
STAFFOMATIC versus Aplano: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSTAFFOMATICAplano
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.2% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopereasyPEP UGAplano GmbH

Customer experience

STAFFOMATIC

Written reviews111 reviews
Positive16.2%
Neutral14.4%
Negative69.4%

Aplano

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral19.0%
Negative9.5%

In-app purchases

None

STAFFOMATIC

No in-app purchases

None

Aplano

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is STAFFOMATIC free?
STAFFOMATIC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aplano free?
Aplano is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do STAFFOMATIC or Aplano have ads?
Neither STAFFOMATIC nor Aplano shows ads.
Which is updated more often, STAFFOMATIC or Aplano?
STAFFOMATIC ships an update every 3 weeks, and Aplano every 3 weeks. Most recently, STAFFOMATIC was updated on November 6, 2026 and Aplano on November 3, 2026.

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