Comparison

Rosta vs Create Work Shift Schedule

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

Head to head
About

Rosta

Easily track your work schedule and free days with this shift work calendar. Add notes to calendar days to never miss important shift details again. Includes a widget for quick access to your weekly roster.

Highlights
  • Track work schedule and free days
  • Add calendar day notes
  • Customizable shift work schemes
  • Set scheme starting date
  • Weekly roster widget
  • Special app icons for support
Features
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Are you a Shift Worker? 1. Easily track your work schedule and free days with Rosta. 2. Add Calendar Day notes. Won't ever miss shift details again! • Choose a predefined Shift Work Scheme or just type your own one. • Set the scheme starting date Includes a Weekly Roster Widget! Peek at your weekly roster anytime by adding the Rosta Widget to your Home Screen. You can show your support and help us to continue developing more features by purchasing our Special App Icons!

About

Create Work Shift Schedule

Easily generate your annual work schedule based on common relay patterns. Select your relay type and first day off to view your complete yearly shift calendar.

Highlights
  • Annual work schedule generation
  • Multiple relay types (6x2, 3x1, 1x1)
  • Customizable first day off
  • Yearly shift calendar view
Features
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Application made to view and create work schedules (relays). To create your relay schedule, simply select the type of relay, for example: 6x2, 3x1 and 1x1, then select the day of your first day off of the week (it can be any week). Okay, now you will see your annual work schedule.

Screenshots

Rosta4 screens
Create Work Shift Schedule4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Rosta at every 2 weeks against Create Work Shift Schedule's every 2 months. Create Work Shift Schedule's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 58%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Rosta sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Create Work Shift Schedule sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rosta ships an update every 2 weeks, Create Work Shift Schedule every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Rosta versus Create Work Shift Schedule: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRostaCreate Work Shift Schedule
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (142 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.6% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings142 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKartjubaFelipe Reitz

Customer experience

Rosta

All ratings142 ratings
Positive87.3%
Neutral4.9%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive57.6%
Neutral6.1%
Negative36.4%

Create Work Shift Schedule

Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%

Bugs and requests

Rosta

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App changes calendar alone
  • App doesn't save scale changes
  • App marks days with no notes
  • App crashes or exits when typing
  • Cannot add multiple notes per day
Show 3 more
  • Scale changes automatically
  • Widget not available after iOS update
  • Lost paid purchase after reinstall

Requested features

10 requests
  • More color options for scales
  • Ability to add annotations/notes
  • Vacation marking
  • Calculate worked hours
  • Separate overtime hours
Show 5 more
  • Alarm for each shift
  • Mark holidays
  • Option to change shift color
  • Add widget functionality
  • Change app language back

Create Work Shift Schedule

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Rosta

One-time3
  • Bronze App Icon + Remove Ads$0.99
  • Silver App Icon + Remove Ads$1.99
  • Gold App Icon + Remove Ads$2.99
1 purchases

Create Work Shift Schedule

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Rosta free?
Rosta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Create Work Shift Schedule free?
Create Work Shift Schedule is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Rosta or Create Work Shift Schedule have ads?
Both Rosta and Create Work Shift Schedule show ads.
Which is updated more often, Rosta or Create Work Shift Schedule?
Rosta ships an update every 2 weeks, and Create Work Shift Schedule every 2 months. Most recently, Rosta was updated on October 24, 2026 and Create Work Shift Schedule on October 8, 2026.

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