Simple Rota Maker vs Oberplan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Rota Maker
This app helps you create and manage work schedules and personal appointments. It can automatically generate rolling rota patterns for multiple workers and includes a task manager for to-do lists and audio notes. Share schedules easily with dynamic links.
- Automatic rolling rota generation
- Manual schedule creation
- Integrated task manager
- Audio note recording
- Shareable dynamic links
- Export rotas to spreadsheets
- Worker availability settings
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Automatically generate rolling rota patterns—perfect for scheduling multiple workers over an indefinite period. Easily create your schedule or manual rotas with a few taps—ideal for managing your work shifts, personal schedules, appointments, or customizing worker rota patterns. A powerful yet simple task manager. Organize your to-do lists alongside your work shifts to stay super productive & on top of your schedule. In a hurry? Quickly record an audio note to replay anytime. Seamlessly create tasks, assign them to workers, & share dynamic links that open the task directly on their devices, automatically saving a copy for easy access and tracking. The simplest tool to customize your work shifts, personal schedules, appointments, & timetables—or create & share rolling rotas to roster multiple workers into hourly or daily shifts, complete with a built-in task manager. -For an automated rolling shift pattern, simply enter: • The names & number of workers • Optional worker availability or exclusion dates: Specify dates when workers must work or must be away, & the app will include or exclude them as needed Done! The app generates: • A beautiful monthly calendar for 24-hour or once-a-day shifts. • A sleek weekly calendar for shifts lasting 1-23 hours. Key Features: • Ensures workers receive an equal number of shifts. • Allows multiple workers per shift. • Lets you set a daily shift end time with ease. • Handles complex rolling block patterns like ‘n’ days on ‘n’ days off seamlessly. -Export rotas to spreadsheet apps like Excel -View detailed rota breakdowns, including the number of weekdays, weekends, & hours each worker is scheduled to work, along with additional worker statistics. -Easily edit the rota to adjust shifts, give workers more or fewer shifts, or modify must-work & away dates with ease. -Take full control & create your custom rota manually in just three easy taps. -For your personal work shifts, schedules, appointments, or timetables: • Simply enter shift or schedule names, select a date range, & populate the calendar with just a tap! • View 1-3 shifts per day in a clean, easy-to-read calendar format. • annotate your custom calendar with powerful notes that expand when you tap on a date. Share dynamic links to allow coworkers to view & edit the rota. Each time a link is opened, a duplicate “.share” version of your rota is created, which can be edited & shared back & forth. From these links, workers can: • Open the rota on their device. • Download their specific shifts. • Add shifts to their device calendar. • Set shift reminders. • Download the rota as a spreadsheet. -Annotate the rota with notes that follows & updates with the dynamic link to your rota. -Enhance your notes with powerful formatting options, including headings, bold, italics, underline, & a variety of font colours. - Stay organised & in control with your all-in-one task manager—perfect for creating to-do lists, shopping lists, & assigning tasks to coworkers. Whether you’re managing personal goals or team projects, it’s the simple way to keep everything on track. -Export your rota, schedule, or shifts seamlessly to your Calendar app for effortless integration and accessibility. -Set reminders for shifts or schedules & receive notifications to stay informed when a work shift is approaching. -Access your rota & tasks from any device—your task lists & rosters are securely saved to your profile for seamless access anytime. -Long-press the name of your rota or tasks to pin them to the top of your list for quick access. -Save & rename multiple versions of your rota & tasks for easy organization & reference, with an archive page to store & access old tasks & rosters. -Save your rota as an image or print it directly for easy sharing and reference. -Start your day with daily motivational quotes delivered directly to your profile. -Enjoy an integrated games page to unwind, relax, & recharge with a variety of fun games. Need help? Email us!
Oberplan
This cloud-based tool helps you visually schedule and organize any type of resource. Its intuitive interface makes creating schedules simple, and you can collaborate with others by sharing your plans.
- Cloud-based scheduling
- Visual calendar interface
- Customizable time scales
- Multi-user support
- Role-based collaboration
- Free account with limits
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Oberplan is an easy and intuitive resource planning tool. Use it to schedule any kind of resource and organize your resources visually. - Cloud based scheduling Oberplan is a cloud-based scheduling software that gives you the ability to access your data wherever and whenever you want. Use a web browser or the mobile app to manage your schedules on any internet connected device and operating system. - Easy and intuitive user interface Oberplan comes with an intuitive user interface that allows you to create schedules easily. Define your own resources and enter data in a visual calendar. The time scale of the calendar can vary from minutes to years. - Multi-user support You can work together on a schedule by sharing it with collaborators. Oberplan has three roles when sharing schedules with others: Owner, Editor and Viewer. - Create a free account With a free account, you can create up to 20 schedules. Each schedule can include 500 resources and 10000 bookings. You can share a schedule with up to 100 collaborators.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Oberplan at 3.5 against Simple Rota Maker's 3.0. Oberplan also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). Simple Rota Maker's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, ratings volume and device support 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. Simple Rota Maker sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Oberplan asks for nothing beyond the download.
Oberplan holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Simple Rota Maker's written reviews are positive against 50% of Oberplan's.
Simple Rota Maker ships an update every 2 weeks, Oberplan every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Rota Maker | Oberplan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 3.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Members of Us Limited | Oberplan GmbH |
Customer experience
Simple Rota Maker
Oberplan
In-app purchases
Simple Rota Maker
- Simple Rota Maker Pro$1.99
- Monday to Saturday Rota$2.99
- Saturday To Sunday Rota$2.99
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- Simple Rota Maker Ad Free$3.99
- Customise day of week roster$4.99
- Rolling Block Scheduler$9.99
Oberplan
No in-app purchases
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