Simple Rota Maker vs Shift Work Calendar & Schedule
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!
Shift Work Calendar & Schedule
Organize your work and personal life with this calendar app designed for shift workers. Easily plan your days off, track income, and manage complex schedules. Supports multiple calendars for different jobs or colleagues.
- Create custom and preset shift patterns
- Track income and hourly rates
- Manage multiple job calendars
- Input personal events and vacations
- Analyze working hours and earnings
- Compare schedules with coworkers
- Backup and restore calendars
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Shift Work Calendar Planner is a free calendar app for shift workers or for people who want to organise their work and everyday life. The simple and concise interface of the application allows you quickly display a schedule of any complexity. You can plan your off days with ease and keep track of your ever-changing schedule. It is especially beneficial for firefighters, nurses, linemen, deputy sheriffs, and other professionals who have a constantly changing schedule. You can create as many calendars as you want and use them for different jobs or to track coworkers' schedules. This app offers its own list of preset work shift patterns that you can immediately use. If your shift work doesn’t fall into any of those patterns, you can set a custom shift pattern and use it, or adjust and edit preconfigured ones. The app is not only for work schedule roster, you can input your vacations, personal events, gym, holidays, etc. The app also has a date search feature that lets you check if you’re supposed to be working on a particular day in the future, or compare calendars with coworkers. Shifts : Create or use preset, fully configurable shifts. Enter your income, hourly rate, working time. Customise it with different colours and icons. Type a note for a shift or change its description. Put as many shifts on any date as you need. Use preset shift patterns to add shifts quickly for longer periods. Multiple Calendars : Create multiple Jobs/Calendars. Create job schedules for multiple people. Compare them on one page, date by date. Backup and restore your calendars. Personalize your calendar with multiple color palettes, icons and themes. Analytics: Track your working hours, shifts, personal events and money earned. Select a period to see your income for each week, month or year. Working goals and custom periods are under development. If you have any suggestions or questions, or you do not understand how to make your custom pattern, or you want to correct or add a translation for this app, send me an email please - 4thfloorapps.help@gmail.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shift Work Calendar & Schedule at 4.6 against Simple Rota Maker's 3.0. Shift Work Calendar & Schedule also leads on ratings volume (304 vs 2) and review sentiment (47% vs 27%). 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
Both are free to download. Simple Rota Maker sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Shift Work Calendar & Schedule sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shift Work Calendar & Schedule holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shift Work Calendar & Schedule has 304 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Simple Rota Maker's written reviews are positive against 47% of Shift Work Calendar & Schedule's.
Simple Rota Maker ships an update every 2 weeks, Shift Work Calendar & Schedule monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Rota Maker | Shift Work Calendar & Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.6 (304 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews | 46.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 304 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Members of Us Limited | 4TH FLOOR APPS SIA |
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Simple Rota Maker
Shift Work Calendar & Schedule
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
Shift Work Calendar & Schedule
- 1 Month of Shift Work Calendar7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Shift Work Calendar Premium7 Days trial$0.997 Days
- 1 Month of Shift Work Calendar7 Days trial$2.991 Month
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- 3 Months Shift Work Schedule7 Days trial$5.993 Months
- 1 Year of Shift Work Calendar7 Days trial$11.991 Year
- 1 Year of Shift Work Calendar$11.991 Year
- 1 Year of Shift Work Calendar14 Days trial$11.991 Year
- 1 Year of Shift Work Calendar7 Days trial$22.991 Year
- Shift Work Lifetime Premium$12.99
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