Comparison

Simple Rota Maker vs AI Reco

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Automatic rolling rota generation
  • Manual schedule creation
  • Integrated task manager
  • Audio note recording
  • Shareable dynamic links
  • Export rotas to spreadsheets
  • Worker availability settings
Features
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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!

About

AI Reco

Features
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AIRec — Smart AI Meeting Recorder Turn every conversation into actionable insights. AIRec records your meetings, lectures, interviews, and brainstorming sessions, then uses AI to transcribe and summarize them automatically. HOW IT WORKS Tap to record. When you stop, AIRec transcribes your audio and generates a structured summary with a title, key points, action items, participants, tags, and category — all in seconds. THREE TRANSCRIPTION ENGINES Choose the mode that fits your needs: • Live STT — Real-time transcription using on-device speech recognition. See words appear as you speak. Fully private, no data leaves your device. • Whisper — Industry-leading accuracy powered by OpenAI's Whisper model running entirely on your device. Works offline, no internet required. • Gemini Cloud — Google's Gemini 2.0 Flash processes your audio for the highest accuracy. Transcription and AI summarization happen in a single step. SMART AI SUMMARIES Every recording is enriched with: Auto-generated title Concise summary Key discussion points and action items Participant detection Smart tags and category Full searchable transcript Re-analyze any note at any time to get fresh insights. ORGANIZE & SEARCH Find any note instantly with full-text search across titles, summaries, and transcripts. Filter by starred notes or tags. Star important recordings for quick access. EXPORT & SHARE Share your meeting notes as professionally formatted PDFs, copy the transcript, or share directly to any app. Keep your team aligned without manual note-taking. CLOUD SYNC Sign in with Apple, Google, or email to sync your notes across devices. Your notes are always backed up and available wherever you are. PRIVACY FIRST AIRec is a session-based recorder — it only records when you explicitly tap the record button. There is no background listening, no ambient recording, and no always-on microphone. You are always in control. On-device transcription modes (Live STT and Whisper) process audio entirely on your device. Your recordings never leave your phone unless you choose Gemini Cloud mode or enable cloud sync. 20 LANGUAGES SUPPORTED English, Japanese, French, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Arabic, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese. FLEXIBLE PLANS • Free — Get started with essential recording and transcription • Basic — Extended recording time, cloud sync, more summaries • Pro — Unlimited everything, priority processing, all features Perfect for professionals, students, journalists, researchers, and anyone who wants to capture and recall conversations effortlessly. Download AIRec and never miss an important detail again. Terms of Use (EULA): https://airec-20260309.web.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://airec-20260309.web.app/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Simple Rota Maker4 screens
AI Reco4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: AI Reco at none against Simple Rota Maker's shown. AI Reco also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Simple Rota Maker sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and AI Reco sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Simple Rota Maker versus AI Reco: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Rota MakerAI Reco
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews23.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB96 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMembers of Us LimitedFranck Junior Aboya Messou

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Simple Rota Maker

One-time6
  • 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
6 purchases

AI Reco

Subscriptions6
  • Basic Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Basic Semi-Annual$24.996 Months
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  • Basic Yearly$44.991 Year
  • Pro Semi-Annual$49.996 Months
  • Pro Yearly$89.991 Year

Questions

Is Simple Rota Maker free?
Simple Rota Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AI Reco free?
AI Reco is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simple Rota Maker or AI Reco have ads?
Simple Rota Maker shows ads; AI Reco does not.

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