Comparison

Guardhouse vs Rosterlink

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

Head to head
About

Guardhouse

Manage security guard attendance and communication effortlessly from your mobile device or PC. Instantly notify staff of schedules and changes via text, email, and web notifications. Approve timesheets and view staff details for streamlined operations.

Highlights
  • Schedule staff and approve timesheets
  • Instant schedule notifications (SMS, email, web)
  • View staff details and rosters
  • Create last-minute shift changes
  • Staff can submit unavailability
Features
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Guardhouse is the simplest way to manage attendance and communicate with your security guards from your mobile device and PC. Notify your staff instantly about their work schedule via text, email, and web notifications. 1. Schedule staff, approve timesheets and view staff details 2. View staff schedules and create last minute shifts changes that are communicated to staff via SMS, email, and notifications 3. Approve timesheets. View scheduled hours against time clock or employee submitted times. 4. Staffs can easily view their roster, no more missed shifts. 5. Staffs can submit when they are unavailable.

About

Rosterlink

This app allows employees to connect with their company's staff management system. View upcoming shifts, clock in and out of active shifts, and manage your personal availability and profile information.

Highlights
  • View upcoming shifts
  • Clock-in/out of active shifts
  • Provide availability
  • Update profile
Features
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Rosterlink connects your device to the Orchestrator staff management system allowing you to: - view your upcoming shifts (if any) - clock-in for any active shift (if any) - provide your availability - view and update your profile

Screenshots

Guardhouse4 screens
Rosterlink3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Guardhouse at 32% against Rosterlink's 0%. Guardhouse also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.4). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guardhouse ships an update monthly, Rosterlink every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Guardhouse versus Rosterlink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuardhouseRosterlink
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews32.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZenshifts Holdings Pty LtdChronosoft Holdings Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Guardhouse

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive32.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative64.0%

Rosterlink

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Guardhouse

No in-app purchases

None

Rosterlink

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Guardhouse free?
Guardhouse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rosterlink free?
Rosterlink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Guardhouse or Rosterlink have ads?
Neither Guardhouse nor Rosterlink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Guardhouse or Rosterlink?
Guardhouse ships an update monthly, and Rosterlink every 4 months. Most recently, Guardhouse was updated on October 29, 2026 and Rosterlink on September 26, 2026.

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