Comparison

Novus Guard vs Smart Roster

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

Head to head
About

Novus Guard

Features
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NovusGuard is an all-in-one Workforce Management app that ensures Physical Safety (Lone Work Protection) along with Fleet Tracking, Geo Fencing and Geo Tagging. * Physical Safety (Lone Worker Protection): Ideal for lone workers this feature allows you to be tracked during a session. Your physical safety is of utmost importance whether you have an active Internet or not. You can raise alarms (SOS) when you need help. Automated alarms (SOS) are raised when you miss an expected response – such as when you miss to book off at the end of a session. Alarms (SOS) are processed by your employer’s control room and/or Alarm Receiving Centers (ARCs) and help is dispatched as needed. a) Physical Safety – Online Mode When app has an active Internet connectivity, SOS emergency alerts are raised using the Internet. b) Physical Safety – Offline Mode When app is running on offline mode with no Internet access, specially crafted SMS (On user click) is sent to ARC raising an SOS. In offline mode you can also Book ON, Book OFF or cancel an active SOS in which cases app prompts user to send crafted SMS to ARC. * Workforce Management: You can create jobs by yourself OR execute jobs created by your employer – whichever suits your case; Track your working hours; Record your availability. * Fleet Tracking: Take a trip using designated vehicles and your trip will be tracked during the session. Your driver behavior elements such as over speeding will be monitored by the control room. * Geo Fencing: Automated alarms will be triggered when you enter or exit designated geo fenced areas. * Geo Tagging: You can take photos, record voice memos etc - all of which will be automatically geo tagged and sent to designated recipients. Visit http://novusguard.co.uk/ for more details.

About

Smart Roster

This app allows company staff to log their patrols at specific hours, verifying their presence at designated sites using location services. It integrates with a web-based employee scheduling and workforce management solution.

Highlights
  • Location-based patrol logging
  • Site verification
  • Radius range checks
  • Integration with NetRoster web app
  • Employee scheduling
  • Remote workforce management
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The main purpose of the IOS app is to allow staffs of a specific company which is managed via a web application to made their patrol every specific hour, it require access to location in order to check if the user of the app is in the current location (site) and in radius range The web app NetRoster is an employee scheduling and remote workforce management solution , that enables companies to manage contract service delivery, improve operational control and quality raise customer satisfaction and support duty of care to staff.

Screenshots

Novus Guard4 screens
Smart Roster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Novus Guard at every 3 weeks against Smart Roster's every 2 months. Smart Roster's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Novus Guard ships an update every 3 weeks, Smart Roster every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Novus Guard versus Smart Roster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNovus GuardSmart Roster
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsβ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks β€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetizationβ€”Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS16.015.6 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size182 MB33 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNovus AltairOlinga Mustapha

In-app purchases

None

Novus Guard

No in-app purchases

None

Smart Roster

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Novus Guard free?
Novus Guard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart Roster free?
Smart Roster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Novus Guard or Smart Roster have ads?
Neither Novus Guard nor Smart Roster shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Novus Guard or Smart Roster?
Novus Guard ships an update every 3 weeks, and Smart Roster every 2 months. Most recently, Novus Guard was updated on November 2, 2026 and Smart Roster on November 3, 2026.

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