RosterElf vs POS Forge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RosterElf
Manage employee schedules, track attendance, and handle leave requests effortlessly. This app offers features like GPS clock-ins, live labor cost tracking, and one-tap payroll export to popular accounting software. It's designed to save time and reduce administrative overhead for businesses.
- Schedule shifts quickly
- Track staff availability
- GPS clock-ins with photo proof
- Live labor cost monitoring
- One-tap payroll export
- Real-time notifications
- AI-driven staff suggestions
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MAGICALLY SIMPLE RosterElf is the employee roster app that lives in your pocket. Schedule shifts in seconds, track availability instantly and approve leave on the go. Named Xero’s Top Rostering App of 2024 and rated 4.8 stars on both Xero and Google, it’s the easiest way to manage people from anywhere. WHAT MAKES ROSTERELF DIFFERENT • Schedule fast – drag-and-drop rosters, copy last week or use templates. • Instant visibility – staff set availability in-app, conflicts disappear. • GPS clock-ins – precise attendance with optional photo proof. • Live labour costs – see wage totals before you publish, stay under budget. • One-tap payroll – export approved hours to Xero, MYOB and others with award rates applied automatically. • Real-time notifications – everyone sees shift changes, swaps and approvals right away. • Top-rated support – real humans by phone, chat and email. POWERFUL FEATURES IN YOUR HAND • AI-driven Perfect Match suggests the best staff for every shift. • Open Shifts & Shift Swaps fill gaps fast while managers stay in control. • Leave Management lets staff request time off, managers approve instantly. • Live Stats Dashboard shows attendance, coverage and wage spend in real time. • Automated Onboarding stores documents and tracks progress. • Unlimited Locations & Positions under one login. BENEFITS FOR OWNERS & MANAGERS Save up to eight hours a week on admin, cut labour by about four per cent, manage rosters and attendance remotely and stay Fair Work compliant with automatic award interpretation. BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES Clock in and out from anywhere, keep availability up to date, request leave or swaps in two taps and receive instant shift notifications. Join cafés, retailers, healthcare clinics, venues and thousands of other businesses who trust RosterElf to keep their teams running smoothly—whether they’re on site, on the floor or on the move.
POS Forge
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POS Forge is a modern, cloud based point of sale platform built for hospitality and service businesses that need more than a basic till system.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: POS Forge at every 2 days against RosterElf's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RosterElf ships an update every 3 weeks, POS Forge every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RosterElf | POS Forge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roster Elf Pty Ltd | Dwayne Baird |
In-app purchases
RosterElf
No in-app purchases
POS Forge
No in-app purchases
