Comparison

7tasks vs Restaurant Staff Scheduler

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

Head to head
About

7tasks

This app is a free task management system designed for restaurants. It helps teams create custom checklists for daily duties like opening, closing, and cleaning, assigning tasks by role and location. Track task completion and improve accountability.

Highlights
  • Custom task list creation
  • Task assignment by role/location
  • Task completion tracking
  • Opening/closing duty management
  • Cleaning task checklists
  • Team accountability improvement
Features
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Meet 7tasks, your free and easy task management system built for restaurants. 7tasks is a companion app to the free restaurant employee scheduling app, 7shifts. The 7tasks app is an easy-to-use task checklist for your team, helping you manage daily tasks and improve accountability. Here's how 7tasks works: - Create custom task lists for your restaurant staff to stay on top of opening, closing, and cleaning duties - Assign and show staff the tasks that they are responsible for by their location, department, and role. - Keep tabs on when and by who tasks are completed About 7shifts: - 7shifts is employee scheduling software for restaurant managers and employees. - a powerful platform for restaurant owners and managers to schedule staff and manage requests on the go - Employees access schedules and submit time-off requests, availability updates, and swap shifts from anywhere -Use in-app chat and announcements to keep connected with your team - 7shifts and 7tasks work together to streamline the daily operations of your restaurant

About

Restaurant Staff Scheduler

Streamline restaurant staff scheduling with visual shift management, labor cost tracking, and instant team notifications. Handle employee requests, manage task checklists, and cover call-offs efficiently. Designed for mobile, it simplifies operations for businesses of all sizes.

Highlights
  • Visual shift drag-and-drop scheduling
  • Labor cost tracking and budgeting
  • Employee time-off and shift trade requests
  • Automatic scheduling and templates
  • Task checklists by shift and role
  • Instant team notifications and read receipts
  • On-site check-in for off-site jobs
Features
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Build next week's staff schedule on your iPhone in minutes. Drag shifts, track labor costs, and notify your team instantly. GET BIG CHAIN TOOLS WITH A SMALL RESTAURANT BUDGET • Employee time-off requests, preferred times, shift trades and open shift offers • Who's Working shows everyone on today, by shift and role • Automatic scheduling and templates for every kind of week: set the staff a busy holiday week needs once, then create a schedule with workers already assigned • Workers can hold more than one role, each with its own pay rate • Task checklists for opening, prep and closing, assigned by shift, role or person, with live progress • Customizable shift reminders a Home Screen widget for your next shift • Unlimited employees and locations with no extra charge DESIGNED FOR AN IPHONE, NOT SQUEEZED ONTO IT Our patent-pending restaurant staff scheduler was designed from the first sketch for the iPhone screen, so every worker and all seven days can fit on one screen. Zoom out to see the whole week, zoom in to edit, and press and hold any shift to drag it where it belongs. No laptop, no spreadsheet, no trip to the office needed. A TEAM THAT ALWAYS KNOWS THEIR SCHEDULE Employees see their shifts, time-off requests and preferred days right on their phone, with reminders before every shift. They request time off, offer and pick up shifts, and tell you which days they would like to work. Fewer surprises, fewer no-shows, and no more texting the schedule around. KNOW YOUR LABOR COST BEFORE THE WEEK STARTS • Hours and dollars for every shift, every day and the whole week, updating as you build • A daily cost plan shows each day as a percent of plan, so you can trim a slow Tuesday before it costs you • Overtime is flagged by name, so you can fix it before you publish • Auto-scheduling fills a week around availability and your cost limit, then you fine-tune it COVER CALL-OFFS IN ONE TAP Someone calls off at 4:55? Release the shift and offer it to everyone in that role at once. Teammates in that role see it in Shift Offers and request it, and you approve with a tap. NO MORE "I NEVER GOT THE MESSAGE" Send a message to one person, a group or the whole team, then see exactly who read it and who replied. Mark urgent notes High Importance so they stand out. Workers without the app get your message by email. REQUESTS WITHOUT THE BACK AND FORTH Time off, preferred days and shift trades arrive in one list. Check the worker's schedule, add a note, and approve or deny in seconds. MANAGE CATERING AND OFF-SITE JOBS Workers check in from the job site, and you see when and where each one clocked in, right on the map. BUILT FOR FOOD AND HOSPITALITY Independent restaurants, cafés, bars, bakeries, food trucks, pizzerias, quick service, fine dining and multi-location groups. FREE FOR SMALL TEAMS Every feature is free for up to 10 scheduled employees. Larger teams upgrade to a plan that costs about as much as a burrito once a month. REAL SUPPORT FROM REAL PEOPLE Our team is based in California and ready to help. We can answer any question and usually fix any issues quickly. No bots, no endless ticket loops. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/macapps/stdeula

Screenshots

7tasks4 screens
Restaurant Staff Scheduler4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Restaurant Staff Scheduler at 100% against 7tasks's 29%. Restaurant Staff Scheduler also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.7). 7tasks's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Restaurant Staff Scheduler sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.95 per month. 7tasks asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Restaurant Staff Scheduler holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of 7tasks's written reviews are positive against 100% of Restaurant Staff Scheduler's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

7tasks ships an update every 2 months, Restaurant Staff Scheduler every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
7tasks versus Restaurant Staff Scheduler: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter7tasksRestaurant Staff Scheduler
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (12 ratings)4.9 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size224 MB136 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer7shifts, Inc.Schedules Made Simple, LLC

Customer experience

7tasks

All ratings12 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative57.1%

Restaurant Staff Scheduler

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

7tasks

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Restaurant Staff Scheduler

Subscriptions4
  • Unlimited Monthly$7.951 Month
  • Premium Mobile2 variants$9.991 Year
  • Unlimited Mobile and Web$19.991 Year
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  • Unlimited Mobile + Web$19.991 Month

Questions

Is 7tasks free?
7tasks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Restaurant Staff Scheduler free?
Restaurant Staff Scheduler is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 7tasks or Restaurant Staff Scheduler?
Restaurant Staff Scheduler is rated higher. 7tasks averages 2.7 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Restaurant Staff Scheduler averages 4.9 from 7 ratings.
Do 7tasks or Restaurant Staff Scheduler have ads?
Neither 7tasks nor Restaurant Staff Scheduler shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 7tasks or Restaurant Staff Scheduler?
7tasks ships an update every 2 months, and Restaurant Staff Scheduler every 4 weeks. Most recently, 7tasks was updated on October 24, 2026 and Restaurant Staff Scheduler on October 30, 2026.

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