Aplano vs TourOS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aplano
Manage your work schedule with ease. View assigned shifts, track your hours, and submit requests for time off or shift changes. Stay informed with notifications about schedule updates and team assignments.
- View assigned shifts
- Track hourly account (overtime, target hours)
- Submit shift requests and handovers
- Monitor absence requests
- Receive shift change notifications
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My Schedule: See all shifts that have been assigned to you. Team Schedule: See all shifts that have been assigned to your branch. Hourly account: See your current hourly account, including overtime, target hours and hours worked. Requests: See the status of your shift application, shift handover or time tracking. Absences: See all absences from your employees. Account: See all of your new notifications about shift changes or new requests. If you have any questions, just write us an email via kontakt@aplano.de
TourOS
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TourOS is the app for tour guides: it brings your calendar, shift schedule, booking details and guest messaging together in one place – synced live with your team's back office. Features at a glance: • Calendar – day, week and agenda views of your tours, filterable by guide and status • Shifts & availability – see your assignments at a glance, manage your own availability • Bookings – guest count, special requests and payment status right at the appointment • On-site check-in – log guest arrivals, status visible to your team in real time • Messages – chat directly with guests about their booking, including photos and file attachments • Push notifications – get notified instantly about new bookings, assignments and messages • Tour reports – quickly document what mattered after each tour • Time off & absences – submit requests and track their status • Payouts – overview of your settled tours and earnings TourOS runs in the background as the central platform for booking, scheduling and guest communication. The app is intended for guides working with a TourOS operator and requires an active account from your employer.
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Verdict
Aplano and TourOS are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Aplano ships an update every 3 weeks, TourOS every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Aplano | TourOS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aplano GmbH | Michael Piel |
In-app purchases
Aplano
No in-app purchases
TourOS
No in-app purchases









