Comparison

Aplano vs TourOS

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • View assigned shifts
  • Track hourly account (overtime, target hours)
  • Submit shift requests and handovers
  • Monitor absence requests
  • Receive shift change notifications
Features
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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

About

TourOS

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Aplano4 screens
TourOS1 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

Aplano ships an update every 3 weeks, TourOS every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Aplano versus TourOS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAplanoTourOS
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAplano GmbHMichael Piel

In-app purchases

None

Aplano

No in-app purchases

None

TourOS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Aplano free?
Aplano is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TourOS free?
TourOS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Aplano or TourOS have ads?
Neither Aplano nor TourOS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Aplano or TourOS?
Aplano ships an update every 3 weeks, and TourOS every 5 weeks. Most recently, Aplano was updated on October 24, 2026 and TourOS on October 24, 2026.

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