Comparison

R vs Big Sandy Texas

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

Head to head
About

R

Features
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Roster 101 is a cost-effective, intuitive, user friendly, staff rostering and management system that provides a powerful tool to business owners and managers responsible for ensuring the deployment of trained and certified personnel. Roster 101 provides; • Shift planning and rostering on a one off or recurring basis • Staff scheduling • Forecasting staff requirements • Shift deployment controlled by qualifications • License and certification monitoring • Incident reporting and management • Internal messaging system The Roster 101 App delivers critical information directly to your staff member’s smart phone, including; • Shift information – date, start and finish time, address • Upcoming shift calendar • Shift briefing – role requirements, who to report to, access information, health and safety, uniform requirements, whatever you want to tell them • Accept or Decline shifts • GPS controlled ‘Time in Attendance’ • Map to shift • Shift reminder • Internal messaging system • Real time incident reporting, including images Never be caught again out by an expiring license or certification. Roster 101 allows you to track any certification or qualification that could expire and hurt your business; managers license, driver’s license, first aid certificate, security license, induction training, or anything else. Roster 101 provides 90 days’ notice of a pending expiry and will prevent that staff member being used if the shift requires a valid license or certification. Help your staff be safe and productive by providing tailored information about health, safety, welfare, hazards, contact information and anything else that is vital to them completing their task correctly. Receive an automatic confirmation they have read and Accepted the information provided. Track all communication through the internal messaging system and receive ‘real-time’ incident reports including photos from your staff in your building or wherever they are deployed.

About

Big Sandy Texas

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Features: - Current news, events, and activities - Selectable push notifications - Staff listings - City resources - Staff resources - And more!

Screenshots

R4 screens
Big Sandy Texas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: R at every 3 months against Big Sandy Texas's every 30 months. 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

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

R ships an update every 3 months, Big Sandy Texas every 30 months. The most recent releases landed on May 14, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
R versus Big Sandy Texas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRBig Sandy Texas
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 30 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB43 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDarryl StonnellCity of Big Sandy

In-app purchases

None

R

No in-app purchases

None

Big Sandy Texas

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is R free?
R is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Big Sandy Texas free?
Big Sandy Texas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do R or Big Sandy Texas have ads?
Neither R nor Big Sandy Texas shows ads.
Which is updated more often, R or Big Sandy Texas?
R ships an update every 3 months, and Big Sandy Texas every 30 months. Most recently, R was updated on May 14, 2026 and Big Sandy Texas on September 5, 2026.

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