Comparison

Scheduler vs Connect Plus+

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

Head to head
About

Scheduler

Easily visualize and manage your rotating work shifts for up to six years in advance. Ideal for public service employees, it handles common and custom schedules, vacation time, and even overlays a partner's schedule for better family planning.

Highlights
  • Visualize schedule for six years
  • Supports custom and common shift patterns
  • Tracks vacation and sick time
  • Records and formats shift trades
  • Overlays partner's schedule
  • Logs events with date, time, and location
  • Countdown to retirement
Features
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Visualize Your Shift Schedule From Jeff: Please don't put questions or suggestions in a review -- there's no way for me to reply directly to you. Instead. use the in-app email buttons (on the Help tab), or send to sched@buddy.com. If your schedule varies from week to week, keeping track of your working days can be a chore, and it’s often difficult to quickly figure out when you’ll be on-duty weeks or months in the future. Scheduler to the rescue! Designed for public-service employees such as police officers, firefighters and health-care workers — anyone who works an unusual but predictable schedule — Scheduler always shows your schedule for the next six years from “today.” Common shift schedules are built-in, such as the “Berkeley” (a.k.a. “California”), “48-96” and “Dupont,” but you can easily change them or create other repeating schedules covering any number of days. See the screenshots (here and on the web site) for some examples. And there’s even a “Doofus” mode for showing irregular schedules (e.g., health-care workers). If your spouse/partner works a shift schedule, too, you can have that entirely different rotation appear on the calendar with yours. This will help you organize family activities such as vacations and day-care. Features: • Displays your schedule for the next six years, including vacations and holidays. • Perfect for public-service workers such as police officers and firefighters. • Records trades (swaps). Tracks hours earned or owed on a person-by-person basis. • Formats emails for sending out trade offers and approval requests. • Maintains a record of your OT hours. • Tracks your vacation time: automatically computes hours earned and shows weekly balances. Also records and totals sick time. • Logs “events” with date, time and location — you can edit the title, text, and location details when you have time. • Overlays an entirely separate schedule for your spouse/partner to help you coordinate your lives. • Adjustable colors for shifts, vacations, Kelly days, holidays, etc. • Mark special days such as Kellys, paydays, “early” shifts, or training days. • Countdown to retirement. • Extensive Help pages for every feature and screen; indexed. • Includes UK Rota features for London train and bus drivers. Notes: 1. You *can* enter a custom schedule. 2. You *can* set the text that appears on each day. 3. You *can* enter very long rotations. 4. You *can* superimpose text to mark special days on the calendar. 5. You *can* set bi-weekly repeating events (e.g., for paydays) 6. Scheduler is complicated. Please don't give up and leave a bad review -- I can't help you that way. If you have questions or comments, the best way to contact me is by using the in-app email button on the Help screen (2nd best: sched@buddy.com). I reply to all emails immediately (or within a few hours if I'm sleeping or traveling, which isn't often). If you didn't hear from me promptly, it means there was failure in the "Tubes." Please try again to contact me. Attention FDNY (firemen): you'll find my other app, FDNY, more useful for FD New York.

About

Connect Plus+

Manage members, events, and communications efficiently from a single, secure platform. This app helps organizations of all sizes stay connected and organized.

Highlights
  • Member management
  • Event coordination
  • Communication tools
  • Document organization
  • Secure platform
Features
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Connect Plus+ is the ultimate member management app designed to streamline your organization’s operations and build a stronger, more connected community. Easily manage members, events, communications, documents, and more all from one intuitive, secure platform. Whether you’re coordinating a large group or a small team, Connect Plus+ keeps everything organized and accessible.

Screenshots

Scheduler4 screens
Connect Plus+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Connect Plus+ at Free against Scheduler's $7.99. Connect Plus+ also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.8). Scheduler's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks) and chart position (#179 vs unranked). On review sentiment, 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

Connect Plus+ is free to download; Scheduler costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Connect Plus+ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 74 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Scheduler's written reviews are positive against 80% of Connect Plus+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scheduler ships an update every 9 days, Connect Plus+ every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Scheduler versus Connect Plus+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSchedulerConnect Plus+
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (74 ratings)4.5 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.9% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings74 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#179 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB41 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperThe Buddy System, LLCNew Equity Productions

Customer experience

Scheduler

All ratings74 ratings
Positive67.6%
Neutral6.8%
Negative25.7%
Written reviews171 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral6.4%
Negative14.6%

Connect Plus+

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

Scheduler

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Events and schedules disappearing after updates
  • Vacation and overtime tracking not working correctly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Drag and drop support for shift swapping
  • List view option for events
  • Ability to use emojis in event titles
  • Removal of unnecessary time zone settings

Connect Plus+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Scheduler

No in-app purchases

None

Connect Plus+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scheduler free?
Scheduler costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Connect Plus+ free?
Connect Plus+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Scheduler or Connect Plus+?
Connect Plus+ is rated higher. Scheduler averages 3.8 out of 5 from 74 ratings, while Connect Plus+ averages 4.5 from 15 ratings.
Do Scheduler or Connect Plus+ have ads?
Neither Scheduler nor Connect Plus+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scheduler or Connect Plus+?
Scheduler ships an update every 9 days, and Connect Plus+ every 5 weeks. Most recently, Scheduler was updated on October 13, 2026 and Connect Plus+ on October 3, 2026.

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