Comparison

CLWRota vs Co

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

Head to head
About

CLWRota

Access your department's live schedule and manage your leave directly from your smartphone. View rota information by location or person, and easily contact colleagues. Book and bid for uncovered sessions, and communicate with administrators.

Highlights
  • Live rota access
  • Personal rota and leave diary
  • Book and manage leave
  • View rota by location or person
  • Contact colleagues via call link
  • Integrated rota mapping
  • Bid for uncovered sessions
  • Direct messaging with administrators
Features
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CLWRota allows you to view your department's rota, manage your leave, process extra claims, respond to offers for additional work, create exception reports and more - all from within a convenient app that can be accessed while on the go. The app provides an always-up-to-date view of both your own roster and leave, as well giving you easy access to view colleague’s rosters and how best to contact them if needed. Other built-in messaging allows you to message rota coordinators directly from within the app, or to receive notifications about changes to your rota, updates on leave, or offers for additional work. An easy-to-use calendar subscription feature also allows you to directly import events from CLWRota onto a personal calendar, or to share with friends, family or colleagues via a simple link. A variety of departmental or organisational processes can be handled from within the app, including managing extra claims for additional work delivered on your rota - from initial assignment through to payment. For resident doctors, you can also create new Exception reports, as well as displaying any reports that you have already created. CLWRota is used across the NHS and beyond as a trusted single source of truth for roster and leave management, and is the only app designed specifically with the needs of anaesthetists in mind. If you have any further queries, would like to provide feedback, or require any additional help then please call us on +44 (0)20 7631 1555 or email us at support@rotamap.net.

About

Co

Access and participate in multiple Co-op member events, including conferences and the AGM. Features include event schedules, speaker lists, venue details, and downloadable content.

Highlights
  • Event access and participation
  • Downloadable event information
  • Agenda and speaker lists
  • Venue details
  • Exhibitor information
Features
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This is the official mobile application for Co-op member events. This application will allow you to download and take part in multiple Co-op conferences, including the Co-op AGM. The App offers access to multiple features at each event including: What's on Event Information and downloads Agenda and list of speakers Venue details Exhibitors To access the App, you must have a valid email address and will need a specific event ID to access individual events.

Screenshots

CLWRota4 screens
Co3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Co at 11.0 against CLWRota's 18.0. On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CLWRota ships an update every 3 months, Co every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 7 level
CLWRota versus Co: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCLWRotaCo
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews7.1% of reviews β€” better0.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 months β€” betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS18.011.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size23 MB109 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRotamap LtdCo-operative Group Limited

Customer experience

CLWRota

Written reviews56 reviews
Positive7.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative85.7%

Co

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

CLWRota

Reported bugs

62 issues
  • App is still bugged
  • Not receiving messages
  • Notifications work sometimes, not others
  • Significant notification issue
  • Cannot log in
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  • "Stay logged in" option does not work
  • Only displays first two theatres
  • Does not keep info offline
  • Crashes frequently
  • Cannot handle rapid scrolling
  • Not reliable enough
  • Doesn't load rota
  • New design no longer displays info
  • Colour of rings on rota difficult to discern
  • Cannot go past the first page
  • Fails to get past start splash screen
  • Crashes on opening
  • Broken again, doesn't get past initial screen
  • Useless, has to log in every few minutes
  • Only displays first two theatres, doesn't load others until restarted
  • Does not keep info offline
  • Crashes frequently, cannot handle rapid scrolling
  • Not reliable enough, resorting to web app
  • Broken, doesn't load rota anymore
  • New design no longer displays info like theatre contact numbers
  • Colour of rings on rota difficult to discern
  • Completely broken, cannot go past the first page
  • Failed, no longer gets past start splash screen
  • Avoid update, can't get beyond opening screen
  • Crashes on opening "My Rota" tab
  • Broken Again, renders it useless, doesn't get past initial screen
  • Still crap
  • Please make latest version work, used to be fast and reliable
  • Used to be ok but not now, tells "not found"
  • Still doesn't recognise the server
  • Not able to open this in the iPhone 6 and 6 plus
  • Not updated for ages, basically unusable
  • Have CLW abandoned the app?
  • Freezes almost everytime, has to be removed and restarted
  • Useless, doesn't work at all with ios 8
  • Won't open at all on iPhone 6
  • App currently freezes, can't see notes on lists via app
  • Not working with the new iPhone 6, crashes every time
  • Stopped working with iPhone 6
  • NEEDS UPDATING! KEEPS CRASHING, can't get it to work with ios8
  • Does not work on any platform, just doesn't load, useless
  • Not compatible with up to date iOS updates
  • Out of date & doesn't work on iOS 8
  • Crashes on my iPhone 5 running iOS 8.1
  • Works, just not on iPhone 6, app won't open
  • Not working with iOS 8- frozen, will not load
  • Crashes when you try to open the app on the iPhone 6
  • Not compatible with iPhone 6, app won't even open
  • Still working on my iPad (iOS 8) but won't even open on my iPhone
  • Not working on iOS 8, was ok before but still not optimised for bigger screens
  • Won't open for 3 weeks now since getting the iPhone 6, goes black and self closes
  • Needs bug fix, was working fine before downloading IOS 8, but now it does not even open
  • Not working on my new iPhone6, crashing before opening
  • Keeps freezing and now crashing on iOS 8
  • Not working in IPhone 6. Does not work in iOS 8. Keeps crashing without opening.
  • App stuck in waiting mode, refused to work after a week
  • Useless, keeps saying data providing error despite login being correct

Requested features

18 requests
  • iCal support
  • Sync with personal calendars
  • Seamless integration with Google Calendar or iCal
  • Personal subscribable iCal
  • iOS β€œToday” widget
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  • Show more than one profile/login
  • Offline mode for key information
  • Push notifications for rota changes
  • Optimised for bigger screens
  • iPhone 5 compatibility
  • Update for current iOS versions
  • Fix for iPhone 6/6+ compatibility
  • Update for iOS 8 compatibility
  • Fix for iOS 7 compatibility
  • Fix for iOS 6 compatibility
  • Fix for iOS 8 compatibility
  • Fix for iOS 8.1 compatibility
  • Fix for current iOS updates

Co

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CLWRota

No in-app purchases

None

Co

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CLWRota free?
CLWRota is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Co free?
Co is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CLWRota or Co have ads?
Neither CLWRota nor Co shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CLWRota or Co?
CLWRota ships an update every 3 months, and Co every 5 months. Most recently, CLWRota was updated on October 23, 2026 and Co on October 23, 2026.

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