Comparison

Simple Roster vs Sked

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

Head to head
About

Simple Roster

Manage your work schedule digitally with this intuitive app. Access your shifts from anywhere, even offline, and easily plan social gatherings with friends by viewing their schedules. Share your availability with loved ones to keep them informed.

Highlights
  • Offline roster access
  • Intuitive shift entry
  • Friend roster viewing
  • Roster sharing
  • Recurring shift setup (Full Version)
  • Calendar notes (Full Version)
  • iOS calendar sync (Full Version)
Features
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Simple Roster is an easy-to-use electronic rostering app that makes your everyday life easier. With Simple Roster, you never have to bring a paper roster around, and you can simply check your roster anywhere as long as you have your phone around. Simple Roster is so simple that you will know how to use it in a minute. Using the app is simply intuitive, you will have your roster setup in the app in the first 5 minutes. All rosters and shifts are stored offline in your phone, which means even though you are in a remote area that has no connection, Simple Roster still operates. Simple Roster is designed to be simple and it gets you your information in the least amount of time and least amount of steps. We understand entering roster electronically is normally "a pain in the ass", but Simple Roster makes it easy. As soon as your shifts are setup, then you can setup your roster. To setup a roster, simply pick a start date and start entering... few seconds later, you will see your roster displayed on the roster calendar. Simple Roster also offers a feature that you can enter your friend's roster. With this you'll know when is the best time for you guys to hang out when you guys are having a day off together. You can also share your roster with your friends and families so they know exactly what date you're free and what date you'll be home late. With Full Version, you can choose to repeat your roster over a period. So if you have a repeated roster every 4 weeks, all you need to do is to keep repeating that period and you won’t need to manually enter your roster any more. There is also “Note” function that comes with Full Version as well which you can add note to any calendar date you want. Last but not least, you can sync your roster to your iOS calendar so you can even check your rosters without opening Simple Roster

About

Sked

Manage your work shifts, track hours and pay, and view your monthly schedule at a glance. This app handles multiple jobs, overtime, and holiday pay, and allows for easy shift creation and sharing. It also syncs with native calendars and offers Apple Watch alerts.

Highlights
  • Work shift management
  • Hours and pay tracking
  • Monthly schedule overview
  • Multiple job support
  • Overtime and holiday pay calculation
  • Shift sharing and syncing
  • Calendar integration and alerts
Features
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Meet Sked - Your new work schedule manager. Sked gives you total control over your work schedule. It adds your work shifts in seconds. It tracks your hours worked and pay earned. It shows you your monthly schedule at a single glance. It can handle many jobs. It can manage overtime and holiday pay. You can create invoices for hours worked in Sked. And it can add your most common shifts with just a single tap. In fact, there isn’t much that Sked can’t do. Sked has powerful sharing features. You can sync your schedule to your iPhone or iPad’s native calendar, which will give you Apple Watch alerts. You can share just your work day, or entire months of your schedule with friends. And best of all - you can directly sync schedules with close friends and family in the app, so you can always see when everyone is working. Does your schedule involve rotating shifts? No problem. Sked’s robust scheduling features can handle shift addition for certain days of the week. Sked can also add shifts every certain number of days. Sked can add little notes to your calendar as well, to remind you of the most important things. Oh - and of course Sked will alert you when you need to get ready for work. With Sked, your work life just got easier. Subscription pricing and terms: Sked offers three auto-renewing subscription options: $2.99 per week $6.99 per month $29.99 per year These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Your Sked subscription will automatically renew at the end of each term and your credit card will be charged through your iTunes account. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings but refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. Read more about our terms and conditions here: Terms of Use: http://picshiftapps.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: http://picshiftapps.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Simple Roster4 screens
Sked4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Simple Roster at 4.8 against Sked's 3.7. Simple Roster also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and review sentiment (85% vs 50%). Sked's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. Simple Roster sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sked sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple Roster holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 770 and 164 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Simple Roster's written reviews are positive against 50% of Sked's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Simple Roster versus Sked: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple RosterSked
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (770 ratings) — better3.7 (164 ratings)
Positive reviews85.4% of reviews — better50.3% of reviews
Number of ratings770 — better164
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPurple DevelopmentOwen Schick

Customer experience

Simple Roster

All ratings770 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral3.1%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews302 reviews
Positive85.4%
Neutral6.6%
Negative7.9%

Sked

All ratings164 ratings
Positive63.4%
Neutral17.1%
Negative19.5%
Written reviews151 reviews
Positive50.3%
Neutral20.5%
Negative29.1%

User reviews

Simple Roster

From 770 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Simple and effective
  • 💡 Helpful for shift workers
  • 🔍 Allows viewing of schedules at a glance
  • 🔗 Ability to share roster with others

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App freezes or crashes
  • 🔧 Limited customization options
  • 🔍 Calendar dates not always accurate
  • 💬 Inability to add multiple shifts per day
  • 🔍 Difficult to navigate or use

Sked

From 164 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Organized calendar
  • 💡 Helpful for managing multiple jobs

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Login issues
  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 💰 Subscription model too restrictive

Bugs and requests

Simple Roster

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Calendar dates shown incorrectly
  • Roster sharing feature not working properly
  • App freezes when trying to edit shifts

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to repeat/copy shift patterns
  • Improve calendar sync with other apps
  • Provide more color options for shifts
  • Allow adding notes or reminders to shifts
  • Implement landscape mode support

Sked

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezes and becomes unresponsive
  • Subscription not recognized even after purchase
  • Shifts and notes randomly deleted

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to delete shifts
  • Improve syncing with other calendars
  • Add currency options beyond just USD
  • Introduce dark mode and customization options

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Roster

One-time1
  • Full Version$2.99
7 purchases

Sked

Subscriptions4
  • 1 Week of Sked Plus3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • 1 Month of Sked Plus3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • 6 Months of Sked Plus$6.996 Months
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  • 1 Year of Sked Plus3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • 1 Month of Sked Plus$1.99
  • 6 Months of Sked Plus$4.99
  • 1 Year of Sked Plus$7.99

Questions

Is Simple Roster free?
Simple Roster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sked free?
Sked is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple Roster or Sked?
Simple Roster is rated higher. Simple Roster averages 4.8 out of 5 from 770 ratings, while Sked averages 3.7 from 164 ratings.
Do Simple Roster or Sked have ads?
Simple Roster shows ads; Sked does not.
Which is updated more often, Simple Roster or Sked?
Simple Roster ships an update every 2 months, and Sked every 2 months. Most recently, Simple Roster was updated on September 23, 2026 and Sked on September 20, 2026.

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