Planday Employee Scheduling vs Instaservice
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Planday Employee Scheduling
This app helps managers and staff create and manage work schedules, track hours worked, and facilitate shift swaps. It offers features for viewing shift details, requesting time off, and direct messaging with colleagues.
- Create and manage schedules
- Track employee hours
- Swap and hand over shifts
- View staff availability and preferences
- Request time off
- In-app messaging
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The shift planning app for managers and staff. Create and manage schedules, track hours, view and swap shifts and much more, all in one place. Joining a team already using Planday? Download the app and log in to connect with your colleagues. • Detailed schedules: View shift details at a glance • Time tracking: Clock in directly on the app • Shift swaps: Easily hand over or swap shifts • Availability: Managers can view staff preferences • Time off: Request vacation right in the app • Messaging: Send quick messages to coworkers Ready to bring Planday to your team? Download the app and start your free trial!
Instaservice
Manage work schedules, view available shifts, and clock in/out directly from your device. Get directions to job sites and quickly approve completed shifts. Stay updated with important messages and outstanding tasks.
- Overview of messages and outstanding tasks
- Chronological list of available shifts
- Express interest or accept shifts
- In/out clocking directly from shift view
- Navigation to shift addresses
- Quick approval of completed shifts
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Overblik over aktuelle beskeder, muligheder og udeståender. Nye vagter, advarsel om manglende opdatering af kalender, besked om ny lønseddel m.m. Den nye forside giver vikaren et koncentreret overblik, der løbende opdateres med relevant information. Samlet overblik over tilbudte vagter Alle ledige vagter vises i overskuelig kronologisk liste. Vis interesse eller acceptér vagt øjeblikkeligt Ind- og udstempling - direkte fra vagtvisningen. Med et enkelt klik kan vikaren indikere at vagten påbegyndes eller afsluttes. Svarer til muligheden i vores iPad app. Kørselsvejledning til vagtadressen Med afsæt i aktuel position kan vikaren få vist kørselsvejledning direkte til arbejdsstedet (via Google Maps). Hurtig godkendelse af vagt Umiddelbart efter vagtens afslutning kan vikaren med et enkelt klik gå til godkendelse af den netop afholdte vagt.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Instaservice at 5.0 against Planday Employee Scheduling's 4.5. Instaservice also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). Planday Employee Scheduling's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (4.3K vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Instaservice holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Planday Employee Scheduling has 4.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Planday Employee Scheduling ships an update every 3 weeks, Instaservice every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Planday Employee Scheduling | Instaservice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4.3K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.3K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Planday A/S | Instaservice IS |
Customer experience
Planday Employee Scheduling
Instaservice
Bugs and requests
Planday Employee Scheduling
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues
- Disappearing messages and inbox problems
- Scheduling and shift management bugs
- Unreliable clock-in/out functionality
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to view and manage employee schedules and time off requests
- Improved notification system
- Faster loading times
- More customization options
- Compatibility improvements for older devices
Instaservice
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Planday Employee Scheduling
No in-app purchases
Instaservice
No in-app purchases
