Comparison

Roster vs Plan

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

Head to head
About

Roster

Easily manage your work shifts by entering them into your calendar with a single tap. Customize shift times, colors, and names to fit your specific needs. Quickly create complex shift patterns and add notes for each day.

Highlights
  • Quick shift entry
  • Customizable shift details
  • Editable templates
  • Add notes to days
  • Double shifts
  • Recurring shift cycles
Features
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Get the best free roster app now. Quickly enter your shift patterns into your calendar. Just choose your shift, morning, regular or late and tap the corresponding day. You can define work times, colors, names and many more to fit your needs. With our unique app you can create your whole shift pattern in less than a minute. No app can beat this. Unique features: - Free editable templates. - Single tap to add or delete calendar entries. - Double tap to switch shift entries - Choose work times, names, colors and more. - Option to add notes to any calendar day - double shifts optional: - free of Ads - monthly export of services as PDF-file - matching of the data with iCloud - matching of your services, and notes in your device -calendar (manual and automatic) - Automatically add recurring shift cycles to roster-calendar - Calculations - Auto- Delete for shifts - entries of holiday, vacations, etc. - backup/restore - password protection for App - overtime - fully functioning audio recorder for each day - full-fledged camera application for each day You can purchase Website+Extras for 1 month for the price of $ 1.49. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current subscription period, and identify the cost of the renewal. You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. A once completed subscription can not be canceled before its term expires. You can find our privacy policy under https://www.roster-calendar.com/privacy_app.html and terms of use for more information under https://www.roster-calendar.com/terms_app.html.

About

Plan

Manage your work schedule and team rosters with this app. View assigned shifts, apply for open ones, and track your working hours and vacation days. Proactively report absences like illness or vacation.

Highlights
  • Roster overview
  • Team schedule visibility
  • Apply for open shifts
  • Self-assignment to shifts
  • Define absences
  • Track working hours
  • Manage vacation entitlement
Features
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Papershift Plan is the one-stop solution for managing your roster. Keep track of team rosters or just individual shifts. -YOUR ROSTER- Overview of the shifts you are assigned to and to which you have applied. -TEAM PLAN- Visibility of team roster in a quick glance. -APPLY FOR SHIFTS- Apply for open shifts directly from the app and take an active part in duty scheduling. -ASSIGN YOURSELF TO SHIFTS- *only available if the option has been approved by an admin* Assign yourself to the desired shifts in order to participate even more actively in duty scheduling. -DEFINE ABSENCES- Proactively report absences such as vacation, illness etc. directly via app. -WORKING HOURS ACCOUNT AND VACATION ENTITLEMENT- Stay on top of your working hours account and remaining vacation days. If you have any questions contact our support: support@papershift.com

Screenshots

Roster4 screens
Plan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Roster at 74% against Plan's 34%. Plan's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. Roster sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Plan asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Roster versus Plan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRosterPlan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (63 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.2% of reviews — better34.4% of reviews
Number of ratings63 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB27 MB
Age rating17+17+
Developermichael heinzPapershift GmbH

Customer experience

Roster

All ratings63 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral1.6%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews341 reviews
Positive74.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative20.2%

Plan

Written reviews32 reviews
Positive34.4%
Neutral3.1%
Negative62.5%

Bugs and requests

Roster

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App suddenly stops working
  • Notes and schedules disappearing
  • Inability to access past/future months
  • Compatibility issues with device updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add multiple shifts per day
  • Improve month-to-month navigation
  • Integrate with other calendar apps
  • Provide better customer support

Plan

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Roster

Subscriptions1
  • Website+Extras$1.491 Month
One-time8
  • Extra 1$0.99
  • Extra 2 - Security$0.99
  • Extra 3 - Overtime$0.99
Show 5 more
  • Extra 4 - Audio$0.99
  • Extra 5 - Pictures$0.99
  • "More comfortable"$1.99
  • No advertising$1.99
  • All Extras$3.99
None

Plan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Roster free?
Roster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plan free?
Plan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Roster or Plan have ads?
Roster shows ads; Plan does not.
Which is updated more often, Roster or Plan?
Roster ships an update every 2 months, and Plan every 2 months. Most recently, Roster was updated on November 1, 2026 and Plan on November 2, 2026.

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