Comparison

Duty Rota vs TimeWiz

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

Head to head
About

Duty Rota

This app helps manage weekly repeating work schedules. It allows users to input and customize duty details, view them in a color-coded calendar, and track holidays. It's ideal for transport workers and others with cyclical rosters.

Highlights
  • Weekly repeating roster management
  • Customizable colored duties
  • Holiday and vacation tracking
  • Bank holiday duty calculation
  • Transfer duties to colleagues
  • Integrates with Apple Calendar
Features
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A calendar to show a weekly repeating roster or rota. Can be from two weeks, for example early one week and late the next to more repeating weeks which make it ideal for bus drivers, train drivers, LUL staff, Underground staff, transport workers and firefighters. However it flexible so anyone with weekly repeating roster should be able to use. - Easy to input duties and roster details. - Customised coloured duties for quick glance at month. - Simple to change periods on change of duties/roster. - Straightforward to change a duty on a chosen day. - Display events from Apple calendar to see all one place. - Add holiday/vacation periods that will show in the calendar view. - Calculate Duty changes on Bank Holidays (if enabled). - Able to transfer duties/rosters to colleagues. More information on www.theappforest.co.uk

About

TimeWiz

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TimeWiz is a powerful yet simple time calculator designed to make time calculations fast, clear, and frustration-free. Say goodbye to cluttered calculators and confusing workflows. TimeWiz makes it easy to add, subtract, and multiply time with clean controls and an intuitive layout. Whether you’re calculating work hours, managing schedules, tracking project time, or handling everyday time math, TimeWiz delivers accurate results in seconds. TimeWiz is built with usability at its core, including a dedicated left-handed mode that moves controls to the left side of the screen for improved comfort and accessibility. To unlock even more powerful tools, TimeWiz offers optional premium features through a one-time purchaseβ€”no subscriptions, no recurring fees. Premium features include Time Rollover, which automatically carries extra minutes into hours and hours into days for precise calculations across time boundaries. You’ll also gain access to Full Memory Mode, allowing you to store, add to, subtract from, and recall values just like a classic calculator, ideal for longer or multi-step calculations. History Mode saves all your past time calculations, making it easy to review or reuse previous results whenever you need them. Designed for speed, accuracy, and simplicity, TimeWiz is the time calculator that works with youβ€”not against youβ€”so every minute truly counts.

Screenshots

Duty Rota4 screens
TimeWiz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TimeWiz at Free against Duty Rota's $1.99. Duty Rota's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

TimeWiz is free to download; Duty Rota costs $1.99 up front. TimeWiz sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Duty Rota asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Duty Rota ships an update every 6 weeks, TimeWiz every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
Duty Rota versus TimeWiz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDuty RotaTimeWiz
Price$1.99Free β€” better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks β€” betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
MonetizationPaidβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS1817.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size6 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNigel GeeNigel Collins

In-app purchases

None

Duty Rota

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

TimeWiz

One-time1
  • TimeWiz Premium$1.99

Questions

Is Duty Rota free?
Duty Rota costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TimeWiz free?
TimeWiz is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Duty Rota or TimeWiz have ads?
Neither Duty Rota nor TimeWiz shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Duty Rota or TimeWiz?
Duty Rota ships an update every 6 weeks, and TimeWiz every 7 months. Most recently, Duty Rota was updated on September 24, 2026 and TimeWiz on September 14, 2026.

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