Comparison

Rostr vs SpanRota

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

Head to head
About

Rostr

Easily share work schedules with friends and see when you're both working. Features AI-powered roster scanning, shared calendars, and overlap alerts for spontaneous meetups. Create private groups for small teams and access schedules offline.

Highlights
  • AI Roster Scanning
  • Shared Group Calendars
  • Overlap Alerts
  • Offline Access
  • Private Group Creation
  • Dark/Light Mode
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Rostr is the simplest way for teams to share work rosters. Built for shift workers, retail staff, healthcare professionals, hospitality crews, and anyone whose schedule changes week to week. If your manager messages a screenshot of next month's roster in the group chat, Rostr is for you. SMART ROSTER SCAN Take a screenshot of your printed or texted roster. Rostr reads it with AI and auto-fills your calendar. No typing, no copy-paste. Works with most common roster formats. SHARED CALENDAR Create a group, invite friends and coworkers, and see everyone's schedule on one color-coded calendar. Monthly and weekly views, light and dark mode. WAGES CALCULATOR Calculate your earnings: hourly rate, overtime, weekend and public holiday differentials. Know your take-home before payday. SHIFT SWAPS Need someone to cover a Saturday? Post a swap on the community wall. The first teammate to accept gets it. No more endless message threads. END-TO-END ENCRYPTED CHAT Direct messages and group chats are encrypted on your device. Even Rostr cannot read them. Voice notes, photos, and replies are all secured. COMMUNITY WALL - Text posts with photos - Polls for team decisions - Shift swap board - Lost and found notices - Likes, comments, reactions SMART NOTIFICATIONS Get notified about shift changes, group announcements, mentions, swap acceptances, and new posts. Quiet when you are off the clock. MULTI-LANGUAGE Available in English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Spanish. FREE WITH OPTIONAL PRO SUBSCRIPTION Rostr is free to use and supported by ads. Subscribe to Rostr Pro (monthly or yearly) to remove ads and unlock unlimited roster scans, unlimited groups, and instant wages calculations. Auto-renewing - cancel anytime in App Store. PRIVACY Rostr never sells your data. Roster screenshots used for AI scanning are processed securely and discarded after extraction. Full privacy policy: https://www.arami.tech/rostr-privacy.html Built by ARAMI TECH LLC. Made for the people who actually clock in.

About

SpanRota

Features
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Plan your shifts. Know what you should be paid. Stay in control of every payday. SpanRota is a shift schedule and pay tracker built for people who work rotating shifts, changing schedules, overtime, night shifts, weekends — or more than one job. See your schedule, estimate your earnings, track upcoming paychecks, compare what you expected with what you actually received, and keep everything organized in one place. WORK PROFILES Work more than one job? With SpanRota Pro, create separate Work Profiles for your different jobs and keep each one organized with its own: • Hourly rate • Pay settings • Payroll and payday setup • Work identity, icon, and color Assign shifts to the correct Work Profile and view your work together or separately. When you select All Work, SpanRota can show upcoming paychecks from your different jobs as separate payroll events — without incorrectly merging independent pay cycles. SHIFT PLANNING Build a schedule that matches the way you actually work. • Day and Night shifts • Off days • Paid Leave • Custom repeating shift patterns • Separate Day and Night working hours • Flexible shift editing • Shift notes • Calendar overview • Current and next shift information KNOW YOUR PAY Turn your schedule into useful earnings estimates. • Hourly pay tracking • Night and weekend premiums • Advanced pay rules • Weekly overtime • Paid Leave earnings • Detailed pay breakdowns • Daily and monthly earnings estimates • Support for multiple currencies With Work Profiles, different jobs can use different pay settings. NEXT PAYCHECK FORECAST Know what is coming next. Set your payroll schedule and SpanRota can forecast your next expected paycheck based on your shifts and pay settings. For users with multiple Work Profiles, upcoming paychecks remain separated by job and payroll cycle. PAYCHECK REVIEW Compare expected pay with what you actually received. • Record received payments • Review expected vs received amounts • Track Advance and Final payments • Keep paycheck history • Preserve historical records by Work Profile An entered amount of 0.00 is treated as an actual received value, not as missing data. REPORTS & TRENDS Understand your work over time. • Monthly and yearly earnings • Hours worked • Shift totals • Daily pay breakdowns • Earnings trends • Work Profile filtering • PDF export • CSV export HOME SCREEN WIDGETS See useful information without opening the app. Widgets can show: • Your current or next shift • Shift timing • Upcoming paycheck information • Relevant Work Profile information REMINDERS Stay ahead of your schedule with shift reminders. BACKUP & RESTORE Protect your SpanRota data with Backup & Restore. Work Profiles, profile assignments, settings, schedules, pay configuration, and other supported app data can be preserved in your backup. SPANROTA PRO Unlock the full SpanRota experience with features including: • Multiple Work Profiles for second jobs • Paid Leave tracking & earnings • Shift reminders • Yearly reports and trends • Paycheck Review & payment history • Backup & Restore • PDF & CSV export • Shift note indicators & previews • Custom repeating shift patterns • Advanced pay rules • Weekly overtime rules • Home Screen widgets Eligible users may be able to try SpanRota Pro free with an introductory offer. Availability and eligibility are determined by the App Store. SpanRota uses auto-renewable subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. KNOW YOUR SHIFTS. KNOW YOUR PAY. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Rostr4 screens
SpanRota4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SpanRota at none against Rostr's shown. SpanRota also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Rostr sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and SpanRota sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rostr ships an update weekly, SpanRota every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Rostr versus SpanRota: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRostrSpanRota
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArami Tech LLCAleksandar Malchev

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Rostr

Subscriptions2
  • Rostr Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Rostr Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
2 purchases

SpanRota

Subscriptions2
  • SpanRota Pro Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • SpanRota Pro Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Rostr free?
Rostr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpanRota free?
SpanRota is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Rostr or SpanRota have ads?
Rostr shows ads; SpanRota does not.
Which is updated more often, Rostr or SpanRota?
Rostr ships an update weekly, and SpanRota every 2 days. Most recently, Rostr was updated on October 31, 2026 and SpanRota on November 6, 2026.

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