Comparison

Postalist vs Carrier Cal

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

Head to head
About

Postalist

This app helps U.S. Postal Service employees track their pay and schedules. It offers features like a color calendar, pay charts, and contract resources for free. A premium subscription unlocks real-time pay tracking, pay-stub scanning, and craft-specific tools.

Highlights
  • Color calendar with NALC rotation
  • Pay chart with step rates
  • Contract resources access
  • Real-time pay tracking
  • Pay-stub scanning
  • TSP & FERS projections
  • Craft-specific tools
Features
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Built for the route. Postalist is the pay and schedule companion for U.S. Postal Service employees — City Letter Carriers, Clerks, Mail Handlers, Maintenance, and the Rural craft. It does the contract math so you always know where your pay and your schedule stand. FREE TO START Create a free account and get: • Color Calendar — your NALC color rotation, NS days, or K-day rotation at a glance • Pay Chart — current step rates for your craft and grade • Contract Resources — your agreement, one tap away No credit card required. POSTALIST PRO Start a 14-day free trial and unlock the full toolkit: • Real-time pay tracking — punch in and out and let Postalist do the overtime, penalty, and cap-buster math for every pay period • Pay-stub scanning — snap a photo of your PS Form 1223 to auto-fill your real rates, taxes, and deductions (the image never leaves your device) • TSP & FERS projections with a retirement countdown • Craft-specific tools for Clerks, Rural Carriers, and Mail Handlers — bid position, route evaluation, maximization, mail count, hours guarantee, equipment certs, and more • Automatic holiday pay, a home dashboard, Home Screen widget, Live Activity, pay-history export, and craft-specific tools BUILT AROUND YOUR CRAFT Postalist knows the difference between an NALC color rotation, a clerk bid schedule, a rural evaluated route, and a K-route — and calculates your pay against the rules that actually apply to you. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Pay-stub scanning runs entirely on your device. No ads and no third-party tracking. Your data syncs securely to your account so it's there on every device. SUBSCRIPTION Postalist Pro is $3.99/month or $39.99/year after a 14-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends — manage or cancel anytime in your App Store settings. If you cancel, the app simply reverts to the free tier and your data stays. Terms of Service: https://postalist.app/terms.pdf Privacy Policy: https://postalist.app/privacy.pdf Postalist is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the United States Postal Service or any labor union. All pay and schedule outputs are estimates for personal planning — always verify against your official USPS pay statements.

About

Carrier Cal

Features
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CarrierCal is the essential scheduling companion built specifically for USPS City Carriers NALC and Rural Carriers NRLCA. Track your color rotation, paydays, federal holidays, leave balances, and shift notes all in one clean, easy to read calendar.Built by a USPS carrier who knows the frustration of outdated breakroom printouts, CarrierCal puts your entire work life in your pocket. Clean, fast, and reliable.Key Features:COLOR ROTATION CALENDARYour NALC six day rotation, A F Brown Red Black Green Blue Yellow, or NRLCA relief day schedule is automatically calculated. Enter your branch or route once, and CarrierCal maps your entire schedule. No more guessing your NS days!PAYDAY ALERTSKnow exactly when your paycheck hits. Paydays are automatically marked on your calendar with optional alert strips so you never miss a direct deposit.FEDERAL HOLIDAY TRACKINGAll USPS observed federal holidays are pre loaded, including weekend shifted observances. Plan your time off with total confidence.SHIFT NOTES AND LOGSJot down pivots, VOMA details, and route changes directly on any day. Log discipline actions and unscheduled leave with full details, fully searchable by date.PHOTO PROOF DOCUMENTATIONAttach photos directly to any calendar day. Document route conditions, vehicle damage, safety concerns, or management interactions to protect your record.LEAVE MANAGEMENTTrack annual leave, sick leave, personal days, LWOP, FMLA, and administrative leave. See your historical balances at a glance and plan future requests.BRANCH LOCALIZED SCHEDULESSupports national NALC rotations plus local branch overrides for stations using custom color sequences. Your app will match what is posted in your station.CUSTOMIZABLE DISPLAYChoose between schedule codes or color blocks for non scheduled days. Adjust your look with light or dark mode, custom color overrides, and flexible month, week, or day views.

Screenshots

Postalist4 screens
Carrier Cal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Postalist at Free against Carrier Cal's $0.99. Carrier Cal's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads 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

Postalist is free to download; Carrier Cal costs $0.99 up front. Postalist sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Carrier Cal asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Postalist versus Carrier Cal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPostalistCarrier Cal
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB188 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTristar Dynamics LLCDavid Valenzuela

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Postalist

Subscriptions2
  • Postalist Pro (Monthly)14 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Postalist Pro (Annual)14 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

Carrier Cal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Postalist free?
Postalist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Carrier Cal free?
Carrier Cal costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Postalist or Carrier Cal have ads?
Neither Postalist nor Carrier Cal shows ads.

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