Comparison

Rotabee vs SetShifts

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

Head to head
About

Rotabee

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Rotabee builds fair team schedules in seconds. Enter each person's real-life constraints once โ€” holidays, part-time days, "can't work after 3pm", doctor appointments, no night shifts โ€” and your team's rules: average hours per day, max hours per day and week, breaks, a minimum number of people at lunch, rest days, and night on-call. Rotabee generates a valid, balanced roster and tells you exactly why any slot can't be filled. Never fails silently. PERFECT FOR - Hospital wards and care teams - Night-shift and on-call (permanence) rotas - Security, hospitality and retail teams - Any manager who plans a recurring schedule FREE - 1 team, up to 5 members - Manual scheduling ROTABEE PREMIUM (requires a separate in-app purchase) - Auto-generate a fair schedule with the constraint solver - Unlimited teams and members - Export to PDF, CSV and Calendar - Fairness analytics and night-permanence rotation - iCloud sync across devices Rotabee Premium is an auto-renewable subscription (Monthly or Annual with a 7-day free trial) or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel anytime in Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lastoneparis.github.io/rotabee-site/privacy.html

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SetShifts

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ื”ืกื™ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืขื™ ื ื‘ื ื” ืœื‘ื“. SetShifts ื‘ื•ื ื” ืืช ืกื™ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืžืฉืžืจื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืขืกืง ืœืคื™ ืžื” ืฉื‘ืืžืช ืงื•ื‘ืข: ืžื™ ื–ืžื™ืŸ, ืžื™ ื‘ื™ืงืฉ ื™ื•ื ื—ื•ืคืฉ, ืžื™ ืžื•ืกืžืš ืœืื™ื–ื” ืชืคืงื™ื“, ื•ื›ืžื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืฆืจื™ืš ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืฉืžืจืช ื‘ื›ืœ ืกื ื™ืฃ. ืžื” ืฉืœืงื— ืขืจื‘ ืฉืœื ื‘ืืงืกืœ ืœื•ืงื— ืคื—ื•ืช ืžื“ืงื”. โ€ข ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืฅ ืื•ื˜ื•ืžื˜ื™ ืœื›ืœ ื”ืกื ื™ืคื™ื ื‘ื‘ืช ืื—ืช โ€ข ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืžื’ื™ืฉื™ื ืื™ืœื•ืฆื™ื ืžื”ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ, ื‘ืœื™ ื•ื•ืื˜ืกืืค ื•ื‘ืœื™ ื˜ืœืคื•ื ื™ื โ€ข ื”ืชืจืื” ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืขื•ื“ืฃ ืื™ื•ืฉ, ื—ื•ืกืจ ืื• ื”ืคืจืช ืื™ืœื•ืฅ โ€” ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืคืจืกื•ื โ€ข ืขืจื™ื›ื” ื™ื“ื ื™ืช ื‘ื’ืจื™ืจื”, ื›ืฉืฆืจื™ืš ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืขื•ืŸ ื ื•ื›ื—ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื“ื•ืจืฉ ื—ื•ืžืจื”. ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ ืžื“ื•ื•ื— ื›ื ื™ืกื” ื•ื™ืฆื™ืื” ืžื”ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ. ืžื™ ืฉืจื•ืฆื” ืžื›ืฉื™ืจ ื‘ื›ื ื™ืกื” โ€” ื”ืžืขืจื›ืช ืžืงื‘ืœืช ื“ื™ื•ื•ื—ื™ื ื’ื ืžืฉืขื•ื ื™ ื›ืจื˜ื™ืก ื•ืฆ'ื™ืค ื ืคื•ืฆื™ื, ื‘ืœื™ ืžืชื•ื•ืš ื•ื‘ืœื™ ืชื•ื›ื ื” ื ื•ืกืคืช. โ€ข ื“ื™ื•ื•ื— ื‘ืœื—ื™ืฆื” ืื—ืช, ื’ื ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœืกื ื™ืฃ โ€ข ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืœืฉืขื•ื ื™ ื—ื•ืžืจื” ื‘ืชืงืŸ ADMS โ€ข ืžืฉืžืจืช ืฉื ืคืชื—ื” ื•ืœื ื ืกื’ืจื” ืžืกื•ืžื ืช, ื•ืœื ื ื‘ืœืขืช ื‘ืฉืงื˜ ื“ื•ื— ืฉืขื•ืช ืฉืžื•ื›ืŸ ืœื—ืฉื‘ ืฉื›ืจ. ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ื™ื•ืฆื ื“ื•ื— ืขื ืฉืขื•ืช ื‘ืคื•ืขืœ ืžื•ืœ ืžืชื•ื›ื ืŸ, ืฉืขื•ืช ื ื•ืกืคื•ืช ืœืคื™ ื”ืกืฃ ืฉื”ืขืกืง ื”ื’ื“ื™ืจ, ื•ื™ืžื™ ื—ื•ืคืฉื”. ื™ื™ืฆื•ื ืœืืงืกืœ ื‘ืœื—ื™ืฆื”. โ€ข ืฉืขื•ืช ื ื•ืกืคื•ืช ืœืคื™ ื›ืœืœ ื™ื•ืžื™ ื•ืฉื‘ื•ืขื™ โ€ข ืชื™ืงื•ืŸ ื™ื“ื ื™ ืฉืœ ื“ื™ื•ื•ื— ืฉื’ื•ื™, ืขื ืชื™ืขื•ื“ โ€ข ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช ื—ื•ืคืฉื” ืžืจืืฉ โ€” ื”ื’ืฉื”, ืื™ืฉื•ืจ, ื•ื”ื•ืคืขื” ื‘ื“ื•ื— ื‘ื ื•ื™ ืœืขืกืง ืฉืžื ื”ืœ ืื ืฉื™ื, ืœื ืœืžืฉืจื“ ืชื•ื›ื ื”. โ€ข ืขื‘ืจื™ืช ืžืœืื”, ื›ื•ืœืœ ื™ืžื™ ืฉื™ืฉื™ ื•ืฉื‘ืช ื•ืžื•ืฆืื™ ืฉื‘ืช โ€ข ืขื•ื‘ื“ ื‘ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ, ื‘ื˜ืื‘ืœื˜ ื•ื‘ืžื—ืฉื‘ โ€” ืื•ืชื• ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ โ€ข ืฉืžื•ื ื” ืฉืคื•ืช, ืœืขืกืง ืฉืžืขืกื™ืง ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืžื›ืžื” ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช โ€ข ื›ืœ ืขืกืง ืจื•ืื” ืจืง ืืช ื”ื ืชื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœื• ืœืžื™ ื–ื” ืžืชืื™ื: ืžืกืขื“ื•ืช ื•ื‘ืชื™ ืงืคื”, ื—ื ื•ื™ื•ืช ื•ืจืฉืชื•ืช ืงืžืขื•ื ืื™ื•ืช, ืžืจืคืื•ืช, ื‘ืชื™ ืžืœื•ืŸ, ืžืคืขืœื™ื, ืื‘ื˜ื—ื”, ื ื™ืงื™ื•ืŸ โ€” ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ืฉื‘ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื›ืžื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ื‘ืžืฉืžืจื•ืช. ืžื—ื™ืจ: ืชืงื•ืคืช ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ, ื•ืื—ืจื™ื” ืžื ื•ื™ ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™. ื‘ืœื™ ื”ืชื—ื™ื™ื‘ื•ืช. setshifts.com

Screenshots

Rotabee4 screens
SetShifts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SetShifts at none against Rotabee's 3. SetShifts also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Rotabee sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. SetShifts asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rotabee ships an update every 2 weeks, SetShifts every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Rotabee versus SetShifts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRotabeeSetShifts
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHUGO ANATOLE PAUL MORICEAUSetShifts

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Rotabee

Subscriptions2
  • Rotabee Premium Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Rotabee Premium Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Rotabee Premium Lifetime$79.99
None

SetShifts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rotabee free?
Rotabee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SetShifts free?
SetShifts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rotabee or SetShifts have ads?
Neither Rotabee nor SetShifts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rotabee or SetShifts?
Rotabee ships an update every 2 weeks, and SetShifts every 3 days. Most recently, Rotabee was updated on November 3, 2026 and SetShifts on November 6, 2026.

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