Comparison

RotaPay vs Wagebook

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

Head to head
About

RotaPay

Features
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RotaPay is a shift-and-pay ledger that lives on your phone. Define your shift templates once, tap them onto the calendar, and see your estimated monthly pay at a glance. PLAN SHIFTS LIKE STICKERS - Templates carry start and end times, unpaid breaks, fixed overtime and overnight shifts - Adjust the actual clock-in, clock-out, break and extra overtime for any single day, or log overtime on its own - Copy last week's rota forward in one tap YOUR PAY RULES, YOUR WAY - Four presets to start from: standard hours, cumulative hours, hourly work and Japanese hourly-wage arbeit - Every multiplier, the late-night window, the salary divisor, the payday and the pay-period start date can be edited - Stats page: estimated pay, total hours, overtime, a breakdown chart and a payday countdown A RECORD YOU CAN ACTUALLY SHOW - Export an A4 work-hours PDF: day-by-day detail, breakdown totals, signature lines, timestamp and page numbers - Share a plain-text summary, or export the whole data set as CSV for a spreadsheet NO PAYWALL Every feature is open from the first launch - the calendar, the pay engine, the stats, the PDF and the CSV. No subscription, no account. A single banner sits at the bottom of the screen, and one optional purchase hides it. That purchase does not unlock anything, because nothing is locked. YOUR DATA STAYS ON YOUR PHONE Shifts, rules and notes never leave the device. The only network request the app makes is loading the bottom banner; ads are non-personalised and the app never shows a tracking prompt. Note: pay figures are pre-tax estimates based on the rules you set, for reference only. Your actual pay follows your employment contract and local law. Reports are generated from your own records and are not legal advice.

About

Wagebook

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Payday shouldn’t be a guessing game. Wagebook is a private work calendar for hourly and shift work. Log your hours, see estimated pay for the period, then record what actually arrived. If the numbers don’t match, you’ll see it. Use Wagebook to: • log shifts by hand with your own hourly or per-shift rates • see this month’s hours and estimated pay on a calendar • keep weekly, fortnightly or monthly pay periods that fill in automatically • record what you received and compare it with your estimate • export a CSV, or keep a local backup you control No account. No ads. No cloud login. Your records stay on this iPhone. Wagebook gives personal estimates only. It does not calculate tax, take-home pay, overtime rules or legal entitlements. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

RotaPay3 screens
Wagebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Wagebook at none against RotaPay's shown. 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. RotaPay sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Wagebook sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
RotaPay versus Wagebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRotaPayWagebook
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer丽佳 施杭 李

In-app purchases

1 purchases

RotaPay

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
3 purchases

Wagebook

Subscriptions2
  • Wagebook Pro$0.991 Month
  • Wagebook Pro$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Wagebook Pro$14.99

Questions

Is RotaPay free?
RotaPay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wagebook free?
Wagebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RotaPay or Wagebook have ads?
RotaPay shows ads; Wagebook does not.

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