Comparison

Medirota vs Patchwork Health

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

Head to head
About

Medirota

Access your department's live work schedule and leave calendar from any location. View personal and departmental rotas, filter by activity or person, and easily contact colleagues. Request to work open shifts and message administrators directly.

Highlights
  • Live rota access
  • Personal leave diary
  • Rota filtering by activity/person
  • Departmental on-call rotas
  • Direct colleague contact
  • Shift bidding
  • Admin messaging
Features
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Use Medirota for iPhone to connect to your department's live rota from anywhere. This secure app provides up to date views of your personal rota and leave diary. You can see rota information both by activity or person, filtered to the groups of your choice, and see all of the department's on-call rotas. Getting in touch with your colleagues is easy - simply tap the 'Call' link displayed next to their name. Our newly integrated rota mapping service allows you to connect to other departments using Rotamap services within your trust. People who are rostered on another department's CLWRota or Medirota will be visible with the names of you and your colleagues where common activities have been mapped together. The built-in messaging service allows you to communicate directly with your department rota administrators. Uncovered sessions can be offered out by the rota coordinators, and you can request to work these sessions with the new 'Bids' feature. If you have difficulty signing into the service, please speak to your department's administration team for assistance. You can contact a member of the Rotamap team via the app to discuss your suggestions and feedback or for any help you might need with the service. Please note that the server URL you need is in the format: example.medirota.com/app

About

Patchwork Health

This app streamlines the process of finding and booking flexible work for healthcare professionals. It helps users manage their shifts, track payments, and store important documents, reducing administrative hassle.

Highlights
  • Join multiple staff banks
  • Automated timesheets and payment tracking
  • Instant shift booking
  • Shift notifications
  • Shift planner
  • Document management
Features
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We're former healthcare workers who've experienced the hassle around booking locum work and anxieties around getting paid. The hassle stops here. Stop drowning in emails, waiting for responses and automatically track what you’ve worked vs. what you’ve been paid. **Join the thousands of clinicians already using Patchwork Health.** What you can expect: 1. **Join multiple organisations** In just a few minutes, build your profile & join multiple Staff Banks. **2. Paid right, every time** Automatically keep track of what you've worked and when you've been paid with Patchwork Timesheets, all on your phone. 3. **Zero Hassle** End the endless back and forth with HR. Fewer emails, fewer calls, and more control. Book shifts instantly, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 4. **Get first dibs** Patchwork sends you notifications for shifts that match your skillset, so you can book them first. 5. **Keep track of shifts** Use the Patchwork Planner to keep track of upcoming, applied & urgent shifts. 6. **Safe, Up-to-date documents** Keep all your documents safe, in one place and be notified when they expire.

Screenshots

Medirota4 screens
Patchwork Health4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Patchwork Health at 42% against Medirota's 0%. Patchwork Health also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Medirota ships an update every 3 months, Patchwork Health every 6 days. Both last shipped on September 21, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Medirota versus Patchwork Health: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMedirotaPatchwork Health
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews42.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRotamap LtdLocumTap Ltd

Customer experience

Medirota

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Patchwork Health

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive42.4%
Neutral7.6%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Medirota

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Patchwork Health

Reported bugs

27 issues
  • App keeps crashing
  • Unable to open app
  • Filter button doesn't work
  • App not working, showing error while logging in
  • Constant popups demanding a review
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  • No notifications received
  • App is slow and constantly freezing
  • Can't log in through the app
  • App won't load despite updating
  • Doesn't do notifications
  • App doesn't display in iPhone notifications settings
  • Shifts booked and worked have not shown in the app
  • App cannot be used as it keeps crashing after update
  • App doesn't send notifications of new shifts
  • App auto deletes filters
  • Timesheets/payroll bit doesn't load up
  • New update is extremely difficult to use, freezing or crashing
  • Deleted all previous payslips
  • Unable to upload avatar/photo
  • App crashes all the time, can't look for or sign off shifts
  • So slow that you cannot even load it
  • New update is very slow, especially calendar
  • New update doesn't show day of the week for shifts
  • Laggy, takes time to load shifts, sometimes crashes
  • Doesn't accurately state when the next shift is
  • App stopped working for weeks
  • Keeps crashing, too fragile

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow practitioners to erase lists without admin
  • Function to automatically send shifts for approval
  • Make filters permanent or saveable
  • Bring back rates per hour display

In-app purchases

None

Medirota

No in-app purchases

None

Patchwork Health

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Medirota free?
Medirota is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Patchwork Health free?
Patchwork Health is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Medirota or Patchwork Health have ads?
Neither Medirota nor Patchwork Health shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Medirota or Patchwork Health?
Medirota ships an update every 3 months, and Patchwork Health every 6 days. Most recently, Medirota was updated on September 21, 2026 and Patchwork Health on September 21, 2026.

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