Frequently asked questions.

Yes. Generate an automatic rolling rota for a team, build a manual rota, or enter a personal schedule for your own shifts and appointments.

Automatic patterns include weekdays, weekdays and weekends, selected working days and rolling work/rest blocks. Some patterns require an in-app purchase.

Automatic rotas let you enter Away dates and Must Work dates for individual workers. You can also assign more than one worker to a shift.

Review the generated calendar and use the editing tools when you need to adjust assignments.

Rota Statistics shows scheduled shifts and hours by worker, with weekday breakdowns. Available reports depend on the rota type and can include Away and Must Work dates.

These are statistics about the schedule, rather than a record of attendance or payroll.

When someone opens your rota link in Simple Rota Maker, the app saves a separate copy with “.share” added to the name. They can work with and share that copy without changing your original.

This is a copy-based sharing flow. Editing your rota does not silently synchronise a copy that someone has already saved.

Full Edit updates the rota you are editing. Opening its link again imports the latest version as a new “.share” copy.

Quick Edit on the original rota creates a separate “.edit” version. Sharing that version gives the recipient “.edit.share”. Further Full Edit or Quick Edit changes to the “.edit” version remain available through its link.

Quick Editing the original again replaces its previous “.edit” version. The link for that “.edit” version then opens the replacement. Copies already saved by recipients remain separate.

Yes. Create tasks and to-do lists, add formatted notes and record audio notes. You can also add notes to a rota, with date-specific notes available for manual and personal schedules.

Task links let another app user save a separate copy of the shared task.

Yes. In a manual or personal rota, tap a date to keep notes, to-dos and checklists with that day. The editor supports formatted text and voice recordings.

A date with saved note text gains a shaded marker so you can find it again. Date notes are separate from the notes for the whole rota.

The app includes spreadsheet exports, device-calendar exports and options to save or print a rota image. You can also open a worker’s shift list to focus on their schedule.

Calendar exports require the relevant device permission. The available actions depend on the rota or report you are viewing.

Yes. Open the rota’s reminder options, choose the worker or shifts and set your preferred reminder time. Enable notifications for Simple Rota Maker in your device settings.

You can manage or turn off reminders in the app. Reminders added by your device’s calendar are managed separately in that calendar.

Yes. Simple Rota Maker is free to download on the App Store and Google Play. The app contains advertising and offers optional in-app purchases for additional features.

Check your app store or the purchase screen for current availability and pricing.