The rota, sorted before the kettle boils.

Rota is the whiteboard by the kitchen door, on everyone's phone. Built for cafés, bakeries and small kitchens, not call centres.

Week of 19 Oct

Half term!

Tap a shift, then tap an empty square to swap it.

That's the real board. Go on, swap a shift.

Things you can stop doing on Monday

From the 2,400 café owners who've stopped already.

Drag shifts onto the board, or copy last week and change what's different. Most people are done in five minutes.

Staff get their shifts by text or in the app. No login needed to see when they're in.

Someone offers a shift, someone takes it, you get one tap to approve. The board updates, and everyone's told.

“I used to spend Sunday night on the rota and Monday morning fixing it. Now it's done on Thursday and nobody texts me about it.”

Gareth Lloyd

Owner, Pantri café, Aberystwyth. 9 staff.

“The swaps are the bit I love. The chefs sort it out between themselves and I just tap yes.”

Nadia Rahman

Head chef, Saffron Yard, Leicester. 22 staff.

Per site, not per person. Pay monthly, cancel whenever.

Small

Free

Up to 5 staff, one site. Rota, texts, swaps, sickness cover.

Café

£19 a month

Up to 30 staff, one site. Everything in Small, plus hours and holiday tracking, payroll export.

Group

£49 a month

Up to 4 sites. Everything in Café, plus staff shared across sites and one bill.

Do my staff need to download an app?: No. Shifts arrive by text with a link. The app is there if they want it.
Can I export hours for payroll?: Yes, as a CSV that most payroll software can read. On the Café plan and up.
What if I want to leave?: Cancel any time. Download every rota you've ever made in one click.

Try it on next week's rota.

Free for up to five staff, for as long as you like. We'll email you a link to set up your board.

Or ring Sophie on 0161 496 0233. She ran a café for eleven years.