Saturday 8 AM
Saturday and Sunday spikes
Drop-off and pickup windows need more hands — the plan still lives in a chat thread.
Before drop-off rush
What turns a good weekend into a staffing scramble?
Daycare and boarding teams outgrew the whiteboard — without needing a corporate HR stack.
Midday mix-up
Floor vs kennel vs grooming
Roles blur when everyone works from a different version of the week.
Open-time scramble
Call-outs before open
Someone texts out and you spend the morning filling gaps instead of receiving dogs.
From chaos to a published weekend
Built for owners who still run the floor themselves.
- 1
List your crew
Floor, kennel, grooming — whatever teams you use day to day.
Roster ready
- 2
Drag the week and publish
Spot thin coverage before Saturday hits. Share one link with staff.
Crew has the plan
- 3
Fix call-outs on the board
Move a shift once. The link stays current — no screenshot dump.
One source of truth
Your weekend crew should not need three apps
One publish link. Phones only. Free while you are under ten people.
No card · 10 staff free forever
What you get on day one
Everything to run the week — turn on depth only when it saves you time.
- By day & By person views with team filters
- Drag-and-drop shifts across the week
- Staff link + personal portal per employee
- Coverage heatmap with gap alerts (optional)
- Person metrics — hours, pay, limits (optional)
- Time-off on the board + portal requests
- Week templates you can save and reapply
- Publish history with change diffs
- Co-manager & viewer invites
- Hard week limits & rest rules (optional)
- Print layout & CSV export
- Portfolio Overview (shines with 2+ locations)
Clear plans, free up to 10 staff, always
Less than a single scheduling mistake on a busy night. Flat price for the whole crew — not per seat, not HR modules you will not open.
Solo annual works out to about $0.76/day — under a manager hour per month if InShifts saves you even an hour a week.
Email support on every plan · Multi includes a faster response target · Cancel anytime · No per-seat fees · 4+ locations? Contact us
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers for daycare and boarding owners.
- Is this only for restaurants?
- No. InShifts is a weekly staff board — pet care teams use the same drag-and-publish flow with teams labeled for your floor.
- Can staff see the schedule without creating accounts?
- Yes. Publish a facility-wide week link or personal portal links — browser, no install.
- Can we save a weekend template?
- Yes. Save a week that worked and reapply it. Free includes one saved template; Solo unlocks more.
- What does free include?
- Up to 10 active staff on one location, publish link, optional coverage heatmap, and export.
Publish Saturday's coverage before Friday night
Start free. Stay on the same board when you grow past ten.
No card · 10 staff free forever · Cancel anytime on paid plans