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A WEEKLY ROSTER, BUILT AROUND YOUR TEAM
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See every shift before it reaches your team
Set coverage, account for time off, and review open shifts. You decide when the schedule is ready to share.
The demo uses isolated sample data. Creating a real workspace requires an account; payment details are not needed.
SAMPLE WEEK · FICTIONAL STAFF
Review before sharing
A week at a glance
| SHIFT | MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open08:00–12:00 | Maya | Luca | Emi | Maya | Luca | Jordan | Maya |
| Midday12:00–16:00 | Luca | Emi | Jordan | Luca | Emi | Jordan | Luca |
| Close16:00–20:00 | Jordan | Maya | Luca | Emi | Maya | Unassigned | Unassigned |
19/21shift slots assigned
2 closing shifts still openGaps stay visible for the manager to resolve.
Fictional sample layout · Not a customer schedule or performance claim
Start with what you already haveChoose a practical entry point
PRACTICAL SCHEDULING GUIDES
Advice for the decisions behind the roster
Short, practical reads for small-business managers—built around real scheduling questions, not software jargon.
Browse all guidesSynthetic demo dataTry the workflow without exposing your real team.
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You approve the resultAI drafts rules; the manager decides what reaches the schedule.
BUILT FOR THE REAL SMALL-SHOP PROBLEM
Scheduling should not feel like a second job
Spreadsheets go stale, chat groups miss constraints, and enterprise tools can be too heavy. EasyShiftPlan keeps the useful middle ground.
See the whole week
Plan the demand your business actually has, by week or by month.
Make rules explicit
Respect time off, roles, hour limits, rest and fair workloads.
Know what is missing
Review coverage, cost and open shifts before sharing the roster.
WHAT CHANGES THIS WEEK
The hard part is gathering everything that changed this week
The useful details usually arrive in different places. EasyShiftPlan gives them one reviewable path: bring in the context, check what was understood, then generate the roster.
Keep the week’s details in one place
Bring a chat screenshot, a photo of a whiteboard, a CSV/XLSX file or a plain-language note. EasyShiftPlan creates a draft for the manager to review instead of changing the roster silently.
- Employee IDs keep people and rules aligned.
- Every extracted item can be reviewed, enabled or allowed to expire.
- Previous schedules become suggestions, not blind copy-paste.
A LIGHTWEIGHT SCHEDULING LAYER
Do the scheduling well and connect the rest when you need it
EasyShiftPlan does not force a small business to buy payroll, HR, CRM and time-clock software just to make a roster. Export CSV now; connect through APIs later.
ONE SCHEDULER, MANY OPERATING MODELS
Start with a template and make it yours
The workflow stays simple while the setup adapts to how your team actually works. Choose a starting pattern, then change the shifts, opening days and rules.
Retail & hospitality
Retail stores, shoe shops, convenience stores, cafes and restaurants with changing daily coverage.
Demand follows your opening hoursService & healthcare
Auto repair, clinics, salons and other appointment or role-based teams with specific skills.
Roles and availability stay visibleOperations & production
Logistics, warehouses, workshops and factories with custom shift patterns or longer operating hours.
Define the pattern that fitsCHOOSE YOUR NEXT STEP
See the value first and bring your real store when you are ready
Three clear ways to use EasyShiftPlan, depending on where you are today.
Try the free demo
Use an isolated sample workspace to see how rules, AI interpretation and schedule review fit together. No payment details.
Open the demo →Start with one store
Create a free workspace for one store first. Add your team and rules while keeping your current payroll, POS or time-clock tools.
Start a one-store pilot →Talk through a customer rollout
Bring your existing workflow, integrations and service expectations. We will help shape a practical rollout.
Request onboarding →HOW PEOPLE START
Try it on one store before making it part of the week
See it with sample data, then use one real store. Keep your existing tools until you know this actually helps.
Free demo
Walk through the whole process with realistic sample data before creating an account.
- No account or payment details
- Check what the AI understood before scheduling
- Export the result as CSV
One-store pilot
Use it for one real scheduling cycle while keeping your payroll, POS and time-clock tools.
- Use your own team, shifts and exceptions
- Manager checks every roster before sharing
- No need to replace your current tools
Paid plans for one store
CA$20 per month or CA$199 per year. Both plans include a 14-day trial.
- Payment details are required to start the paid trial
- Stripe shows the first charge date and amount before confirmation
- Ask us about multi-store setup or integrations
Need more than one store? Ask us about multi-store setup, onboarding or integrations. The one-store subscription prices are listed above.
HOW IT WORKS
From store reality to a workable roster
Add your team
Names, roles, availability and time off. Add an optional cost signal if useful.
Describe demand
Add shifts or explain them in plain language.
Set priorities
Choose coverage, cost, fairness and hard rules.
Generate and review
Get a transparent plan and see any remaining gaps.
ANSWERS FOR BUSY MANAGERS
A few practical questions answered plainly
Do I need to define the same shifts as every other business?
No. Start from a template or define your own operating days, shift names and times. A repair shop, clinic, warehouse and shoe store can all use different patterns.
Does AI change my schedule automatically?
No. The AI turns notes, images or spreadsheets into a reviewable draft of rules and objectives. You confirm or adjust it before generating a roster.
What happens when rules conflict?
EasyShiftPlan distinguishes hard constraints from priorities, reports uncovered shifts, and returns the best available plan within the time limit so the manager can make the final call.
Can I keep using payroll or HR software?
Yes. EasyShiftPlan focuses on scheduling. Export the confirmed roster as CSV today, and connect it to other systems when an integration is useful.
Start with the free demo
No payment details. No sales call required.
TALK TO A PERSON
Questions about a real store? Start with the right inbox.
Use the demo first, or tell us what you need. These three inboxes are managed by the same team.
GENERAL QUESTIONS[email protected]Product questions, fit and getting started.SETUP & SUPPORT[email protected]Help with setup, imports and using the workspace.ROLLOUT & PARTNERSHIPS[email protected]Customer pilots, multi-store needs and partnerships.
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