For single-site cafés and bars

The shift swap,
written down approved exportable

SwapLedger is one shared swap log per venue. A staff member posts the shift they cannot work, a colleague claims it, you approve it once, and the entry is stamped with who, for whom, which shift and when — ready for the pay period.

Staff never pay. One live swap record per venue is free.

  • Post the shift

    A staff member writes the shift they cannot work, with the date and time.

  • Claim and approve

    A colleague claims it, and you approve the claim once from the same log.

  • Keep the record

    The approved entry stays stamped, and the pay-period history prints or exports.

How it works

Three moves, one written record

No rota to rebuild and no payroll to connect. The log does one job: it keeps the swap that actually happened.

A staff member posts the shift

Someone cannot work their shift, so they post it to the venue's shared log with the date and time. It sits in one place instead of scrolling away in a group chat.

Shared swap logVenue
  • Saturday openerPosted Posted with date and time
  • Friday closePosted Posted with date and time

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A colleague claims it, you approve

A colleague takes the posted shift and the claim shows as pending until you act. One approval turns it into a stamped entry — who covered it, for whom, which shift and when.

Claim and approvalOwner
  • Saturday opener claimedPending Cover for the posted shift
  • Friday close approvedApproved Stamped with who, for whom, when
ShiftSaturday opener
Claimed byA colleague on the team
Approve claim

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The pay period is already written

Open the one-screen pay-period history of approved swaps and print it, or export it after purchase. When pay is disputed, the record is there before the question is asked.

Pay-period historyApproved swaps
Pay period
Saturday openerApproved
Friday closeApproved
Sunday brunchApproved
Stamped entriesReady to print

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Before and after

From the group chat to the ledger

The group-chat routine

  1. 1A staff member texts that they cannot workThe message lands in the group chat
  2. 2Replies pile up and someone agrees to coverThe agreement lives in the thread
  3. 3The rota is never updatedPayday runs from the stale schedule

The SwapLedger routine

  1. 1The shift is posted to the shared logWith the date and time
  2. 2A colleague claims it and you approve onceThe entry is stamped with who, for whom, which shift and when
  3. 3The pay-period history is readyPrint it, or export it after purchase
Capabilities

What you get

A narrow tool with one job, priced per venue, so the record is kept without buying a workforce suite.

One shared swap log per venue

Staff post a shift they cannot work and a colleague claims it. Everyone works from the same log, not a thread that scrolls away.

Owner approval, stamped

You approve or decline each claim once. The approved entry records who, for whom, which shift and when.

Pay-period history you can export

Open a one-screen history of approved swaps for the pay period, print it, and export it after purchase.

$19 one-time, per venue, for 30 days

One payment keeps unlimited saved swap entries and the pay-period history export for 30 days. Renew manually if you keep going — there is no automatic renewal. One live swap record per venue is free, and staff never pay.

Keep the record before payday asks for it

Post the shift, let a colleague claim it, approve it once, and keep the stamped record for the pay period. Get early access and put the first swap in the log.

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