Restaurants and bars
Cover front of house, bar, kitchen, and host stand during rushes, call-outs, and special events.
Hospitality shifts, connected
The right team for every shift. Without losing control.
Restaurants, hotels, and events post what they need by time slot. Workers find opportunities in the app and follow everything in one place.
Clear statuses Control by location iOS and Android apps
Today, Downtown
Coverage92%
18 of 20 positions confirmed
4open roles
Friday dinner
4 Servers · 5:00–11:00 PM
MCJL+2
Riverside event
8 Banquet Servers · 3:00–11:30 PM
Fully staffed
1Post the shift
2Get applicants
3Confirm the team
4Approve hours and rate
Built for hospitality
One shared flow, adapted to how each operation really runs.
Hotels and resorts
Organize properties, shifts, roles, and managers without mixing teams or permissions.
Events and catering
Build larger crews, repeat schedules, and track staffing by role.
Verifiable operations
Fewer black boxes. More decisions your team understands.
Shift Central records who changed what, prevents double acceptance, and keeps employer and worker looking at the same status. Managers only reach the organizations and locations they are authorized for, shifts go to favorites first before eligible tiers and the public pool, and every change stores the previous status, the new status, the actor, the business and the timestamp.
Explore the demo portalIsolation by business
Managers only reach the organizations and locations they are authorized for.
Smart distribution
Favorites first, then eligible tiers and the public pool when enabled.
End-to-end audit trail
Previous status, new status, actor, business, and timestamp are all recorded.
First pilot
See the portal Start with your own team and your approved pool.
Validate the flow at one location before expanding to new sites or an open marketplace. Employers work from the portal in any browser, publish shifts by date, time, role and pay, approve the hours that were worked and keep every decision in the audit log. Paid plans are coming soon.
What Shift Central does
Shift Central connects hospitality employers and hourly workers in the United States. Restaurants, bars, hotels and event venues post shifts by date, time and role in the web portal, review applicants and approve swaps, time off and timecards, with every decision in an audit log. Servers, bartenders, cooks, hosts and event staff use the app to see their schedule and estimated earnings, pick up open shifts, accept offers, request swaps, check in and out and message their manager.
See the app in 32 seconds
A 32-second preview recorded from the real Shift Central app with sample data. A manager posts a shift and it shows up in the app, the worker picks it up after seeing the estimated pay, gets a shift offer, messages the manager and marks the days they can't work.
Text shown in the video (no narration)
- Hospitality shifts, in one app for restaurants, hotels and event teams in the US.
- Short-staffed tonight? No more group texts and paper schedules.
- Manager posts a shift. It shows up in the app right away.
- Pick it up in one tap. See the estimated pay first.
- Get shift offers. Accept or decline from your phone.
- Message your manager. Replies reach the employer portal.
- Set your availability. Mark the days you can't work.
- Shift Central: Work Schedule. Free on Google Play and the App Store. shiftcentral.centralfox.online
Plans and prices (coming soon)
Paid plans are coming soon: subscriptions are not on sale in the App Store or Google Play yet, and the app is free to download today. Planned prices are per employee, per month, in US dollars: Essentials US$ 1.49 and Plus US$ 2.99, to be billed through the app stores when the plans launch.
| Feature | Essentials — coming soon (planned US$ 1.49) | Plus — coming soon (planned US$ 2.99) |
|---|---|---|
| Full shift schedule | Included | Included |
| Shift swaps and pickups | Included | Included |
| Availability and time-off requests | Included | Included |
| Team messaging | Included | Included |
| Multiple employers in one app | Included | Included |
| English, Spanish and Portuguese | Included | Included |
| Offline schedule access | Included | Included |
| Manager reports | Not included | Coming soon |
| Automatic message translation | Not included | Coming soon |
When the plans launch, billing will happen in the stores, not inside Shift Central: the subscription will be processed by Apple on iPhone and by Google on Android, under each store's own rules. Apple: App Store subscriptions · Google: Play Billing system
Frequently asked questions
Who is Shift Central for?
For restaurants, bars, hotels and event venues in the United States that staff by shift, and for servers, bartenders, cooks, hosts and event staff who work hourly shifts.
How does an employer post a shift?
In the web portal, choose the role, date, start and end time and location. New shifts, offers and messages reach the worker's app, and applications appear in the portal for you to review.
How are worked hours tracked?
Workers check in and out in the app, add their break and submit their hours for approval, and they can compare worked and scheduled hours and see the gross amount. Shift Central is a scheduling tool: it does not run payroll, set wages or replace the employer's official records.
How much does Shift Central cost?
Shift Central is free to download today. Paid plans are coming soon and are not on sale yet: planned prices are Essentials US$ 1.49 and Plus US$ 2.99 per employee per month, billed through the App Store or Google Play.
Can I try it without sending real data?
Yes. The employer and worker demos run with local data in your browser. Nothing is published to a real company and no account is needed.
Is there an Android app?
Yes. The worker app is available in the United States on Google Play for Android and on the App Store for iPhone, free to download. Employers use the web portal in any browser.
Does the Shift Central app show ads?
Starting with app version 1.1.1, the app shows one small banner labeled Sponsored (Google AdMob) at the end of the open-shifts list in the Swaps tab. It never covers buttons and does not appear on the schedule, check-in and check-out, messages, reporting or sign-in. Ads load only after the consent step required in your region, and the Profile tab offers ad privacy options where required. Details are in the privacy policy.
How do workers get started?
The employer creates the worker's account in the Shift Central portal. The worker signs in to the app with that email and password, and the shifts are already there.