For coffee shops · bars · restaurants · retail

The shift handoff, finally nailed.

One live board for alerts, timers, checklists, and shift notes, so nothing gets dropped when the baton passes from your opener to your closer.

No credit card to try the demo. Founding rate locked for life for the first 50 locations.

Flush group heads · Jamie
Common Grounds CaféLIVE
🚨 Keg #3 blown. Tap a new one
HIGH · claimed by Nate
Cold brew steep
started 6:02 AM
2:14:36
“Oat milk delivery at 2pm, sign for it”
Becca · 8:14 AM
Opening checklist
9 of 9 complete
100%
⏱ Fresh citrus · 3:22:08
The problem

Sticky notes don't survive a shift change.

The keg blew during the rush. The cold brew finished an hour ago. The walk-in alarm went off at close. Your next shift has no idea, because the opening team wrote it on a napkin, and the napkin is gone.

ShiftBaton puts everything on one live screen, acknowledged by name.

Try it right here

Your team's board. Live. Go ahead, touch it.

This is a real working board, not a screenshot. Clock in, knock out the checklist, keep an eye on the timers, leave a note for the next crew. Then pass the baton.

Common Grounds Café
6:02 AM

Who's starting their shift?

Tap your name to clock in

Active alerts

Opening checklist 0/0

Timers

Shift notes

Baton pass
Jamie
Next crew
“All caught up. Espresso hose swapped, cold brew's ready.”

Baton passed.

2:01 PM · Jamie → next crew

☝️ This whole thing runs in your browser. Nothing to install. Set up your real board in 5 minutes →
Everything your team needs

Pass the baton cleanly. Every shift, every location.

🚨

Active alerts

HIGH and MEDIUM alerts stay on screen until someone acknowledges them by name. Nothing slips through the rush.

⏱️

Live timers

Cold brew steep. Half-&-half freshness. Anything time-sensitive, running in real time, red when overdue.

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Checklists that reset

Opening, closing, weekly deep-cleans. Every check is attributed and timestamped, and lists reset on your schedule.

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Shift notes

Tagged, timestamped notes that persist across shifts. Inventory, maintenance, that regular's usual, all in one place.

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Kiosk on any device

Print the QR, stick it by the door. Staff scan, tap their name, and they're live. No accounts, no app installs.

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Manager digest

A morning email with what got done, who did it, and what got missed, at the hour you choose, in your timezone.

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Tip Out

Fair cash tip splitting at close: hours in, shares out, weighted by role, with a saved paper trail. Optional, and only if you turn it on.

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Handbook & training

House rules, how-tos, and onboarding docs live on the same board, acknowledged by name before the first shift.

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Restock counts

Par-based counts that stick for the whole day, with who counted and when. Run an 8 AM list and an 11 AM list; the paper clipboard retires.

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Sticky announcements

Pin a note that stays on top of every screen until each person taps "Got it". You see who has read it, by name.

📅

Date calculator

Today plus 3, plus 7, or plus anything, right on the board. Product dating and expiration labels without a phone or a wall calendar.

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Feels like an app

Add it to the tablet home screen and it launches full screen from its own icon, straight to your board. No browser bar, no typing URLs.

How it works

Up and running in minutes.

No IT setup. No training manual. If your team can use an iPad, they can use ShiftBaton.

1

Set up your location

Name your shop, add your roster, and build your first checklist (or let AI draft it), all in under 5 minutes.

2

Mount it behind the bar

Open the kiosk on an iPad or print the QR code. Every device shows the same live board, all day.

3

Pass the baton

Outgoing crew logs notes and clears the list. Incoming crew reviews the briefing and picks it up clean.

Pricing

One price. Whole team. Every device.

Per location, unlimited staff. No contracts, cancel anytime.

Founding member · first 50 locations
$49
per month, per location. Rate locked for life
  • Unlimited staff & devices
  • Kiosk mode with QR clock-in
  • Alerts, timers, checklists & notes
  • Daily manager digest email
  • Employee handbook & onboarding tools
Claim a founding spot →

Good questions.

Does it require any special hardware?

Nope. ShiftBaton runs in the browser on any phone, tablet, or screen you already have. The sweet spot is a shared tablet where your team gathers at shift change, but the QR code gets everyone on from their own phones just as well.

Can it work like a real app on our tablet?

Yes. Tap "Add to Home Screen" inside ShiftBaton and it installs on the tablet with its own icon, launching full screen with no browser bar. Tip: add it from the page you want to open every day, usually your shift board.

How does the kiosk work?

Print a QR code from your Manager Console and stick it by the door. Staff scan it, tap their name, and they're live on the board in seconds. No logins, nothing to install.

Can multiple people use it at the same time?

That's the whole point. Your opener, your mid, and your closer can all be on the same live board simultaneously, each on their own device.

What if we have more than one location?

Built for it. Each location gets its own board, QR code, team, and color theme. Billing is per location, so you only pay for what you run.

Is it only for coffee shops?

It was born in a coffee shop, but it fits any shift-based team: bars, restaurants, retail, gyms, front desks. If shifts hand off, ShiftBaton fits.

What does it cost?

Founding members (the first 50 locations) pay $49/month per location, locked in for life. After the founding spots are gone, new locations join at the standard rate.

Can it split tips?

Yes, if you want it to. Tip Out is an optional, off-by-default tool for splitting cash tips fairly by hours worked, with role weights you set once. Your POS keeps handling card tips; ShiftBaton handles the cash jar. Turn it on from the Manager console.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. No contracts, no commitments. Cancel from your account settings; your location stays active through the end of the billing period.

Your shift handoff problem is solved.

ShiftBaton is live and ready for your team. Set up tonight, pass your first baton tomorrow.

Get Started · $49/mo →

Cancel anytime · Founding rate locked for life