WhatsApp-native staff comms
Staff never download an app — every request happens in the WhatsApp they already have open.
The roster builds itself.
Piloted at Ember & Oak
Built for how the pass actually runs
See all features →Role-matched shift swaps
The system checks eligibility automatically before a swap ever reaches your desk.
Auto-generated roster builder
Build a full week’s roster from staff availability in seconds, not hours.
How it works
Staff ask on WhatsApp
Availability, days off and swaps all happen in the chat they already have open.
9:41
OpShiftsBusiness account
Today
Availability Window Open
Hi Pippa, it's time to submit your availability for 26 Oct to 1 Nov. The window closes Sun 25 Oct at 12:00. Send /availability and tell me when you can work, in your own words.
10:52Evenings, Mon to Fri
10:53Got it, Pippa. Your availability for 26 Oct to 1 Nov: evenings, Mon to Fri. I've sent it to Sipho, who builds the roster once the window closes on Sun 25 Oct.
10:53See both sides of the shift
Poke around. This is demo data, but it’s the real layout.
Roster
Demo Kitchen
ListTodayWeekMonth+ Manual ShiftCopy last week
26 Oct – 1 Nov 2026PrevTodayNext
Draft roster: Mon, 26 Oct to Sun, 1 Nov47 of 49 spots filled · 2 short · Staff can't see this until you publish.
Close
Mon, 26 Oct1 short
Lunch11:00 – 16:003 of 3
WAITER
LeoAmber
RUNNER
Dan
Dinner16:00 – 21:003 of 4 · short 1
WAITER
PippaTyler
BARTENDER
Jade
RUNNER
+ Needs runner
Demo data. Click Fix issues, then Publish roster, and look around the menu.
Now piloting in Cape Town · 0 apps to download · First month free
Why we built this
“OpShifts started with a simple problem: watching good managers lose hours every week to the hassle of rostering and the endless WhatsApp scramble.”Read the full story →