PilotCentral
Early access · Built for Australian cafés

Run the floor, not the spreadsheet.

Rosters, wage costs and daily sales in one place — synced with Square and Xero. Owners stay in control. Baristas always know when they're on.

See how it works

Limited preview spots · Free until public launch

Pilot Central · Weekly roster
Pilot Central app preview — weekly roster with projected sales, planned labour cost and labour % of 28.4% alongside the shift grid
Connects withSquareXeroFair Work award ratesPenalty rates & public holidays

For owners & managers

Know your labour cost before the week starts.

Labour cost control

See wage % against sales live, with penalty rates and super included.

Smart forecasts

Predict busy mornings from past sales and roster to match demand.

Square POS sync

Sales flow in automatically — no exports, no copy-paste.

Xero-ready payroll

Approved timesheets push straight to Xero for a painless pay run.

For your team

Shifts that make sense, right in your pocket.

  • Clear rosters

    Your week at a glance — start times, breaks and who you're working with.

  • Easy shift swaps

    Offer a shift, a mate picks it up, the manager approves in one tap.

  • Instant notifications

    Get pinged when the roster drops or a shift changes.

  • Set your availability

    Uni, footy training, second job — tell us once, we'll roster around it.

Pilot Central app on a phone showing My week: tomorrow's shift 6:00 am to 4:00 pm as barista, the weather at the café and a Clock in buttonPilot Central app on a phone showing a chat with a teammate, a photo from behind the counter and a message boxPilot Central app on a phone showing My timesheets with approved shifts for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and the week's total hours

Your next shift, hours and pay estimate — before you leave home.

5 hrs

saved on rostering each week*

−3%

average wage cost vs. sales*

1 tap

to approve a shift swap

"Sunday penalty rates used to wreck my margins. Now I see the cost before I publish the roster."
— Café owner, Melbourne
"I swap shifts from my phone between uni classes. No more group chat chaos."
— Barista, Brisbane

*Early pilot feedback. Results vary by venue.

Be one of the first cafés on Pilot Central.

Get preview access, help shape the product, and keep founding-café pricing after launch.

Free during preview. No credit card.