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Ferrow 2.3 is out: shift swaps with manager approval (sample)

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Rotas, shift swaps and timesheets for teams that work in shifts

Ferrow (sample) is a young product from a team of eleven in Springfield. The graph shows everything we have shipped since the first rota in a cafe back office, and what we are building now.

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Free for teams of up to eight people. No card needed (Example prices).

Branch offline-clock-in, being built

offline-clock-in

Building now

Clock in without Wi-Fi

Times are kept on the phone and sync when the signal comes back.

v2.3, Today, October 2026

v2.3

Today, October 2026

Shift swaps with manager approval

v2.2, July 2026

v2.2

July 2026

Staff set their own availability

v2.0, March 2026

v2.0

March 2026

Timesheets merged into the app

Clock-in times land next to the rota, ready for payroll.

Branch timesheets, tested by 40 teams

timesheets

Winter 2025

Beta with 40 teams (sample)

v1.0, September 2025

v1.0

September 2025

Public launch, free for small teams

v0.4, April 2025

v0.4

April 2025

Closed beta in 12 cafes (sample)

v0.1, November 2024

v0.1

November 2024

The first rota, built for one cafe's back office

Released on main Branch being built Being explored Today

Three jobs, one app

Ferrow does the three things a shift manager does every week. Each one shipped in a release you can find on the graph.

Build the rota

Drag people onto shifts for the week. Ferrow shows who is free, who is over their hours and which shifts are still empty.

v0.1

Shipped in

How it works

Swap a shift

Staff offer a shift from their phone, a colleague takes it and you approve with one tap. Nobody texts you at midnight.

v2.3

Shipped in

How it works

Close the timesheets

Clock-in times land next to the rota. Check the differences, approve the week and export the hours for payroll.

v2.0

Shipped in

How it works
A cafe owner at the counter checking her phone with a laptop open beside her

Made in a cafe back office

The first version was built for one cafe owner who planned twelve people on a spreadsheet and answered swap requests at night. Most of our customers still look like her.

  • Works on any phone, nothing to install
  • One rota per location, shared with the whole team
  • Your data exports as CSV at any time

Teams that work in shifts

Five to eighty people, one manager with too many tabs open. Most of our teams fall into three groups (sample).

A barista working behind a cafe counter under a chalkboard menu

Cafes and restaurants

Short shifts, students with changing timetables and weekends that never look the same.

  • Shift swaps
  • Availability
  • Templates for busy weeks
Two staff members working at a bright clinic reception desk

Clinics and practices

Reception and support staff around fixed opening hours, with cover for every desk.

  • Cover warnings
  • Timesheets
  • Payroll export
A warehouse worker scanning stock on a tablet between tall shelves

Warehouses and depots

Early starts, overtime and people who clock in from the loading bay.

  • Timesheets
  • Break reminders (building)
  • Overtime totals

Your first day, as a short branch

Most teams go live on the day they sign up. Four steps, then the week is published and your branch joins the main line.

1

Import your staff

Paste names and emails from a spreadsheet, or add people one by one. About ten minutes.

2

Build the first rota

Start from last week’s rota. Ferrow keeps your shift names and times.

3

Invite the team

Everyone gets a link by email or text. The app works on any phone, no store download needed.

Live

Publish the week

The rota goes live and staff see their shifts. From here, swaps and timesheets follow.

Pricing per person on the rota

Free

Up to 8 people and one location, rotas and swaps

$0

Team

Timesheets, availability, payroll export

$3 a person a month

Business

Several locations, single sign-on, priority support

$5 a person a month

Paying yearly

On Team and Business

Two months free

Example prices, before tax. You only pay for people who are on the rota that month.

Every plan includes

  • Unlimited managers and rotas
  • The app on any phone, without a store download
  • Your data as CSV whenever you ask, also after you leave
  • A person replies to support email within one working day (sample terms)
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What we are building next

Every open branch off the main line. A solid lane is being built, a dashed lane is still an idea we are testing with teams. Dates are aims, not promises.

Branch offline-clock-in, being built

offline-clock-in

Building

Clock in without Wi-Fi

For basements, warehouses and sites with a weak signal. Aimed at v2.4.

Branch break-rules, being built

break-rules

Building

Break reminders by local rules

The rota warns when a shift is too long without a break, using the rule you choose.

Branch multi-site, being tested

multi-site

Testing with 9 teams (sample)

Several locations, one rota

Move people between sites and see cover for each one.

Branch labour-cost, being explored

labour-cost

Exploring

Labour cost against takings

We are talking to teams before we build anything here.

Branch open-shifts, being explored

open-shifts

Exploring

Open shifts for a pool of casual staff

A shift anyone on a list can claim, first come first served.

Released on main Branch being built Being explored

Tell us what is missing

Most branches started as a sentence from a manager on a demo call. We count requests by team, and every branch is tested with real teams before it merges.

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Full roadmap
Developers working side by side at desks with large screens

A small team that ships every few weeks

Ferrow Labs (sample) started in 2024 when two friends, a cafe manager and a developer, rebuilt her rota spreadsheet as an app. Today we are eleven people in one office in Springfield.

Founded

2024

Team

11 people

Seed round

$2.1M, 2025

Teams on Ferrow

About 900

Company facts (sample). Seed round led by Northgate Ventures (sample).

About the company
Open roles

Updates from the team

All updates

Questions before you switch

Is Ferrow too young to rely on?

It is a young product, and we say so. Everything we ship is on the changelog, your data exports as CSV at any time, and the free plan lets you try it on a real week first.

How long does it take to move from a spreadsheet?

Most teams publish their first rota on the day they sign up. Paste your staff list and copy last week’s shifts.

Do my staff need to install an app?

No. Ferrow opens in the phone’s browser from a link. It can be added to the home screen like an app.

What happens to our data if Ferrow closes?

You can export everything as CSV whenever you like. We would give every customer at least 90 days’ notice and a full export (sample terms).

Does it work for several locations?

Yes, on the Business plan. Multi-site rotas with cover per location are being tested now and are on the roadmap.

See your own rota in Ferrow

Twenty minutes on a video call with someone who builds the product. Bring last week’s rota and we set it up with you, or start on the free plan and ask us later.

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Ferrow 2.3 is out: shift swaps with manager approval (sample)

Read the changelog

[email protected]

Book a demo