Overview of features, benefits and how to get started with digital shift planning in PlanFast.
Digital shift planning replaces the Excel sheet, the WhatsApp group or the printed wall plan with a central app where managers and employees work together. PlanFast goes one step further than most tools: the entire scheduling cycle runs automatically — shifts are added, published and assigned without the manager having to trigger each step.
The AutoPilot handles adding, publishing and assignment. Zero hours per cycle instead of several.
Employees set availability, report sick leave, hand over or swap shifts — without manager intervention.
Minimum rest time, qualifications and departments are checked automatically — no double-booked or empty shifts.
Every change instantly on every device. Push notifications for important events. No "which plan is current?".
Native iOS and Android apps plus web. Employees need no training onboarding.
Data encrypted, stored in the EU. Built and operated in Germany.
Short setup (industry, name, departments), then “Your first steps” on Home: shift pattern, plan, team, assign, publish.
Share access code or QR for them to join. Optionally pre-add them as placeholders if the team isn't onboarding right away.
After the first published plan: set cadence — weekly, every X weeks, or monthly. Set minimum rest time. Or keep planning manually.
★ Wish, ✓ Available, ✗ Not available — per day or with time ranges. Default templates save time every week.
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PlanFast is deliberately focused on shift planning and team coordination. The following are intentionally not part of the product:
The advantage: no module bundle, no per-module surcharges, clean UI without overloaded function menus.