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Shift Scheduling in Minutes, with AI

AI-powered workforce scheduling for modern teams. Save hours every week.

Free for up to 6 employees
No credit card
5-min setup
iOS, Android & web
AI-Powered Smart shift assignment
Time Tracking Clock in/out system
Team Management Staff & freelancers
100% Mobile Full features on your phone
Download on the App Store Get it on Google Play

Powerful Features for Modern Teams

Everything you need to manage your workforce efficiently, from AI-powered scheduling to real-time tracking

AI-Powered Scheduling

Create and assign shifts in seconds. Generate weeks or months of schedules with intelligent AI assignment.

  • Bulk generation (week or month)
  • 3 AI modes: Optimal, Rotational, Random
  • Automatic conflict detection
  • Cost optimization built-in

Time Tracking & Clock In/Out

Complete attendance control system to track work hours and manage employee time with precision and accuracy.

  • Real-time clock in/out tracking
  • Automated attendance reports
  • Location-based verification
  • Overtime calculation and alerts

Freelancer & Staff Management

Unified platform for managing both regular staff and freelance workers with different rules and payment structures.

  • Separate availability systems
  • Pay-per-module for freelancers
  • Contract-based restrictions
  • Custom availability rules

100% Fully Mobile

Unlike other apps, Sonnical gives you full functionality on mobile. Everything you can do on web, you can do from your phone.

  • Complete feature parity with web
  • Manage your team from anywhere
  • Create & assign shifts on the go
  • No computer required — ever

Shift Exchange System

Empower your team to manage their own schedule changes with built-in request system and approval workflow.

  • Request shift swaps easily
  • Admin approval workflow
  • Direct messaging between users
  • Automatic validation

Multi-Institution Support

Perfect for enterprises with multiple locations, departments, or facilities to manage from a single platform.

  • Manage multiple institutions
  • Department-level organization
  • Position-based filtering
  • Cross-location scheduling

Perfect for Any Industry

From healthcare to hospitality, Sonnical adapts to your unique scheduling needs

Healthcare

Hospital shifts, on-call rotations, nurse scheduling, and multi-department coordination

Retail

Store schedules, peak season staffing, inventory coverage, and flexible shift swaps

Hospitality

Restaurant shifts, hotel staff scheduling, event coverage, and last-minute changes

Care Homes & Nursing

24-hour coverage with slots per shift, fair morning-afternoon-night rotation and last-minute replacements

Enterprise-Grade Security & Reliability

Built on Google's infrastructure with security and compliance at the core

Bank-Level Encryption

256-bit AES encryption for all data at rest and in transit. Your sensitive information is always protected.

SSL/TLS

Google Cloud Infrastructure

Powered by Firebase and Google Cloud Platform with enterprise-grade reliability and scalability.

Google Cloud

GDPR Compliant

Full compliance with European data protection regulations. Your data privacy is our priority.

GDPR

Role-based access

Everyone sees only what they need: the admin runs everything, managers run their location, employees see their calendar, clock-ins and requests.

3 roles

From the blog

Practical guides on scheduling shifts, staying compliant and running your team

Management

How to work out the slots you need per shift, before you put any names in

The method for knowing how many people you actually need: from service hours to slots, from slots to contracts, and the holiday and sickness margin almost nobody includes that throws the whole plan off.

October 1, 2026
Templates

Free monthly shift schedule template for Excel, and how to fill it in without mistakes

Download a monthly rota template for Excel with hours, days and nights already calculated, learn to fill it in within ten minutes, and see the seven mistakes the spreadsheet will never warn you about.

September 28, 2026
Management

Still running your shifts on a spreadsheet and WhatsApp? Seven signs it is costing you money

Seven signs the spreadsheet, PDF and group chat routine has outgrown your team: two versions of the rota, hours nobody counts, swaps agreed in private and the legal risk of running work from a chat.

September 25, 2026

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Loved by Teams Worldwide

See how Sonnical is transforming workforce management for businesses like yours

Healthcare
★★★★★

"Sonnical completely transformed how we manage our nursing staff schedules. The AI assignment feature saves us 10+ hours every week, and the freelancer support is a game-changer for covering last-minute shifts. Best decision we've made this year."

Sarah Mitchell

Sarah Mitchell

Operations manager, private clinic

Retail
★★★★★

"Managing 35 employees across 3 store locations used to be a nightmare. With Sonnical's multi-institution support and real-time sync, everyone knows their schedule instantly. The cost optimization feature helped us reduce labor costs by 18% in just 2 months."

Marcus Johnson

Marcus Johnson

District manager, retail chain

Hospitality
★★★★★

"As a restaurant owner, juggling shifts for 28 staff members was eating up my entire day. Sonnical's bulk generation and shift exchange system gave me my life back. Staff can request swaps themselves, and I approve with one tap. Absolutely essential tool."

Elena Rodriguez

Elena Rodriguez

Restaurant owner

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about Sonnical

Sonnical features an intuitive onboarding process with a modern, clean UI. You can have your team up and running in just 5 minutes. Simply create your account, add your locations and positions, invite your team, and you're ready to schedule. No complex setup or training required.

Absolutely! Unlike most scheduling apps that limit mobile functionality, Sonnical is 100% fully mobile. Every single feature available on the web dashboard works exactly the same on your phone — create schedules, assign shifts with AI, manage employees, handle shift exchanges, clock in/out, and more. Managers can run their entire operation from their pocket without ever needing a computer. This is one of the key features that sets Sonnical apart from the competition.

Our AI offers three powerful assignment modes to fit your needs:

  • Optimal: Automatically creates the best possible schedule by considering employee availability, positions, skills, labor costs, and your business rules. Perfect for minimizing costs while ensuring full coverage.
  • Rotational: Distributes shifts fairly across your team, ensuring everyone gets equal opportunities. Ideal for teams that value fairness and work-life balance.
  • Random: Assigns shifts randomly while still respecting availability and positions. Great for teams that want variety without manual planning.

All modes generate complete schedules in seconds, saving hours of manual work every week.

The Free plan is fully functional for teams of up to 6 employees — that covers approximately 78% of businesses worldwide. You get access to all core features: manual shift scheduling, calendar views, clock in/out, shift exchanges, and more. The only restricted feature is AI shift assignment, which is available on paid plans.

Yes! The web dashboard includes a Reports section where you can generate detailed reports of schedules, hours worked, and employee activity. You can export all reports to PDF or Excel format. This feature is available on all plans.

Yes! Sonnical is fully cross-platform. You can access it from your iPhone, Android phone, tablet, or any computer through the web dashboard. All your data syncs in real-time, so when a manager updates the schedule, employees see the changes instantly on their devices. Whether you're at the office, at home, or on the go, you always have access to your team's schedule.

Simple, Transparent Pricing

Choose the plan that fits your team size. All plans include core features.

Free

$0
Up to 6 employees
  • Manual shift scheduling
  • Calendar view
  • Clock in/out
  • 1 location
  • Email support

Starter

$29
7-25 employees
  • Everything in Free
  • Freelancers support
  • AI shift assignment
  • Bulk event generation
  • 1 location

Business

$99
51-100 employees
  • Everything in Growth
  • Up to 5 locations

More than 100 employees or more than 5 locations? Write to us and we’ll put together a custom plan.

Compare Plans

See which features are included in each plan

Feature Free Starter Growth Business Enterprise
Employees Limit Up to 6 7-25 26-50 51-100 Unlimited
Locations 1 1 3 5 Unlimited
Manual Scheduling ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Calendar View ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Clock In/Out ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
AI Shift Assignment ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Bulk Event Generation ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Freelancers Support ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Try the interactive demo

Explore Sonnical with a fully working demo — no sign-up, no credit card. You get almost the entire app, preloaded with a realistic sample team (a hospital, a month of shifts, swap requests and time-off).

It's your own private sandbox: nothing you do is saved. Everything is deleted the moment you leave — or automatically within 24 hours.