Product roadmap

What's coming to EasyRoster

We ship weekly. This page shows what's next — not a wishlist, not vaporware. Each phase builds directly on what real beta users are asking for.

Phase 1Coming next

Features already in development or ready to unlock as beta stabilises.

Mobile app for staff

Native iOS and Android app — clock in/out, view shifts, and manage profile from the job site. Built with React Native + Expo.

GPS clock-in

Staff can only clock in when they're at the right location. Essential for cafés, retail, and care sites. Included in the mobile app.

Xero payroll export

Push approved time entries straight to Xero — no manual re-entry after timesheet approval. Foundation already built, unlocking post-beta.

Phase 2On the way

Features that close the gap with larger competitors while keeping the product small-team focused.

AI roster insights

Scheduling recommendations, cost alerts, and coverage gap detection — powered by the same AI backbone already running bug triage.

Real-time labour cost on roster

See estimated weekly wage cost update live as you build the roster — before you publish, not after payroll.

PayHero payroll integration

NZ-specific payroll integration for businesses already on PayHero. Same push-to-payroll flow as Xero, built for the NZ market.

Phase 3Later

Longer-horizon features for when the core is solid and the team is growing.

AI auto-draft roster

Generate a full week's roster from availability, past patterns, and compliance rules. Review and publish — not replace the manager.

Multi-location support

Manage rosters across multiple sites under a single account. Built for growing businesses that outgrow a single-location setup.

Higher-capacity plans

Larger team tiers and enterprise plans for businesses with 50+ staff. Pricing stays flat-rate — no per-user fees.

Already live in beta

What's working today

The core is already production-grade. Beta users are running real weekly operations on this.

Try it free

Weekly roster builder with drag-and-drop — drag staff from sidebar, drag to move, resize, conflict detection

Edit Week draft mode — drag, edit, delete shifts in a local draft. Send to Timesheet commits everything in one go; Cancel discards without touching the saved roster

Position-based shift colours — at-a-glance role coverage on the roster grid

Time clock — clock in/out, timesheet review, bulk approve, per-row and bulk approve/reject on unmatched clock entries, CSV export

Timesheet Review tab — review-first workflow with row checkboxes, bulk approve, paid-lock against accidental edits, per-week advisory lock for safe concurrent edits

Leave management — annual + sick balances, leave type tracking, manager review, per-employee balance overrides

Availability — Morning, Afternoon, or custom time-window preferences

Staff availability grid — owners and admins see the whole team's weekly availability at a glance

Swap requests, open shifts, accept / decline with push notification

Native mobile push — Expo push fan-out to the iOS/Android companion app alongside web push

Staged shift notifications — managers edit freely, send updates in one batch

Reports — employee totals, cost trend, NZ & AU holiday review

NZ & AU public holiday detection + award pay multipliers

Labour law compliance checks inline on roster and timesheets

Team announcements — pin notices, per-user read tracking

Multi-company support — owners can run multiple businesses, staff can work for multiple employers

Per-day business hours — different opening hours by weekday

Magic link sign-in — passwordless email login for staff

Role-based access — owner, admin, delegated admin, staff

How we decide what ships next

We're not trying to match every feature Deputy or Tanda has. We're building the smallest tool that makes weekly operations actually run — for NZ and AU small businesses that need the week sorted, not another platform to manage.

Real user pain first

Every phase comes directly from beta user feedback, support tickets, and what operators actually get stuck on.

Flat-rate pricing, always

No per-user fees. No surprise billing. Pricing stays simple even as the feature set grows.

NZ & AU compliance built in

Holiday pay, award multipliers, and labour law checks are part of the workflow — not an add-on.

Free during beta

Get in before the roadmap ships

Beta is free. You get the full feature set now and every item on this roadmap as it ships — at the beta rate when billing goes live.

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