A surf school owner spends hours each evening manually texting instructors to check availability for next-day lessons, because instructors work for multiple schools and cannot commit far in advance.
Current scheduling/booking systems do not support the ad-hoc, day-before lesson requests where instructors from multiple schools claim shifts, and they either lack mobile-first design or require costly payment integrations.
Workarounds Described
- Spends every evening messaging instructors individually via WhatsApp to ask availability
- Customers cannot reserve lessons online; all requests come in day by day via phone or text
Implied Software Gaps
- Automated posting of lesson slots with instructor claiming instead of manual texting
- Customer-facing online booking with deposit and cancellation fee functionality
SurfShift Pro
SurfShift Pro is a mobile-first scheduling and booking platform designed for surf schools and similar activity-based businesses with a distributed instructor network. It automates the manual texting workflow by letting the owner post open lesson slots, instructors claim them based on their own availability, and customers book directly online with deposit or cancellation fees. Payment integrations with existing POS systems keep costs low.
- Owner posts open lesson slots with details (time, group size, level)
- Instructors set personal availability and claim slots via mobile app
- Customers book online with optional deposit or late cancellation fee
- Integrates with existing POS/payment systems for deposits and fees
- Mobile-first design, works seamlessly on phones and WhatsApp
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