2026.11.1: Announcements

2026-11-11T00:00:00Z

News and reminders your team sees when they clock in or out.

New: Announcements
Post news or a reminder for everyone, some stores or a few people. They see it when they clock in or out until they tap Got it, and in News on their phone.
New: Emails about your team, and for your team
Get an email when a time off request, a shift request or a time fix needs your answer. Full access and Admin can also let employees get notices by email: their schedule, shift swaps and time off answers.
New: Notices by email, if you want them
When your workplace switches it on, add your email under Me to hear when your schedule is published, a swap is asked or answered, or your time off is answered. It's optional, and every email has a link to stop them.
New: News from your managers
Announcements show when you clock in or out. Tap Got it once you've read one; they all stay in News.
Better: Fixing their own times, a whole shift at a time
People with Edit my times now change or delete a whole shift in My shifts on their phone, with one reason and Undo. A new switch lets them add a forgotten shift without asking you, up to 3 a week.
Better: Select, drag and paste in the month
The month now works like the week: pick several shifts with Select or Ctrl-click (Cmd on a Mac), drag one to another day (Alt or Option copies), then copy, move, paste or delete. Open a day to tick shifts behind +N more.
Better: Copy a week forward, repeat with a preview
More → Copy this week to next week copies in one click and takes you there. Repeat now says how many shifts it will add before you press it, and works on selected shifts too. You can undo each one right after.
New: Help when you need it
A help centre with short answers, also in Find anything. Empty pages now say what to do first. For Full access and Admin, Getting started becomes Your first week once setup is done.
New: Help on your phone
Search short answers about clocking in, fixing times and time off under Me, in Help. Schedule, Time off and Me each have a ? that explains the page.

2026.11.0: The big upgrade

2026-11-11T00:00:00Z

Stores, schedules, time off, documents, pay rules for any country, and a new phone app.

Better: A calmer dashboard
A greeting with who's working now, an alerts bell for what needs you, your account menu top right, a grouped side menu, and every page's buttons at the top.
New: Find anything
Search pages, settings, people and stores from the top of any page, or press / or Ctrl K (⌘K on Mac). Pick a result and you land on the exact control.
New: How this page works
A ? button on every page explains what it's for and what to do first, with Show me to point at the right button.
New: More than one store
Add stores, pair a tablet or phone at each with a code, choose where each person works and see payroll by store. Each store uses its own time zone.
New: Admins and store managers
Invite people to the dashboard as admin or store manager. Store managers see only their stores' people. Turn an employee into a store manager from their profile.
New: Schedules your team can see
Week and month views, drag and drop, copy and paste, repeat shifts and whole weeks. People can take open shifts, ask for cover or swap; you approve.
New: Add a shift in one click
Click an empty day on the schedule and pick one of the times you use most, or type new ones. Shift-click carries on to the next day.
New: Drag shifts to move them
Drag a shift to another day or person to move it. Hold Alt (Option on a Mac) as you drop to copy it instead. Changed your mind? Press Undo.
New: Change many shifts at once
Press Select, or Ctrl-click (Cmd on a Mac), to pick several shifts, then copy, move, paste or delete them together. A shift with a swap request waiting can't be moved this way: open the shift to change it.
New: Copy a whole day
Open a day on the schedule and press Copy day, then paste it onto any other day, even in another week. One Undo puts it all back.
New: Keyboard shortcuts on the schedule
Move around the week with the arrow keys, press N to add a shift, and copy, paste and undo with the keys you already know. See them all under More → Keyboard shortcuts.
New: 12-hour or 24-hour times
Choose how times show on the schedule: 2:00 pm or 14:00. Automatic follows your business's language.
New: Time off requests
People ask from their phone, you approve or decline, and see balances and a calendar. Approved time off shows on the schedule and in payroll.
New: Documents
Send payslips, contracts and policies; see who opened and confirmed them. Folders, grid or list, drag and drop, up to 20 files at once, tags, and reminders before a document expires.
New: One payroll PDF, everyone's payslip
Upload the whole PDF; we split it per person, match each page, let you check before sending and give you 15 minutes to undo.
New: Pay rules for your country
Set overtime limits and rate, paid breaks and a break reminder. US businesses keep federal and state rules. Your currency, phone numbers and date format, anywhere.
New: Let people fix their own times
Choose, person by person, who can fix their own recent clock-ins and who can clock in on their phone without the QR code. You see every change and can undo it.
Better: Payroll export
Files for Gusto, ADP, QuickBooks Online and Paychex Flex (US), and a spreadsheet that opens right in your language. Double time has its own column.
New: Attendance
See how everyone is doing: hours, late starts and missed breaks by store and person.
New: Clock in with name and PIN
The store device also accepts name and PIN, with an optional photo. It reconnects by itself after Wi-Fi drops.
New: Add people faster
Share a join link or import a spreadsheet. One phone number can work at two businesses.
New: Birthdays and work anniversaries
See them on the Overview and the schedule, month and day only. People can opt out.
New: Your logo and color
Your logo and color on the dashboard, the phone app and the store device.
Better: Times stay in order
No second clock-in inside a shift, no clock-out without a clock-in, breaks only inside a shift, whether you edit, approve or someone asks.
Fixed: Shift fixes for store managers
Store managers can now approve the shift fixes people ask for in their stores, and a clock-out with no clock-in before it shows on the right day.
Better: Faster, clearer loading
Your logo while it opens, outlines instead of blank numbers, and Try again on any part that didn't load.
Better: A friendly hello
Clocking in or out now greets you by name with a short, warm line, the same on the phone, the store device and the dashboard. After clocking out you see how long you worked.
New: Messages in your own words
Write the welcome on the sign-in page and the line your team sees after clocking in or out, for your business or your stores. See it as you type, or go back to Cronta's friendly lines.
Security: PIN locks end after a day
After too many wrong PINs, signing in with a PIN pauses for a day and then opens again by itself. Signing in at the store with its QR code still works. A manager can also set a new PIN.
Better: Clear confirmations
"Are you sure?" questions now appear inside the app, in one style.
New: Plan and billing
A free plan for small teams, prices in your currency, add-ons, and a way to support us.
Security: Your data, locked
Documents, two-step sign-in codes and ID numbers are encrypted. Owners can close the account and have the data deleted. Read how we protect it on our Security page.
New: Email alerts per business
Each business's alerts go to the people it chooses.
Better: A new phone app
Clock, Schedule, Time off and Me tabs at the bottom.
New: Your schedule as a calendar
Week or month. Tap a day to pick up a shift, ask for cover, swap or ask for time off.
New: Shifts in your phone's calendar
Add them once to iPhone, Google or Android calendar; they update by themselves. Only times and places, never pay.
New: Ask for time off
Ask for time off from your phone and see how much you have left.
New: Your documents
Read your payslips and contracts, confirm when asked, and add a doctor's note straight from the camera.
New: Fix your own time
If your manager turned it on, correct a recent clock-in with a reason, or clock in from your phone without the QR code.
New: Forgot a whole shift?
In My shifts, ask to add a shift you forgot to clock, or fix one that's wrong. Your manager approves it all in one go.
Better: A clearer Me page
Your details, who to ask and your documents in one place.

Cronta changelog

2026.11.1: Announcements

2026.11.0: The big upgrade