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Break planning that survives the shift

Build the plan.
Run the shift.
Re-plan what remains.

BreakCalc creates fair break schedules for complex teams. When the day changes, it records what happened, protects the past, and rebuilds the rest of the shift around your real constraints.

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No BreakCalc account required Core scheduling works offline

Start simple, expand when the shift demands it

Useful free. Operational with Pro.

Every feature is labelled honestly, so teams know what they can use before they build the plan.

Free

Build and run the essentials

  • Up to 8 people and 2 breaks per person
  • Core scheduling and visual results
  • Go Live with NOW, NEXT, and THEN
  • Live reminders and clock/calendar actions
  • Text, image, and calendar sharing

BreakCalc Pro

Full toolkit

Plan complex shifts and repair them live

  • Up to 30 people and 10 breaks per person
  • Advanced constraints, durations, multipliers, and UTC
  • Live adjustments, holds, fair re-planning, and shift record
  • Schedule edit mode, templates, and Big Screen
  • PDF and CSV export

Before the shift

Start with the shift you actually have.

Set the team, the Break Window, and the coverage rules. BreakCalc turns those constraints into a schedule people can read in Summary, Timeline, or List.

Placement, spacing, rounding, durations, and individual multipliers shape the result without hiding the operational rules underneath.

The team
People · Breaks/Person · names · individual Multipliers
Coverage
Break Capacity · Minimum Buffer · Capacity Periods
Timing
Local or UTC · Early/Middle/Late · Spread out/Compact · 1- or 5-minute rounding
Break rules
Ratio or Fixed durations · min/max lengths · Auto-Split
Constraints
Fixed Breaks · No-break Periods · selected people or everyone

Go Live · Included in Free

The schedule becomes a live board.

Go Live keeps the plan useful after the shift begins. It shows current and upcoming breaks, active and upcoming No-break Periods, and the time left—without turning the schedule into a separate system.

NOWWho is on break and how long remains.
NEXTThe next people due to start a break.
THENThe following start group, before the board moves on.

Optional reminders, Start/End alarms, and calendar actions keep the live plan moving beyond the board.

Live board

BreakCalc live schedule showing NOW, NEXT, and THEN break groups

Visual Timeline

BreakCalc phone Timeline showing breaks across the complete shift
Live status and the complete visual Timeline. See who is on break now, who comes next, and how every break sits across the shift—all on the phone.

BreakCalc Pro · Live adjustments

What happened stays fixed. What comes next can move.

Shifts rarely follow the original timeline. BreakCalc can record late starts, early returns, missed breaks, and operational holds, then attempt to repair only what remains.

Real app example

A break finishes early. The rest of the shift responds.

The recording shows the Timeline before and after the live adjustment. Changed breaks are outlined, and Plan updated reports the result.

  • The real event becomes part of the live record.
  • Completed and already-started activity stays fixed.
  • Only the remaining plan is considered for repair.

BreakCalc Pro · Big Screen

Give the whole floor the same live picture.

Big Screen expands the live Timeline into a landscape board for a local display. Use your Android device’s casting, mirroring, or cable connection when you choose; BreakCalc does not upload the schedule to provide this view.

BreakCalc Big Screen showing the full live shift Timeline
Capacity, the current-time line, breaks, No-break Periods, and the complete NOW, NEXT, and THEN status remain visible at a glance.

Local-first by design

Your schedule is work data.
BreakCalc treats it that way.

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Break schedules for the shift you planned—and the one you got

Make the plan clear. Keep it fair when the day changes.

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