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The cleaner app your operatives will actually use

One home screen for today's shift and tomorrow's shift. Operatives clock in on site, work through the job's task list, capture proof of work and message the office, all from their phone. Free for every operative, on iOS and Android.

Sat 18 Apr 2026
Good morning, Priya!
28 hours remaining holiday
2 shifts today
Today & Next
GENERAL CLEAN
Riverside Offices, Bristol
Today · 08:00–10:00 · Clocked in
WASHROOMS
Harbour Clinic, Bristol
Today · 14:00–16:00
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A cleaner app is a mobile app that cleaning operatives use to see today's and tomorrow's shifts, clock in and out on site, work through the job's task list and message the office, all from their phone. The Xota cleaner app is free for every operative, available on iOS and Android, and feeds hours straight into payroll so there is no separate timesheet to fill in.

01 · SHIFTS & CLOCK-IN

One screen for today's shift, and the next one

Operatives open the app and see exactly what they're doing, where and when. Tap clock in on arrival and the app captures the time and location. A live timer runs until they clock out, and the hours flow straight into timesheets and payroll with nothing to type up afterwards.

  • Today's and next shifts on the Home screen, no scrolling
  • Clock in and out with automatic location capture
  • Live timer while on site, so nobody forgets to clock out
  • Open shifts appear here too, ready to claim
Good morning, Priya
Operative
00:42:10
Riverside Offices · Bristol
Clock out
Up next
Harbour Clinic
Today · 14:00–16:00 · Washrooms
Open shifts
Weston Hall
Mon · 09:00–11:30
Claim
02 · CHECKLIST & PROOF

Every checklist and photo, right in the cleaner app

Each booking carries its own checklist, so an operative always knows what a site needs, not just when to turn up. When the work is done they attach photos as proof and capture a signature to close it out. Nothing is signed off from memory, and the office sees the same record the client sees.

  • Per-booking checklist, ticked off task by task
  • Photo upload built into the completion step
  • Signature capture at sign-off, tied to the audit trail
  • The same photos land in the client portal automatically
Riverside Offices
General Clean · Complete this booking
Checklist · 4 of 6
Reception & foyer
Kitchen surfaces
Washrooms
Proof of work 2 photos
Reception
Kitchen
03 · ABSENCE

Request holiday without leaving site

An operative picks their dates, adds a reason and submits, and the request goes straight to an admin for approval. Approved holiday lands on the same calendar as their bookings, so nobody schedules a job over an absence that has already been signed off.

  • Submit an absence request in a few taps
  • See remaining holiday balance on the Home screen
  • Approved holiday shows on the shared team calendar
Request holiday
Priya Shah
From
Mon 27 Apr
To
Fri 1 May
Type
Holiday
Remaining balance
28 hours
Submit request
04 · MESSAGES

Message the office without a WhatsApp group

Operatives message the office directly from the app, with read receipts and attachments so nothing gets lost in a group chat that half the team has muted. A flagged issue, a late running job or a question about a site all stay attached to the record, not scattered across someone's personal phone.

  • In-app conversations with read receipts
  • Attach photos and files to a message
  • Real time, so replies land while you're still on site
Morning, Priya
Operative
00:12:04
Harbour Clinic
Clock out
Up next
Weston Hall
Mon · 09:00–11:30
Priya · Operative
Extra window cleaner's ran out at Harbour Clinic, can someone drop one off?
10:12 · Read
Juliette · Admin
On it, Casey's passing that way at 11.
10:14
Priya · Operative
Washrooms done, photos attached.
10:52 · Read

Location on every clock-in

Every clock-in and clock-out captures where the operative was. The office knows exactly when and where work started and finished.

Nothing they shouldn't see

Operatives see their own shifts, checklists and holiday balance. No client list, no other people's pay, no admin schedule.

Push notifications

New shift, approved holiday, a message from the office. Operatives get a push the moment it happens, no need to check email.

Why operatives actually use it

One thing to check each morning

No paper rota, no group chat to scroll back through. The app is where the day's work lives.

Free for every operative

No separate licence per cleaner. Every operative gets the app as part of your Xota subscription.

Same data as the office, live

What an operative marks complete on their phone updates the admin calendar and the client portal straight away.

Cleaner app FAQs

Straight answers to what cleaning operatives and their managers ask about the Xota mobile app.

What is a cleaner app?

A cleaner app is a mobile app that cleaning operatives use to see today's and tomorrow's shifts, clock in and out on site, work through the job's task list and message the office, all from their phone. The Xota cleaner app for iOS and Android does exactly this, and feeds hours straight into payroll so there is no separate timesheet to fill in.

Is the Xota cleaner app free for cleaning operatives?

Yes. Every operative gets the Xota cleaner app at no extra cost, during the 90-day free trial and afterwards. Your Xota subscription covers office and admin use of the platform, the cleaner app itself does not add a per-operative charge.

What can a cleaner see in the app that they cannot see anywhere else?

Operatives see their own shifts, their own checklist, their own holiday balance and their own messages with the office. They do not see the client list, other people's pay, or the admin scheduling screen. The app shows an operative exactly what their job needs and nothing more.

Can operatives request holiday from the cleaner app?

Yes. Operatives submit an absence request from the app, choosing the dates and the reason, and it goes straight to an admin for approval. Approved holiday appears on the same calendar as their bookings, so nobody can be double-booked over an approved absence.

How does clocking in work in the app?

An operative opens their shift on the app and taps clock in. The app captures the time and location, and a live timer runs until they clock out. Clocked hours flow straight into timesheets and payroll, with no manual entry needed at either end.

Is the cleaner app available on iOS and Android?

Yes. The Xota cleaner app is a native app on both the App Store and Google Play, so operatives use whichever phone they already carry.

Explore the rest of Xota

Give your team the cleaner app they'll actually open

Shifts, checklists, photo proof, holiday requests and messages, free for every operative. Read how a new starter picks it up in our onboarding guide, or see it running alongside domestic and commercial rotas. 90-day free trial of everything. No credit card, cancel any time.