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Cleaning company rota software for teams who are done with spreadsheets

This is cleaning company rota software built to put bookings, absences, travel time and recurring visits on one drag-and-drop calendar. Move a job to a different person or day with your cursor, and Xota updates the status for you.

Current Week
Jun 8 – Jun 12
Team
MonJun 8
TueJun 9
WedJun 10
ThuBank Holiday
M
Morgan
Supervisor
08:00–10:00 Riverside Offices General Clean
Travel 30m · 12mi
10:30–12:00 Harbour Clinic Compliance
J
Jordan
Operative
Holiday Approved
09:00–11:30 Meadow Park School Deep Clean
13:00–15:00 Riverside Offices Virtual

Cleaning company rota software replaces spreadsheets and paper diaries with one drag-and-drop calendar for scheduling cleaners. Xota puts bookings, absences, travel time and recurring visits on the same weekly grid, imports UK bank holidays automatically, and updates a booking's status the moment you drag it onto a new day or team member.

01 · ONE GRID

Cleaning company rota software that puts everything on one screen

A rota is only useful if it shows the whole picture. Xota puts bookings, travel time, approved absences and virtual recurring items on the same weekly grid, so a supervisor can see at a glance who is free, who is travelling and who is on holiday, without switching between a spreadsheet and a WhatsApp group.

  • Bookings, travel time, absences and virtual items on one grid
  • UK bank holidays pulled automatically from gov.uk
  • Drag a booking onto a different person or day, status updates itself
  • Week, day or custom date range views, plus a Timeline view
What lives on the rota
08:00–10:00 Riverside Offices General Clean
Booking, with team member, time, location and task
Travel 30m · 12mi
Travel time between jobs
Holiday Approved
Approved absence, rendered inline
13:00–15:00 Riverside Offices Virtual
Virtual item from a template, click to book in
BANK HOLIDAY
Auto-imported from gov.uk
02 · RECURRING ROTAS

Set the rota once. Book it in for weeks ahead.

Most cleaning contracts run on a pattern: every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, or every two days. A booking template captures that pattern once, choosing specific days of the week or every N days, with a time, duration and default assignee already set. Xota then drops virtual items onto the calendar for future dates, not auto-created, just waiting for you to confirm.

  • Specific days of the week, or every N days
  • “Book All Scheduled” batch-books a whole range in one go
  • Pause, resume or end-date a template without losing history
  • Click any virtual item on the grid to book it in individually
Virtual, not auto-created. Book them in when you’re ready.
Booking templates
+ Template
General Clean
Every Mon, Wed & Fri · 2h · Jordan
Active
Compliance Check
Every 2 days · 1h 30m · Morgan
Active
Deep Clean
Every week · Fri · 3h · Taylor
Paused
Next 2 weeks
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Booked Virtual
03 · FILTERS & TIMELINE

Find who’s free without scrolling the whole week

Named, saveable filters narrow the rota by team, team member, client or project, and you can star one as your default so it loads every time you open the calendar. When the question is “is anyone free between 2 and 4?” rather than “what does Tuesday look like?”, switch to the Timeline (Gantt) view, the same data laid out by hours instead of days.

  • Filter by team, member, client or project, or all four at once
  • Star one filter as default, it auto-loads every session
  • Timeline (Gantt) view answers “who has a gap this afternoon”
  • Filters apply consistently across the calendar and timeline
Filters
+ Add filter
High-priority clients
Clients: Riverside, Meadow Park · All projects
Default
North team view
Team: North Team · All clients
Compliance only
Template: Compliance Check · All teams
Active on rota: High-priority clients Show other items

Duplicate a booking in one click

Clone the date, time, team, description and checklist, then change only what moves. No re-typing a recurring job by hand.

Tap an empty slot to create

Any blank cell on the rota can become a new booking, travel time or holiday, pre-filled with the date and team member.

Recent moves stand out

Drag a booking to a new person or day and it pulses on everyone’s screen for a few seconds, so the whole team sees what changed.

Cleaning company rota software FAQs

What is cleaning company rota software?

Cleaning company rota software is a system for building and managing staff rotas, replacing spreadsheets and paper diaries with one drag-and-drop calendar. Xota puts bookings, absences, travel time and recurring visits on the same grid, so a supervisor can see the whole team's week and move a job to a different person or day in seconds.

Can I see bookings, absences and travel time on the same rota?

Yes. Bookings, approved absences, travel time between jobs and virtual recurring items all sit on the same weekly grid. You cannot double-book someone who is already marked as on holiday, because the holiday is rendered on the same calendar as their bookings.

How do recurring cleaning rotas work?

You set up a booking template once, choosing specific days of the week or every N days, with a time, duration and assignee. Xota drops virtual items onto the calendar for future dates. Nothing is auto-created; you click a virtual item to book it in, or use “Book All Scheduled” to batch-book a whole range at once. Templates can be paused, resumed or given an end date without losing history.

Do UK bank holidays appear on the rota automatically?

Yes. UK bank holidays are imported automatically from gov.uk and marked on the calendar, so you do not need to add them by hand or check a separate list before booking a job.

Can I filter the rota by team, client or project?

Yes. You can build named, saveable filters by team, team member, client or project, star one as your default so it loads automatically, and toggle “show items from other filters” when you need the wider context around a focused view.

Is there a free trial for the rota software?

Yes. Xota offers a 90-day free trial of the full rota and scheduling feature set with no credit card required, so you can move real clients and staff across before committing to a plan.

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