Firnela
On-Demand Hospitality Staff
Only for iPhone
Free
Faster, smoother, and more reliable. Enjoy accurate payments with tips, improved profile updates, and a more stable app experience end to end.
Connect on-demand with qualified hospitality professionals for your private events, catering jobs, or open restaurant shifts — all through one intuitive app built for the industry.
How It Works:
First — Businesses post shifts tailored to their needs
Next — Staff browse open shifts & send applications
Last — Operators approve applicants, verify hours, & pay securely — all in one place
BUSINESS OWNERS:
Hire reliable, vetted staff who arrive prepared and confident.
• Post shifts effortlessly and manage applicants, arrivals, timesheets, and payments with ease
• Quickly review candidates and handle payroll — all within the app
• Restaurant profiles enable staff to study virtual previews of floor maps & table charts, pre-shift
HOSPITALITY PROFESSIONALS:
Discover flexible shifts that match your skills and schedule.
• Access bartenders, servers, line cooks, prep cooks, dishwashers, hosts, barbacks + more
• Prepare pre-shift for restaurant and bar shifts by previewing and studying layouts and builds
• Build your profile, showcase your talent, get hired and be paid
more This update improves reliability, accuracy, and overall app performance:
- Smarter state updates prevent data loss and UI flicker
- Faster profile edits with fewer background calls
- More accurate payments with tips fully included
- Stronger authentication and user data handling
- Improved app startup with resilient remote config
- Enhanced stability during onboarding and dashboard use
3.0.11 May 5
Auto Signin Isshue has been fixed in this version.
3.0.10 Apr 30
- Accurate shift times, everywhere: All schedules, notifications, and timesheets now automatically display in the venue’s local timezone no confusion when working across regions.
- More precise earnings: Pay is now calculated down to the minute, ensuring fair and accurate compensation for every shift worked.
- Improved shift history: Easily view completed and past shifts, including terminated ones, for full transparency.
- Faster, smoother onboarding: Simplified profile steps help you get started and approved more quickly.
- Cleaner, clearer interface: Updated chat layout and improved spacing make key information easier to read and navigate.
- Better reliability: Enhanced session handling and background updates keep your data accurate and up to date.
3.0.9 Apr 29
Venue-based notification filtering for more relevant alerts
Managers now see notifications only for their assigned venues
Consistent business identity handling across reviews, applicants, and timesheets
Smarter notification messages for full vs partial applications
Prevented managers from applying to or accepting invites from their own business
Improved UI context in Manager Mode with correct business owner details
Enhanced data integrity and null-safety in notifications
Bug fixes and performance improvements
3.0.8 Apr 9
This update delivers a smarter, faster, and more powerful experience for both businesses and staff.
Advanced Shift Exports
Export completed shifts with ease using flexible options like current month, last month, full year, or custom date ranges. Generate detailed CSV reports including hours, pay, and break times, and share them instantly.
Manager Tools & Manager Mode
Invite and manage managers with a redesigned, modern interface. Assign venues, control permissions with precision, and streamline access with clear, intuitive controls. Give managers exactly the access they need from posting jobs to approving timesheets while keeping full control. Manager Mode ensures data is scoped to assigned venues.
Smarter Chat Experience
Improved messaging with sender names and better business/staff context, making conversations clearer in multi-user environments.
Improved Navigation & UI
Enjoy a refreshed manager dashboard, cleaner settings layout, and smoother navigation across the app.
Clearer Staff Profiles
Simplified onboarding with “Required” and “Optional” sections, helping staff complete profiles faster and more accurately.
Stability & Performance
Multiple fixes and backend improvements ensure smoother performance, better state handling, and fewer UI inconsistencies.
3.0.7 Apr 7
Smarter hiring with dynamic service fees based on staff experience
Lower fees for new staff to help businesses save more
Improved reliability with safer data handling across the app
Faster, more stable performance with upgraded Firebase integrations
Enhanced notifications for timely updates on both iOS and Android
Better debugging and error handling for a smoother experience
3.0.6 Mar 24
This update brings a smarter, more reliable experience for both businesses and staff.
1: Reliability Check-ins: A new shift confirmation system ensures staff attendance is clear, trackable, and dependable.
2: Venue Portfolio: Manage event venues separately from restaurants with dedicated profiles, locations, and workflows.
3: Income Tracking: Staff can now view detailed earnings, including tips and salary history, all in one place.
4: New Staff Discount: Businesses enjoy reduced service fees when hiring new talent.
5: Enhanced UI/UX: Redesigned dashboards, applicant views, and shift details for faster actions and better clarity
6: Timezone Accuracy: Improved scheduling with precise timezone support across regions.
7: Welcome Emails & Fixes: Smoother onboarding, improved Stripe sync, and multiple performance enhancements.
3.0.5 Mar 21
This update introduces powerful reliability and hiring insights to help businesses build more dependable teams. With new Reliability Scores, pre-shift Check-Ins to reduce no-shows, and real-time market pay insights, hiring and managing staff is now smarter and more transparent. We’ve also improved account controls, authentication reliability, and overall app performance for a smoother experience.
3.0.4 Mar 11
• New Reliability Check-In system to confirm attendance before shifts
• Smart reminders with direct access to shift details
• Clear shift status indicators for active and missed check-ins
• Faster navigation from notifications
• Clickable Terms of Service and Privacy Policy during signup
• Improved stability and performance with multiple bug fixes
3.0.3 Feb 27
This version makes managing your Resturent faster and easier with smarter editing, automatic saving, and improved onboarding tools for businesses.
Auto-save added across floor layouts, menus, kitchen setup, and service steps so changes are saved automatically as you work
Simplified venue management with all key restaurant details now editable from one unified screen
Businesses can now edit existing cocktails and menu items instead of recreating them
Improved menu organization with expandable categories for easier navigation and management
Enhanced training materials and layout screens with clearer interaction and better usability
Simplified job date selection for faster posting
Improved iOS performance and compatibility, plus broader Android device support
Stability improvements, security updates, and multiple bug fixes
3.0.2 Feb 24
A major upgrade designed to help businesses build smarter venues, train staff faster, and present their locations more professionally than ever before.
All-New Training Materials Hub
Manage your entire venue from one powerful dashboard. Add walkthrough videos, floor layouts, menus, and service standards in one place while tracking completion progress in real time.
Smarter Menu Management
Create fully customizable menu categories instead of fixed menu types. Add detailed items with photos, descriptions, dietary tags, and pricing to showcase your offerings beautifully.
Professional Business Profile Redesign
Your venue profile now features a modern hero layout, interactive stats, expandable sections, and improved media galleries for a cleaner, more premium presentation.
Advanced Floor Layout & Station Setup
Build detailed layouts for dining areas, bars, kitchens, and multiple floors. Upload photos, videos, and notes to help staff learn faster and reduce onboarding time.
Steps of Service Training
Define clear service workflows with ordered steps, expectations, and visibility controls — ensuring consistent guest experiences across your team.
Faster & Easier Business Onboarding
New address autocomplete, interactive map selection, and improved signup flow make creating a business account quicker and more accurate.
Performance & Stability Improvement
Faster loading with shimmer effects and optimized data handling
Improved video playback reliability
Enhanced validation and error handling
Updated infrastructure and overall app performance
3.0.1 Feb 22
Version 3.0.0 introduces major performance improvements, smarter dashboards, and new tools designed to make hiring and onboarding faster and more efficient.
Faster app performance with optimized data loading and smoother navigation across dashboards
Improved reliability when switching between staff and business accounts with enhanced session handling
Dynamic interview scheduling powered by Remote Config for more flexible updates
Staff profiles are now easier to update during review stages with improved editing access and experience management
Refreshed business dashboard with clearer insights, faster refresh, and improved ratings display
New modern image and media pickers for a smoother upload experienc
Added advanced kitchen layout setup for restaurants, allowing businesses to provide station-specific instructions, media, and onboarding details for staff
Multiple UI refinements and bug fixes for a more stable and polished experience
3.0.0 Feb 18
We’ve rolled out a quick improvement update focused on stability, clarity, and performance.
What’s improved:
Cleaner staff experience profiles with simplified details
Fixed visibility issues so profiles appear correctly in the marketplace
Improved logout handling for better data security
General bug fixes and performance enhancements
Branding updates for a more consistent experience
This update ensures everything works exactly as expected, smoothly, reliably, and is ready for daily use.
2.0.20 Feb 10
- Major Profile & UI Overhaul
Completely redesigned Staff Profile views with cleaner layouts, better information hierarchy, and modern visuals.
Improved business-facing staff profiles with high-impact headers, rehire scores, and a persistent Invite to Shift action.
Refined resume sections with categorized cards for experience, certifications, awards, and skills.
- Smarter Onboarding & Profile Completion
Introduced a guided multi-step profile completion flow with clear progress indicators.
Automatic prompts for missing experience or availability, with one-tap navigation to fix them.
Visual warnings on the dashboard when key profile sections are incomplete.
- Experience, Skills & Certifications Improvements
Removed education clutter from staff profiles and focused on real-world hospitality experience.
Expanded certifications with expiration dates, legal validity confirmation, and optional photo uploads.
Improved skills and POS selection using clean, searchable multi-select dialogs.
- Dashboard & Small-Screen Enhancements
Fully responsive staff dashboard optimized for smaller devices.
Clearer status screens for Under Review, Interview Requested, and Sent Back for Edits.
Updated profile header with address visibility and quick edit actions.
- Job Posting & Attire Selection Updates
New swipe-based attire selection with side-by-side images and detailed descriptions.
Cleaner job post creation flow with improved layouts, summaries, and validation.
- Performance, Stability & Polish
Faster data syncing after profile updates.
Fixed multiple UI overflows, navigation issues, and state bugs.
Consistent typography, spacing, dialogs, and animations across the app.
Updated app version and improved overall reliability.
2.0.19 Feb 9
We’ve improved the onboarding experience and enhanced performance to make the business marketplace faster and easier to use.
Refreshed Sign-In & Sign-Up Screens
A cleaner, more modern design with our logo and improved password validation for a smoother, more secure start.
Simplified Account Selection
A more direct flow to choose between Business and Staff, with state or address selection upfront for quicker setup.
Availability by Location
Location-based availability checks are now built in to ensure accurate access to the marketplace, currently supported in Minnesota.
Redesigned Profile Picture Screen
The profile picture experience has been visually redesigned for a clearer and more intuitive flow.
Improved Performance for Businesses
Backend and app optimizations deliver faster loading, smoother navigation, and a more reliable business marketplace experience.
Update now for a faster, more polished, and more efficient marketplace experience.
2.0.18 Jan 4
We’ve made your experience smoother and smarter! This update brings a cleaner Home screen, quicker access to notifications and chat, and a more reliable shift and hiring flow. Email verification is now clearer and more accurate, and several bugs affecting staff counts, applications, and notifications have been fixed for better reliability.
2.0.17 Jan 2
Version 2.0.16 brings better visibility, clarity, and reliability for both staff and businesses.
New Shift Availability Feature: Staff can now add and manage their work availability and travel preferences, making it easier for employers to find them when they're ready to work.
Improved Availability Screen: Cleaner design with easier-to-use dropdowns, time pickers, and calendar icons.
Helpful Reminders: A friendly prompt now reminds staff to add their availability so they don't miss out on shifts.
Bug Fixes & Stability Improvements: Resolved issues that could cause unexpected errors or incorrect information to display.
Performance & Accuracy Enhancements: Fixed hired count calculations, improved location selection with Google Maps, and ensured your data stays accurate.
General Polish: Minor design tweaks and behind-the-scenes optimizations for a smoother experience.
2.0.16 12/31/2025
We’ve made this update all about delivering a smoother, smarter, and more reliable experience.
• Enhanced job and shift management with better support for multi-date jobs and accurate check-in validation
• Improved notifications to ensure you never miss important updates—even when using multiple devices
• Refined business and staff screens with cleaner layouts, clearer information, and smoother interactions
• More accurate tracking for hired staff, completed shifts, and payments
• Faster and more reliable job invitations with improved handling of pending requests
• Improved location selection during job creation for a more seamless experience
• Better performance and stability through behind-the-scenes improvements and bug fixes
Update now to enjoy a more polished, dependable, and efficient experience.
2.0.15 12/18/2025
We’ve made major improvements to the business experience in Firnela to make managing shifts, reviewing staff, and navigating the app smoother and more intuitive.
Improved Business Home Experience
A redesigned Shifts screen with simple tabs for Active and Upcoming shifts.
Shift lists are now easier to browse, better organized, and adjust automatically based on what matters most to you.
Better Timesheet Management
A new Action Required section helps you quickly see timesheets that need your approval.
You can now review and approve them from a dedicated screen for a faster workflow.
Enhanced Staff Reviews
We’ve introduced a new, clearer way to provide feedback:
Choose Yes, Maybe, or No for rehire recommendations.
Pick from helpful positive and constructive tags instead of writing long reviews.
Ratings are now calculated more accurately based on your feedback.
Updated Staff & Shift Details
Cleaner layouts for applicants, hired staff, and completed shifts.
Faster updates: changes you make (hire, decline, terminate, edit posts) now update instantly.
UI & Experience Upgrades
Fresh new app launch screen with our updated logo.
Improved icons throughout the app—rehire score now uses the Firnela logo.
Better readability with refined fonts and layout adjustments.
Performance & Stability
Faster app startup.
Improved crash reporting for a more stable experience.
Fixed various bugs related to shift management, navigation, and job post updates.
2.0.14 11/26/2025
We’ve made your experience smoother and faster with this update!
Pull to Refresh: You can now swipe down on main screens to instantly refresh your data.
Faster Updates: Information, such as shifts, applications, and performance, now updates instantly after you take an action — no more waiting or manual refresh required.
Improved Reliability: The app now handles logout and background updates more smoothly, even with weak connections.
Cleaner Interface: We’ve simplified the data loading process behind the scenes, resulting in faster screen loading and improved synchronization.
Bug Fixes: Fixed several small issues and improved overall performance for a more stable experience.
2.0.13 10/30/2025
We’ve made some major improvements to enhance your experience:
Faster app speed: The app now responds better and loading time has improved.
24-hour application window: Staff submited applications will now expire automatically after 24 hours.
Fair payments: Timesheet payments are now calculated BY THE MINUTE for a better payment structure.
Coming soon: Future updates will make the app even faster and easier to use by making it more intuitive.
2.0.11 10/23/2025
We’ve made some powerful improvements to keep your experience smooth, secure, and more intuitive:
1. Mandatory In-App Updates
The app now checks for the latest version at launch.
If an update is required, you’ll see a clear prompt to update before continuing — keeping everyone on the latest, most secure version.
2. Smarter Job Notifications
Get notified instantly when new jobs are posted that match your active roles.
3. Faster Check-In & Start Clock
After entering your 4-digit check-in code, you’ll be prompted to start your clock automatically.
Clear visual states show when actions are available or completed.
4. Improved Hiring & Termination Flows
A cleaner, modernized termination flow for businesses and Staff.
More accurate hired staff counts and automatic updates when positions are filled or reopened.
5. UI/UX Enhancements
Check-in codes are now displayed more prominently for quick access.
Upgraded the date/time picker in timesheets for a modern, seamless experience.
6. Under the Hood
Refined staff marketplace logic to show only complete profiles.
Refined code for faster and more stable performance.
2.0.10 10/13/2025
We’ve made some big improvements to help businesses manage shifts and staff more easily:
Completed Shift Details: Get a full breakdown of each staff member’s performance, including worked days, total time, and rehire score.
Tipping Made Simple: Send tips to individual staff or all at once after a completed shift. Tips now appear clearly across timesheets and job posts.
Reviews: Leave reviews directly from completed shifts.
Smarter Shift Management:
Invitations are smarter—no duplicates if a staff member has already applied.
Timesheets needing approval are highlighted with an alert for quick action.
Other Improvements:
Streamlined logic for better handling and staff application updates.
More consistent UI with restricted text scaling.
2.0.9 10/01/2025
Stability Improved
2.0.8 09/16/2025
Marketplace bugs removed
2.0.7 08/27/2025
This update improves reliability, accuracy, and overall app performance:
- Smarter state updates prevent data loss and UI flicker
- Faster profile edits with fewer background calls
- More accurate payments with tips fully included
- Stronger authentication and user data handling
- Improved app startup with resilient remote config
- Enhanced stability during onboarding and dashboard use
more Version 3.0.11 May 5
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