HEADED FOR $2,849

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Revenue forecasting and labour planning for hospitality venues in Australia.

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The Today view

Three states. One screen.

Switches automatically based on your Square business hours. Open it on the way in, check it during service, review it before you leave.

6:28●●●● 🔌
Hospodash
Today · Wed
TodayWeek
Opens in
32 min
Today's forecast
$2,755
From your last 12 Wednesdays ⓘ
Yesterday
$1,023
Tue 2 Jun
↓ 59% vs forecast
Last Wed
$2,945
May 27
Last year
$3,210
4 Jun 2025
Typical Wed
$3,050
12-wk avg
Best Wed
$5,240
Apr 16
Winter pattern · rain today · forecast cut 12%.
Before open · 6:28a
Pre-trading
Forecast front and centre. Yesterday's result and four comparison benchmarks — before a transaction runs.
1:15●●●● 🔌
Hospodash
Today · Tue
TodayWeek
HEADED FOR $1,830 $0 $2,503
Revenue so far
$770
Forecast today
$2,503
↓ $410 behind pace ↓ $673 behind forecast
Revenue by hour
Actual Forecast
now
A typical Tuesday does $2,271 · HEADED FOR is $1,830.
During service · 1:15p
Trading
The HEADED FOR projection updates as trade comes in. The hourly bar chart shows actual vs forecast by hour.
5:30●●●● 🔌
Hospodash
Today · Tue
TodayWeek
FINISHED AT $2,540 $0 $2,503
Final revenue
$2,540
Forecast was
$2,503
↑ $37 above forecast · +1.5%
Best hour12p · $412
Busiest period11a – 1p
vs last Tuesday↑ +$215 (+9%)
vs last year↑ +$120 (+5%)
Tomorrow
Wed · Jun 3
Rain forecast · 8mm
Forecast
$2,755
↓ 12% · rain
After close · 5:30p
Post-trading
Final result vs forecast, day recap, and tomorrow's forecast. Tap Tomorrow to see the full pre-trading view for the next day.
Week view
Mon → Sun

Switch at any time using the Today / Week toggle at top right. Each day shows the forecast. Completed days show actual vs forecast with the variance below. Future days show forecast only, labelled "Not yet." Forecasts refresh each morning.

During service

The arc.

Red is more than 5% below forecast. Blue is within 5% either side. Green is more than 5% ahead. The HEADED FOR number is always amber — it's a projection. The arc colour is the signal.

Red — behind forecast

HEADED FOR $1,902
Revenue so far
$1,696
Forecast today
$2,849
More than 5% below forecast

Blue — on track

HEADED FOR $2,790
Revenue so far
$2,450
Forecast today
$2,849
Within 5% of forecast

Green — ahead

HEADED FOR $3,100
Revenue so far
$2,300
Forecast today
$2,849
More than 5% ahead of forecast
A slow day

React to a slow day. Not at close of business.

The chart shows hourly revenue (navy) against forecast (grey). By 7am it was already 59% behind. The roster was set. Without an intraday view, the first decision point came at end of day.

Hourly revenue vs forecast — Tuesday Actual Forecast
7a 10a 1p 4p
Behind forecast from 7am — no early signal −59%
The forecast

How the forecast is built.

Every forecast is calculated from your own Square sales history. Tap ⓘ on any forecast to see which comparable days were included, which were excluded, and why.

Recency-weighted weekdays

A weighted median of your matching weekdays. Days closer in time carry more weight than days further back, so the forecast reflects recent changes in trading without ignoring your broader history.

Noisy days removed from the pool

Public holidays School holiday periods Long weekends Flagged closures

Removed from the calculation pool so an outlier day — a quiet Easter Monday, a staff-only closure — doesn't pull your typical Monday forecast down.

Public holidays get their own forecast

Good Friday is not calculated against your typical Friday pool. Each public holiday is forecast against your recent history for that specific holiday — with weather adjustment applied if rain is expected.

Rain adjustment from your own history

HospoDash derives a wet-day factor from your own trading data — how much rain typically reduces your revenue at your venue, based on your seating type. Not a generic industry figure. Applied automatically when rain is forecast.

Every day shown
Every exclusion explained
Override any day
Forecast calculation

Five inputs. All from your data.

01
Signal A
Recency-weighted median of matching weekdays
02
Seasonal
Monthly trading factor from your own history
03
Signal B
Same period last year, scaled to your current run rate
04
Blend
Configurable weighting between Signal A and Signal B
05
Weather
Venue-specific rain factor when rain is forecast

Tap ⓘ on any forecast number in the app to see each step applied to that day.

Labour & staffing

Labour & staffing.

Labour in HospoDash has two parts: a staffing model you build in Settings, and a daily read of how those indicative costs stack up against the forecast. Set it up once; it runs from there.

Plan mode
LABOUR 28% 0% target 30%

Plan mode. Indicative staffing cost as a percentage of the day's forecast revenue — shown against your target percentage before service starts.

React mode — labour risk
LABOUR 42% 0% target 30%

React mode. Revenue has tracked below forecast during service. Indicative labour cost as a percentage of actual revenue has risen above your target — arc turns red.

Staffing tiers

In Settings → Staffing Model, create one tier per revenue band. Each tier defines roles and shift times for days in that range. When the forecast is calculated, HospoDash matches the right tier and pre-populates the Suggested tab.

Labour rates

Enter your role rates in Settings → Labour Rates. Day multipliers apply automatically — Sat ×1.25, Sun ×1.50, Public Holiday ×2.25. Update rates here when award rates change; HospoDash uses the new rate from that point forward.

Tipping point

In React mode, HospoDash shows the revenue level below which your current staffing would push labour cost above your target percentage. For example: "Tips red below $2,603." If HEADED FOR drops below that threshold, the arc turns red.

Roster sources

Square timecards sync automatically into the Wages tab. Tanda integration is in progress. All sources write to the same shift table — one view regardless of where staff clock in.

Labour cost · indicative — All labour figures in HospoDash are labelled as indicative. They are not a wages calculation and not a payroll record. Use for planning context only. Your payroll system remains the source of truth.
Ask

Ask Beta

Ask is the ✦ tab in the bottom navigation. Every answer is based on your actual numbers — your live Square data, your forecasts, your confirmed rosters, your role rates. Not generic advice.

“How are we tracking today?” “Why is Sunday’s forecast lower than last week?” “Is my labour on target this week?” “What should I staff for a $6,000 Saturday?” “How did last month compare to the year before?”

The landing screen shows five suggestion pills based on what’s relevant at that moment — today’s forecast, upcoming busy days, labour status. Tap any to start, or type your own.

Labour costs shown in Ask use your actual rates from Settings, with the correct day multiplier applied. The AI determines the crew. The system calculates the cost — the same engine as the Wages tab, not an AI estimate.

What Ask does
Questions about your venue

Reads your live Square data, forecasts, confirmed rosters, and role rates to answer questions specific to your numbers.

Shift adjustments — today only

Cut someone early, add a shift. Ask shows the indicative cost and labour percentage before you confirm. Once confirmed, the shift saves to your Wages tab. For future dates, Ask explains what to do and directs you to the Wages tab.

Staffing tier help

Describe a revenue range, crew size, and roles — Ask drafts a tier for you to review and save in Settings.

What Ask doesn’t do

Won’t roster the whole week — that’s the Wages tab. Won’t touch confirmed rosters. Won’t give payroll figures. All labour costs shown are indicative, the same as everywhere else in HospoDash.

Getting connected

Getting connected.

HospoDash imports your Square sales history automatically once connected. Forecasting begins immediately.

1

Sign up

Go to hospodash.app and create an account with your email and password.

2

Connect Square

Tap Connect Square. You’ll be redirected to Square’s login page. Sign in with the account your POS is registered to — not a staff PIN. Select your location when prompted.

3

Configure your venue

Set your operating days, seating type (indoor / outdoor / mixed), labour target %, and public holiday rules. Takes a few minutes.

4

Forecast live

HospoDash pulls 13 months of sales history and generates your first forecast. We review it with you before you go live.

Read-only. HospoDash reads your completed sales through Square’s official connection. It never changes your Square account, touches your menu, or processes payments. Disconnect any time from Settings → Integrations.

Pricing

$149 per venue per month.

Monthly subscription, no contract. Includes personal onboarding and a review of your first forecast before you go live.

Cancel anytime from Settings. No cancellation fee.

$149 / mo per venue
Monthly · no contract · cancel anytime
  • Today view — three states, real-time Square sync
  • Week view — Mon–Sun forecast and actuals
  • Transparent forecast — every input visible via ⓘ
  • Weather, holiday & anomaly adjustments
  • Labour arc, staffing tiers, indicative day costs
  • Ask — venue-specific answers from your data
  • Personal onboarding & first-forecast review
Connect Square

No lock-in. Cancel anytime from Settings.

Connect your
Square account.

HospoDash imports your sales history through Square’s official connection. Your first forecast generates automatically once the import is complete.

Connect Square

Read-only · No contract · Cancel anytime