ShopBayHQ
Every car. Every bay. One board.
The shop-floor operating system built by a detailer who got tired of whiteboards.
No contracts · Free tier forever · Works on any iPad
The problem
Your shop runs on Post-its, group chats, and one guy's memory.
When it breaks, the customer hears “we don’t know where your car is.” When they claim a scratch that was already there, you have no proof.
Whiteboards aren't a system. They're a liability waiting for its turn.
What you get
Built for the shop floor, not a CEO deck.
Real-time Kanban
Drag a car from intake to done. Everyone sees it the second it moves.
Sub-second sync. Works offline. PWA-installable on every iPad.
Visual Lot Map
Design your lot once. See every vehicle pinned to its actual spot, color-coded by service status.
Drag-and-drop lot designer. Admin-only. Any shape, any size.
Intake photos that protect you
Guided walkaround. Front, sides, rear, interior, wheels. Timestamped, encrypted, per-vehicle.
Customer claims you scratched it? Pull the intake reel. Done.
Hours without the spreadsheet
Clock in, clock out, weekly CSV. Shared iPad mode with PIN quick-switch.
No payroll ambitions. Just the numbers you need to run the floor.
Why this exists
“Four years as a detailer at a luxury dealership. I watched my shop lose cars to whiteboards, lose arguments to customers, lose advisor hours to radio chatter. Built the thing they wouldn’t. Releasing it to every shop that’s ever been burned by a Post-it.”
Pricing
Free while you're figuring it out. Upgrade when you're ready.
No contracts. Month-to-month. Cancel from your dashboard in two clicks.
Solo
For shops trying it out
- →1 location
- →3 users
- →Kanban + lot map
- →30-day archive
- →Community support
Pro
For running shops
- →Unlimited users
- →Hours tracking + CSV export
- →Intake photos (unlimited)
- →Weekly reports + analytics
- →Shared iPad + PIN login
Business
For multi-location operators
- →Everything in Pro
- →Multi-location dashboard
- →REST API access
- →Priority support
- →Custom integrations on request
Questions
What shop owners ask before signing up.
Will my staff actually use it?+
If they use a group chat, they can use this. The Kanban is one screen. Clock in is one button. Built for shops, not software engineers.
What if I cancel?+
You keep your data. Export to CSV any time. No lock-in, no exit fees. We'd rather you stay because we earned it.
Does it work on the iPad mounted on my wall?+
Yes. Installable as a PWA, landscape-optimized, shared-device mode with PIN quick-switch between staff.
Is my customer data safe?+
Each workspace is fully isolated. Photos are stored encrypted. We never train anything on your data. Session cookies are HTTPS-only and rotated.
What if the internet goes down?+
The PWA caches the shell; recent state stays visible. When connectivity returns, changes sync automatically.
Can I customize service types and columns?+
Every workspace defines its own service types, statuses, lots, and roles. No hardcoded industry assumptions.
Do you have an API?+
Business tier includes REST API access. DMS integration and webhooks are on the roadmap — ask if you have a specific need.
Who built this?+
One person, at first. A working-floor detailer at a luxury dealer in Toronto who got tired of watching shops run on whiteboards. That's the whole story.
Stop losing cars to whiteboards.
Free while you're figuring it out. Upgrade when you're ready.