Many Hands

For churches, temples, gurdwaras and halls

Many hands, fairly shared.

List your volunteers, the jobs they can do and the dates they're away. Many Hands fills the month's rota for services and langar shifts, evenly, in one tap, and shows every gap before the day comes.

Plan this month's rota See how it works ↓

Free. No sign-up. Your list stays in your browser.

The same keen three end up doing everything. Someone is down twice on one morning. And the gap is found at ten to ten.

Paper lists and spreadsheets can't see who's away, who's busy that day, or who has done the most. Many Hands can.

How it works

Three lists in. One fair month out.

  1. Say what needs doing.

    Add the jobs (Reader, Welcome team, Langar kitchen) and your weekly services, with how many of each role every service needs.

  2. Tell it who can help.

    List your volunteers, tick the jobs each can do, and note the dates they're away.

  3. Fill the month.

    One tap fills every empty slot. Nobody away, nobody twice in a day, and the work goes to whoever has done least.

The real thing

This is the app, not a mock-up.

Cards for every date, problems marked where they happen, and a fairness summary that shows the spread at a glance.

The Rota screen for November 2026: date cards with each role and volunteer, and a fairness summary showing every volunteer's shift count.
The Rota screen for November 2026 on a phone: date cards with each role and volunteer, and a fairness summary showing every volunteer's shift count.
  • Fair by design. Fewest shifts first, then whoever served longest ago.
  • Problems in plain sight. Gaps, double bookings, away clashes and missing roles are flagged on the slot itself.
  • Your call, always. Change any slot by hand. The next fill keeps your choices.

What it does

Everything a rota needs. Nothing it doesn't.

  • A month at a time.

    Cards for every service date. Step back to check last month or ahead to plan the next; each month is kept.

  • Shared evenly.

    A summary counts every volunteer's shifts, including the ones with none, and shows the spread.

  • Away dates respected.

    Record holidays and busy weekends once. The fill never books anyone who's away.

  • Clashes caught early.

    Double bookings and missing roles light up on the slot, with a count of problems for the month.

  • Print it for the noticeboard.

    One clean table on one page, gaps printed as Unfilled.

  • Share it anywhere.

    Download the month as a CSV for email, a spreadsheet or the group chat.

Your congregation's list stays with you.

  • No accounts and no sign-up.
  • Everything is saved in this browser, on this device. Nothing is sent anywhere.
  • No contact details: just names, jobs and away dates.
  • Download a backup file any time, and restore it on another computer.
  • Works on a phone after the service, with big buttons and a tab bar.
  • Follows your light or dark setting, and works fully by keyboard and screen reader.

Plan next month in the time it takes to make the tea.

Open it, add your people, and fill the month. Nothing to install.

Open Many Hands

Works in any modern browser, on phone or computer.