Olia vs paper checklists

    Paper checklists or Olia: what changes on the shift

    Paper works until a busy night, an inspection or a second venue. Here is an honest look at what you gain and what you give up by moving checklists to a shared tablet.

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    Where the two differ.

    Proof of when it was done

    Paper shows a tick. Olia stores the time each task was completed and who completed it, so a late or backfilled entry is visible.

    Nothing gets lost

    Sheets get smudged, misplaced or thrown out. Digital records are stored and can be exported as PDF or CSV when someone asks.

    Managers see it without being there

    Live stats and a compliance summary show what is done and what is late, instead of finding out when you read the sheet next week.

    The same checklist every time

    One checklist is used by every shift and every venue, instead of photocopies that drift apart.

    Photos and overdue alerts

    Attach a photo where a tick is not enough, and see overdue actions surface instead of waiting to be noticed.

    Works when the Wi-Fi does not

    An offline submission queue keeps entries from being lost when the connection drops.

    What paper does well

    Paper is free, familiar and needs no setup. For a single small venue with a stable team and no one asking for records, a clipboard can be enough.

    Where paper breaks down

    It breaks when the team is busy, when a new starter does not know the routine, or when an inspector or head office asks for last month. Entries are filled in from memory, and a page of identical handwriting proves very little.

    It also does not scale. With more than one venue you cannot see what is happening without visiting, and every site ends up with its own version of the sheet.

    Moving from paper to Olia

    You keep the routine you already have and change where it lives.

    1. Convert a sheet you already use into a checklist, or build one with the AI checklist builder.
    2. Add your team and give each person a PIN.
    3. Put a tablet in the venue. Staff pick their name, enter their PIN and tap through the tasks.

    What it costs

    Olia is priced per location, not per user, so adding staff never costs extra. Starter plans begin at 79 euros per location per month, billed monthly with no long-term contract.

    Questions, answered.

    Do my staff need a smartphone or an app?

    No. Staff use a shared tablet in the venue with a PIN. There is no app to install and no personal account to create.

    Can I keep using my existing checklist?

    Yes. You can convert a file you already have into a checklist instead of retyping it, or build from scratch.

    Can I still print records for an inspector?

    Yes. Logs can be exported as PDF and CSV.

    Is there a long-term contract?

    No. Plans are billed monthly and you can cancel anytime.

    Ready to retire the clipboard?

    Olia is opening its doors soon. Join the waitlist and be among the first to run every shift the same way.