How SafeSpin24 Works

One System Between the Store and the Owner.

You invested in great tools to run your laundromat. SafeSpin24 connects them to your building.

SafeSpin24

Most owners spend their days jumping between apps that don't talk to each other, chasing alerts, and piecing together what happened in their own store. SafeSpin24 completes the circle — it can tie your building to the software you already use, so you see all of it in one place.

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Currently launching with five Founding Customers. See the Founding Customer program

One System · Secured, Credentialed Entry · FreeByrd, 24/7 · ByrdView, One Login

Unmanned Doesn't Mean Unattended.

They are not one and the same

An unattended laundromat

Has no one watching and no way to respond. Camera footage only tells you what happened after it's over.

An unmanned store powered by SafeSpin24

Is watched over the whole time: a secured, credentialed door, smart sensors, live monitoring, a real person when it counts, and FreeByrd with a Byrd's-eye view.

You need a system that controls who gets in, keeps an eye on the store, and handles the routine stuff by the rules you set.

ByrdView is the Brain. FreeByrd is the Voice.

SafeSpin24 bridges the gap between your digital software and your physical building through two core components:

ByrdView

The Home Base

ByrdView is the brain that brings your whole operation under one roof. It can connect the software you already use — your POS, your payment processor, your WDF system — to what's happening in the store: the door, the cameras, and the sensors. You get one place that shows what happened, what was handled, and what needs your attention.

ByrdView

FreeByrd

Your Virtual GM

FreeByrd

FreeByrd is the one who gets things done. It works off everything ByrdView sees and carries the day-to-day load for you — helping customers, walking them through machine problems, and handling the routine stuff. It only does what you've said it can do.

FreeByrd isn't a chatbot. It learns how you run your store and works the way you would.

FreeByrd doesn't replace the owner. It removes the need for the owner to be involved in everything.

The Routine Work Gets Handled. You Handle What Matters.

SafeSpin24 doesn't replace your judgment, your repairs, your laundry production, your pricing, your staffing decisions, or your call on refunds. It handles the work you approve, shows you what's happening, keeps everyone accountable, and pulls you in far less often.

Some things require your judgment. Most shouldn't require your attention.

You decide

  • Who gets access
  • When access is available
  • What FreeByrd may handle
  • What needs your approval
  • Who gets an escalation
  • Which programs your store offers
  • How fast any of it changes

One Night. Three Handled Variables. Zero Owner Intervention.

To see how SafeSpin24 works while you sleep, look at a typical overnight timeline:

FreeByrd's 5-Step Operational Process

  1. 01 Detected SafeSpin24 recognizes something that needs attention.
  2. 02 Understood FreeByrd pulls together what's going on and figures out what needs to happen.
  3. 03 Handled The routine work you've approved gets done — nothing more.
  4. 04 Documented What happened and what was done gets written down.
  5. 05 Escalated with Context If it needs your call, you get the problem, the facts, and what's already been done.
  1. 10:14 PM
    Detected Understood Handled Documented

    A Machine Fails

    Machine 8 won't start — the same error it's thrown before. ByrdView checks its recent history and sees a pattern, not a one-off. FreeByrd marks the machine out of order so no one else loses money in it, skips the expensive after-hours emergency call, and books a regular technician visit for 8:30 AM.

  2. 11:40 PM
    Detected Understood Handled Documented

    A Member Can't Get In

    A regular's phone credential isn't working at the door during Private Laundry Club hours. ByrdView checks that her membership is active. FreeByrd confirms it's her, unlocks the door for 5 seconds, and welcomes her in. If anything doesn't check out, it doesn't guess — it brings it to you.

  3. 1:15 AM
    Detected Understood Handled Documented Escalated with Context

    Someone Who Shouldn't Be There

    Someone gets in on a member's credential who shouldn't have. That's a security event, so a person in monitoring steps in and speaks into the store. ByrdView saves the entry log and the video clip and ties them to that member's account. It's waiting in your morning report — you decide whether that member keeps their credential.

  4. 8:30 AM
    Escalated with Context

    The Morning Coffee Report

    You sit down with your coffee, open ByrdView, and read one short summary of everything that got handled while no one was there. The routine work is done. You only deal with the few things that actually need you.

Nothing in the system physically removes a person or fixes a machine. When the work needs someone on site, SafeSpin24 says so.

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Installed, Maintained, and Serviced.

SafeSpin24 comes fully installed, backed by a nationwide install and service team.

Standard Hardware Package

Commercial deadlatch, electric strike, and interior push-pull paddle installed on your aluminum storefront doors, a credential reader on the outside of your entry door, the access control system, sensors, and any cameras needed.

Turnkey Installation

Installed in approximately four to six hours with little disruption to your business day. Ends with an exit test from inside the store, documented with photos, video, and a sign-off — and you receive a signed installation certificate.

Ongoing Preventative Maintenance

A service visit every quarter to check and adjust the hardware, test the battery backups, and clean the camera lenses.

Guardian Entry Kit
Guardian Entry Kit · Door hardware
SecureDoor24 access control
SecureDoor24 · Access control
SpinWatch24
SpinWatch24 · Live operational monitoring

What's Included & Pricing

SafeSpin24
$750 Per Month, Per Store
  • FreeByrd, around the clock
  • ByrdView — every store, one login
  • Guardian Entry Kit — commercial door hardware
  • SecureDoor24 — door access on your rules
  • SpinWatch24 — live operational monitoring, with two-way audio for security events, for up to two of your cameras1
  • Professional installation, service, and maintenance
  • Quarterly service visits
  • Private Laundry Club program, ready to launch — free or paid, your call
  • WDF-Access handoff audit trail · How WDF-Access works

1 Security events are defined as threats to person or property.

Simple Terms

  • No down payment
  • No CapEx
  • First and last month due at installation
  • One-year minimum term

Optional: Add security monitoring on additional cameras for $100/month per camera. Additional cameras can be added on installation day.

Launching with five Founding Customers. See the Founding Customer program

It starts with a 15-minute conversation.

Your First Experience with FreeByrd

You meet your Virtual GM by working with FreeByrd through four short, conversational working sessions.

It's a preview of how FreeByrd will work for you — it listens, remembers, and handles the follow-up, while every decision stays yours.

The 4-Step Setup Conversation

01

Getting Set Up

FreeByrd confirms your location, hours, access plans, WDF services, and existing tools — without making you repeat what it already knows.

02

A Walk Through Your Store

FreeByrd walks you through snapping photos of your doors, layout, power, and network gear, so no pre-install site visit is needed.

03

Your Rules

You explain how you want your store run in plain business language, and we turn it into your operating rules.

04

Final Review

You review a written summary, FreeByrd confirms your final preferences, and your store is ready for install day.

The Takeaway: You make the decisions; FreeByrd handles the repetitive work.

"I Built the System I Wished I Had for the Last 20 Years."

Across 40 years of business experience — 20 years in corporate America and 20 years as a multi-time business owner — I learned one fundamental truth: running a small business isn't just a job. It's in your head and on your mind 24 hours a day.

The task list, the to-dos, the notes, the follow-ups, the texts, the voicemails never stop. You try to stay on top of it all, but it's daunting. Inevitably, you can't keep up with it all. You get tired. You get frustrated. Things fall through the cracks. You feel guilty. You aren't perfect.

You buy great tools to make yourself more efficient. They do their individual jobs well. But because those digital systems don't talk to the physical side of your building, an unmanaged gap opens up right in the middle. For the laundromat owner, when a machine issue occurs, a customer needs entry, or a refund, you end up piecing together the story yourself with whatever data you have available.

SafeSpin24 was built to take that weight off. It can connect the tools you already trust to what's actually happening in your building, and takes the routine stuff off your plate so you can finally get your peace of mind back.

Connor, Founder of ShiftFree
Connor Founder, ShiftFree

Questions Owners Ask

What happens after my store closes?+

FreeByrd is available any time, day or night, and handles routine requests the way you've told it to. Anything that needs your judgment goes to you or your manager. Live operational monitoring runs whenever your store is open.

What if the power or internet goes out?+

The inside push paddle always opens. If the power goes out, the outside door stays locked. If the internet drops, credentials keep working at the door. You're alerted either way.

Read the free egress standard in Field Notes
Do I have to replace my cameras?+

No. Your subscription covers monitoring on up to two of your existing cameras. If you need a camera or a better one, we can supply and install it.

Does this replace my POS or WDF software?+

No. Those keep running your transactions and orders. SafeSpin24 handles the physical side — the door, the store, and what happens when no one's there.

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Can I manage more than one store?+

Yes. ByrdView shows every store in one view, with one login.

What do I tell my insurance agent?+

That your store isn't unattended. It's unmanned — attended by technology, with human backup.

What to hand your insurer in Field Notes

In a Perfect World, How Would You Run Your Laundromat?

Tell us how you want your store to run. We'll walk through your current hours, your staffing goals, and what SafeSpin24 can take off your plate.

No pressure. Just a straight, operator-to-operator conversation about your business.

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I'm Connor. I answer the phone: 843-894-0852