Free calculators for people who actually run cafes.

Built by working operators. No signup, no email gate, nothing stored - the math happens in your browser.

Tip pool calculatorSplit tips by hours and role, CA-rules aware. End the 11pm tip fight. Food cost calculatorPlate cost, food cost %, and the price you should be charging. CA meal break exposureWhat missed, short, or late meal breaks actually cost under Labor Code 226.7. Menu engineering worksheetStars, plowhorses, puzzles, dogs - classify every item and learn the move. Startup cost calculatorThe all-in number for opening a coffee shop, runway included.

Why these exist

Every operator googles these at midnight. The free tools ranking today are generic restaurant calculators built by software companies. These are built from real multi-store cafe operations - the rules, the edge cases, the gotchas.