Office hours and drop-ins students actually use
Students book office hours or join the student services queue from a QR code, and see roughly how long they'll wait. Staff run it from any device.
Sound familiar?
Corridor queues
Students waiting outside an office with no idea how long it will take.
Unused office hours
Bookable time that nobody knows how to book.
Parents' evening admin
Paper slips and spreadsheets for hundreds of short appointments.
Up and running in 3 steps
Add staff and their hours
Lecturers, tutors or student services advisers.
Create services
Office hours, a drop-in queue, or 10-minute parent meetings.
Share the links
In the course page, the timetable and on a poster by the door.
Everything you need, nothing you don't
Drop-in queues with QR codes
Students join in seconds and get a 'you're next' screen.
Bookable office hours
Short slots with minimum notice, so staff can prepare.
Many staff, one page
Students choose a person or the first available adviser.
Minimal data
Ask for a name and email only. Waiting screens show numbers.
Usage at a glance
How many students were seen and how many missed their slot.
No accounts needed
Students and parents don't create logins.
Start with these services
Every setting can be changed later. All of these work on the free plan.
- Office hours15 minutes · free · bookable
- Student services drop-in10 minutes · free · walk-in queue
- Parents' evening10 minutes · free · bookable on the evening
A typical day
- Week 1
The course page links to the lecturer's office hours.
- Monday 12:00
Student services opens its drop-in; the waiting-room screen shows numbers only.
- Thursday
Parents book 10-minute slots with each teacher.
- End of term
Staff see how many sessions were used.
Questions
Can we use our own branding?
Yes. Add your logo and colour on your booking page.
Does it work for multiple departments?
Yes. Use locations for each building or department.
Further reading
What is a virtual queue? A plain-English guide for small organisations
How virtual queues work, when they beat a physical line, and how to run one with a QR code and no app.
GuidesHow to set up a QR code queue in 10 minutes (no app needed)
A step-by-step guide to running a walk-in queue from a QR code, from printing the poster to calling the first person.
GuidesBooking data and UK GDPR: what small organisations should collect (and what to leave out)
A practical, plain-English look at data minimisation and retention for appointment and queue systems. Not legal advice.
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Free for one location. No card needed. Your visitors never need an app.