The Operating Systemfor Outdoor Sports Schools.

Booking is only the beginning.

Run bookings, planning, instructors, guests, rentals, inventory, guidebook and shop in one connected platform.

The Problem

The real work starts
after the booking.

Most schools already have a booking system. The booking is not the problem. Operations are.

Outdoor sports schools do not run like simple appointment businesses. Every day depends on weather, instructors, groups, equipment, guest updates and last-minute changes.

Even if the booking is paid, the work is not done. The school still needs to plan the lesson, assign instructors, match equipment, update the guest, prepare check-in, track usage and report what happened afterwards.

That is where most booking systems disappear — and where Tideforce begins.

01
Planning

Bookings need to become a real day plan.

The booking system fills your calendar. But instructors, groups, time slots, locations and equipment still need to be organized around real conditions.

02
Team

The day runs on WhatsApp.

Schedule changes in one chat. Gear swaps in another. Guest updates in a third. By Saturday afternoon, no one has the same picture.

03
Inventory

Gear is everywhere, tracked nowhere.

Boards, kites, foils, harnesses, suits and skis move all day. Some are out, some need repair, some were sold last week. The school owns assets it can't see in real time.

04
Weather

Conditions change faster than your tools.

A wind shift, weather change or capacity issue can move the whole day. Reaching the team, updating guests and reassigning gear should not take the rest of the morning.

Why booking software fails

Booking software sells the slot.
It doesn't run the school.

The old way: a booking tool + Excel + WhatsApp + an inventory spreadsheet + manual reporting. Tideforce: one connected operating system.

Old way
With Tideforce
Booking tool
Services, guidebook and shop
Spreadsheet planning
Connected daily plan
WhatsApp team updates
Live team schedules
Manual guest messages
Reminders and updates
Separate gear list
Inventory and rental tracking
Manual reports
Connected operational data
The Solution

One operating layer
for the full school day.

Tideforce connects every step after the booking: planning, instructor assignment, guest updates, check-in, gear usage, rentals, shop and reporting.

So every booking becomes operationally usable — not just stored in a calendar.

01 — Booking & Payments

Sell the full offer, paid from the start.

Sell lessons, rentals, camps, events, accommodations and add-ons through a mobile-first checkout with payments connected from the start.

02 — Planning & Team

Turn bookings into a daily plan.

Assign instructors, groups, time slots, locations and equipment in one connected workflow.

03 — Guests & Check-in

Keep guests informed.

Send reminders, collect participant data, manage QR check-in and keep guests informed when plans change.

04 — Gear & Rentals

See every asset in real time.

Track inventory, rentals, usage, returns, repairs and condition changes with a clear operational history.

05 — Guidebook & Shop

Revenue beyond the lesson.

Connect guest information, recommendations, products, merchandise and used school equipment to the same platform.

06 — Reporting & Payroll

Cleaner data, less admin.

Create cleaner operational data for lessons, reports, working hours, repairs, sales and payroll-relevant workflows.

Revenue CoresServices · Guidebook · Shop
Operations LayerPlanning · Team · Guests · Gear · Rentals · Reporting
Connected DataBookings · Payments · Guests · Equipment · Sales
Inside the OS

One connected
operating system.

Not isolated features. Connected workflows. You are at the center — every module orbits around the same bookings, guests, gear and payments. Drag to explore. Tap a module to open it.

TIDEFORCE OS // SPATIAL VIEW20 MODULES · 11 LIVE APP SCREENS
Drag to orbit · Tap to open
The Tideforce OS

400+ connected workflows.
One operating system.

Tideforce brings together the workflows outdoor sports schools usually run across disconnected tools: bookings, planning, team communication, guest updates, equipment, rentals, shop, payments and reporting.

Not as isolated features. As one connected operating system for the full school day.

The Revenue Problem

Revenue leaks through
disconnected moments.

Your school does not only sell bookings. It sells experiences, rentals, local knowledge, add-ons, merchandise and used gear — but most of it lives in separate tools, chats and spreadsheets.

Watersports lesson on the waterServices
01

Lessons are only one part of the sale.

Camps, rentals, events, coaching and add-ons belong in the same checkout — not in side conversations and follow-up emails.

Coastline and outdoor sports spotGuidebook
02

Guest knowledge lives outside the journey.

Spot info, local recommendations and partner offers live in chats and printouts — instead of earning inside the guest journey.

Equipment and gear at an outdoor schoolShop
03

Gear revenue stays hidden.

Merchandise, add-ons and used school gear rarely make it into the sale — because they live outside the system guests book in.

The Connected Journey

From booking to
business intelligence.

Tideforce booking flow on mobile
SELL

Guests book a lesson, reserve rental gear, join a camp, use the guidebook or buy from the shop.

Tideforce planning view on mobile
PLAN

Tideforce turns demand into a daily plan with instructors, groups, locations, time slots and equipment.

Tideforce live day on mobile
RUN

Teams see the live schedule, guests receive updates, check-ins are handled digitally and gear stays visible.

Tideforce reporting on mobile
LEARN

Reports, check-ins, payments, gear usage and sales data stay connected after the day is done.

Every booking becomes a plan your team can actually run — with guests, instructors, equipment, locations and updates connected in one workflow.

The Intelligence Layer

Insights booking systems
never see.

Tideforce connects the full school day — from booking to planning, guests, equipment, payments, shop and reporting — so every operational action becomes usable business intelligence.

Booking software sees the sale.
Tideforce sees the operation.

Booking tools only see the transaction. Your real business happens after the booking.

Tideforce captures the signals
across the full operation.

Every booking, instructor assignment, guest check-in, rental, gear movement, payment and report becomes part of one connected data layer.

Every workflow
becomes a signal.

See what drives revenue, what blocks capacity, which assets are overused, which instructors perform best and how weather changes the business.

From data
to decisions.

Insights do not come from dashboards. They come from connected operations.

TIDEFORCE INTELLIGENCE // CONNECTED DATA LAYERSAMPLE SIGNALS · ILLUSTRATIVE
Example signal · Equipment utilization

Your 8m kites generated 41% of total rental hours this week.

Example signal · Instructor performance

Guests assigned to advanced instructors rebook 27% more often.

Example signal · Weather impact

Stable wind forecasts increase booking conversion by 34%.

Example recommendation

Add one instructor tomorrow between 10:00–14:00.

Example recommendation

Saturday capacity can increase by 18% with one additional instructor.

Example recommendation

This board should be inspected after 12 more rental hours.

Tideforce does not just store your business.
It learns how your school actually runs.

Future Vision

Building the infrastructure layer
for outdoor sports.

The operating system is the foundation. Our roadmap starts with daily operations and then expands step by step into intelligence and network layers based on what schools actually need.

Operating SystemEquipment IntelligenceDigital TwinsOutdoor Sports Data LayerMarketplace (Optional)
Customer proof

Built with schools
that run real operations.

The proof is in their operations.

Outdoor sports school operations
"Tideforce gave us more than a booking system. Planning, team coordination, inventory and guest communication finally run in one place — and the mobile app makes the daily operation much easier for everyone on site."
Switched to Tideforce
Daniel & Marcel
Switched from BookingLayer
Operating proof

Metrics that prove
operational value.

6,000+Student check-ins already processed through Tideforce — proving the system works in real school operations, not just in demos.
400+Courses, rentals, camps, events and shop products can be structured in one operating system.
100%Mobile-first experience for guests, teams and operators — from booking to live updates.
24/7Live access to bookings, schedules, guests, team updates and inventory data.
Why Tideforce

Why operators
choose Tideforce.

Your school deserves more than booking software.

Less admin. More freedom.

Connect booking, planning, team, guests, inventory and shop in one operating layer — so your team spends less time coordinating and more time running the day.

6,000+

Student check-ins processed

Proving the system works in real school operations, not just in demos.

One system for the full journey

Services, guidebook and shop are connected with planning, payments, mobile apps and QR-based inventory — ready to support the full guest experience.

Reliable & future-ready

From watersports to wintersports, from one location to many — Tideforce is built to scale with modern outdoor schools.

Founder-led onboarding

We help map your real workflows — booking, planning, material, team and guest communication — before you go live.

Kilian Kirchberger
Hey there!
Let's map your school.

Operational value from day one

Mobile-first bookingLive course planningQR check-in & inventory trackingTeam & guest appsShop and inventory sync
Pricing built around your volume

Only pay when Tideforce
creates value.

Transaction-based platform model

Our standard model for most schools.

Includes payment processing, transactional emails and access to the full Tideforce platform — without a fixed SaaS fee.

Payment fees includedTransactional emails includedBooking, planning & operationsTeam and guest appsInventory, guidebook and shopAutomated reminders & live updatesStandard onboarding & platform support
6.9% per processed transaction

Payment fees included. No setup fee, no fixed monthly cost.

3 onboarding spots
Modular model

Build the OS your school needs.

Pick the modules that match your operation — instead of the full transaction-based platform. Scoped together with you during onboarding.

Choose your modules: booking, planning, team, inventory, guidebook, shopFixed module pricing instead of a transaction shareAdd modules as your school growsTeam and guest apps for active modulesStandard onboarding & platform support
On requestscoped to your modules

Tailored to your setup. We map your workflows first, then scope the modules and pricing together.

Best for schools with an existing payment setup
Enterprise

For multi-location operations and groups.

From watersports to wintersports, from one location to many — a custom setup for organizations running several schools, brands or seasons.

Multi-location ready from day oneCustom contract, terms and volume pricingDedicated founder-led onboardingReporting across locationsPriority support & rollout planning
Customlet's map your organization

Built around your structure. Locations, teams, inventory and reporting connected in one operating system.

sales@tideforce.de

See how Tideforce fits your school

In a short demo, we'll walk through your real workflows: services, booking, planning, team, guests, inventory, guidebook and shop.

Good to know

Questions operators
ask us first.

01

We already use a booking tool — why switch?

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Booking software sells the slot — Tideforce runs the school. A booking tool fills your calendar, but instructors, groups, equipment, guest updates and reporting still live in spreadsheets and chats. Tideforce connects every step after the booking, so every booking becomes operationally usable, not just stored in a calendar.

02

How does onboarding work?

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Onboarding is founder-led. New schools do not just get access to software — we help map the real workflow first: booking and payments, planning, team, guests, gear and shop. We want to understand how your school actually runs before we show you how Tideforce fits.

03

What does Tideforce cost?

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Our standard model is transaction-based: 6.9% per processed transaction, payment fees included — no setup fee, no fixed monthly cost. Tideforce only earns when your school earns. Modular and enterprise setups are scoped together with you; final terms are confirmed in your demo.

04

Does it work for multiple locations and wintersports?

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Yes — Tideforce is multi-location ready from day one. From watersports to wintersports, from one location to many, it's built to scale with modern outdoor schools.

05

Is it really mobile-first?

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100% mobile-first — for guests, teams and operators. Guests book and check in by QR from their phone, your team sees the live schedule in the team app, and you have live access to bookings, schedules, guests and inventory data 24/7.

Start the conversation

Ready to connect
revenue and operations?

Let's map your workflows. In a short demo we walk through your real day — services, booking, planning, team, guests, inventory, guidebook and shop.