For nail studios
Booking software for a diary that runs back to back
Nail studios turn over more appointments in a day than almost any other treatment business. The margin lives in the gaps, and a booking tool that leaves ten dead minutes between every client is quietly expensive.
Tight scheduling without the collisions
Bookky generates slots on a fifteen minute grid and checks each one against the exact treatment length plus its own turnaround buffer. Set a gel infill to need no gap and a full set to need ten minutes, and the diary packs itself accordingly rather than applying one blanket gap to everything.
When a technician takes a booking over the phone, it blocks the slot online the instant it is saved. There is no sync delay to get caught out by on a busy afternoon.
What it handles
Treatment variants
Infill, full set, removal and soak-off each get their own duration and price rather than sharing one generic entry.
Per-technician availability
Everyone keeps their own hours, breaks and days off. Someone on a four day week never shows as bookable on their fifth.
Deposits on longer sets
Ask for a deposit on the treatments where a no-show actually hurts, and leave the quick ones free to book.
Self-service rebooking
Clients cancel or move their own appointment from the confirmation email, so the slot goes back on sale without a phone call.
See the diary in action
Common questions
Can I add clean-down time between appointments?
Yes. Each service carries its own buffer, applied after the appointment ends. A service needing fifteen minutes of turnaround will not let the next customer book into that window, while a quick service can run back to back.
Can one service have different lengths and prices?
Yes. Every service can carry variants, each with its own duration, price and deposit. The customer picks the service first, then the length, and availability is calculated against that exact duration.
Can I still take bookings over the phone?
Yes. Staff create phone, walk-in and admin bookings from the dashboard using the same availability engine, so a phone booking blocks the slot online instantly. Nothing gets double-booked.
Will Bookky reduce no-shows?
Taking a card deposit at the point of booking is the single most effective control, and Bookky supports it out of the box. Confirmation emails, reminder emails and a self-service cancel and reschedule link also cut silent no-shows by making it easy to move an appointment instead of skipping it.
Does Bookky take commission on bookings?
No. Bookky charges no platform fee and no per-booking commission. Card payments go straight to your own Stripe account, and Stripe's standard processing fee is the only deduction.
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