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Booking software for nail salons — gel work without phone interruptions.

Clients book themselves, online, 24/7. You do your work — the calendar fills without a single phone call. No commission per booking.

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Nail salon — Nail studio Lana
Demo: Nail studio Lana

Appointa for nail salons — in practice

A nail salon lives on regulars who come back every three to four weeks, while your hands are always busy — mid-gel, you don't pick up the phone. Manicures, gel polish, extensions and removals all take different times, and clients often choose a design from photos. Appointa keeps every service at its exact duration and shows your work on your public page before anyone books.

Design chosen before the visit

So clients don't have to dig through Instagram, add up to 30 photos to your gallery and tag them as work samples or before / after. Clients browse them on your public page or in the Appointa app, pick the right service and arrive with a clear idea.

Sick day, full book

You're unwell and eight clients are booked. With bulk cancellation, on the web or in Appointa Pro, you cancel the whole day at once, add a reason and notify everyone if you wish. No calling one by one — and with the waitlist, freed times are offered to waiting clients.

Cancelled an hour before

A client cancels her extensions an hour before, leaving a ninety-minute gap. In the booking rules you decide how late clients may cancel themselves — say, 24 hours ahead. After that, online cancellation is refused and she's told to call you, so at least you hear about it directly.

Bookings 24/7, no phone calls

Your page appointa.hr/s/your-salon works while the salon sleeps. Put the link on Instagram and your Google profile — clients pick the service, person and time themselves.

Fewer empty slots

An automatic reminder the day before, through the channel the client has — in the app, by SMS with the add-on enabled, or by e-mail. If someone cancels, the waitlist offers the slot to the next client right away.

The whole team's calendar

Shifts, holidays, days off — everyone sees their own, you see everything. Regulars? A recurring appointment in two clicks.

Clients who come back

Visit history, a loyalty programme and promo codes. Reviews are published by you — on your page, not on a marketplace.

You start with these services ready

The demo and a new account come with a ready-made price list for “Nail salon” — change anything in a couple of clicks.

ServiceDurationPrice
Manicure45 min15 €
Gel polish60 min20 €
Gel extensions90 min30 €
Pedicure60 min22 €
Gel removal30 min8 €
Nail art30 min10 €

The price list is a starting template from the Appointa catalog — names, durations and prices are yours the moment you sign up.

The questions that come up first

I work alone, with no reception. Can I run everything from my phone?

Yes. In Appointa Pro you see your day, enter appointments and walk-ins, confirm requests, reply to messages and change shifts or services. Every new online booking sends you a notification, so you see it as soon as your gloves come off. You only need a computer or another device for the initial setup and to activate the app.

Can I offer a combination, like removal plus new gel polish?

The simplest way is to set up the combination as its own service with its own duration and price, e.g. “Removal + gel polish”. The client then books one appointment that lasts exactly as long as you need, and you don't have to piece together two separate ones in the calendar. The single services stay on the price list for clients who need just one.

How do I collect reviews without them being written by people who've never been to me?

Only clients with an account can leave a rating, and only for their own appointment marked as completed — in the Appointa app, one to five stars, with an optional comment. A random visitor to your page can't leave one, and the same appointment can't be rated twice. So close your appointments with the Complete button regularly — no completion, no review.

My clients are older — they won't use apps.

They don't install anything — they book through a regular web page. And the ones who'd rather call? You add their appointment in a couple of clicks and everything else works the same: reminder, history, calendar.

How long does setup take?

Open an account in 5 minutes; the wizard walks you through opening hours, services and your team. Import existing clients from Excel — no retyping.

What about no-shows?

Mark the appointment as a no-show and Appointa keeps the history per client. Day-before reminders cut most no-shows anyway.

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