Barbershop booking software for appointments and walk-ins

Free barbershop booking software: what the Free plan covers

Twizzlo Free is $0 a month and free forever, not a trial. It includes the booking page, per-barber calendars, the client CRM, staff scheduling, insights and online payments with tips for up to 150 bookings a month. It does not include SMS, so confirmations and reminders go by email.

Text reminders and more than 150 bookings a month need Business Pro, and the cost table below shows both plans side by side. Start free, or see plans and payment charges.

Barber scheduling app features that matter at the chair

A barber scheduling app earns its keep on a busy Saturday, not in a demo. Here is the barber scheduling software a shop uses every day, all listed on the features page:

• A calendar per barber, with services assigned to the barbers who perform them
• Real-time availability, so a slot booked online disappears for every other client
• Buffer times between cuts for cleanup
• Individual schedules, staff shifts, time off and blackout dates
• Twizzlo access for each barber, with role-based access so staff see what they need
• Client self-rescheduling from the booking link, so fewer DMs land on your phone
• Email confirmations and reminders, plus SMS on Business Pro (50 a month, then $0.03 each)

Walk-ins plus appointments on one barbershop calendar

Most shops live on a mix of both. Twizzlo supports walk-in bookings, so when someone walks through the door you add them to a barber's calendar and the chair shows as taken. The booking page updates in real time, which stops an online client from grabbing the same slot a minute later.

That is the job of barbershop scheduling software: one book for the whole shop instead of a paper list for walk-ins and an app for appointments. If walk-ins fill most of your chairs and clients wait on the bench, our guide to Waitwhile for barbershops weighs a walk-in queue against a booking app.

Payments follow the same flow: clients can tip when they pay online through Stripe, and staff can record manual payments such as cash.

Barber appointment software that protects your busiest hours

An empty chair at 5 pm on a Friday costs more than a slow Tuesday morning. Barber appointment software, and the barber appointment app your clients book from, should make those prime slots hard to waste. No barber shop appointment software can make every client show up, but it can make the cost of skipping clear before they book. For wording to post with it, including a late-arrival rule, start from our barber no-show policy template.

Need wording for the policy itself? See how to set a no-show charge. Then set it up with the tools Twizzlo's barbershop appointment software gives you:

• Prepaid bookings on any service: the client pays the full service price through Stripe when they book, and if they skip, you decide whether to keep or refund it
• No-show fees for missed appointments, under the policy you set
• Cancellation handling and custom booking rules for late changes
• Reminders by email before the appointment, plus SMS on Business Pro

Barbershop management software for a solo chair, booth rental or full shop

Barbershop management software should grow from a solo chair to a full floor without a new price every time you add a barber. Twizzlo prices by business, not by barber, so the plan does not change as you add chairs.

On the barber shop management software side, each barber gets a staff profile, their own Twizzlo access and a calendar of their own, and role-based access decides what each person can see and change. Front-desk staff can be set up as non-bookable, so they run the book without showing up as a barber clients can pick. Insights cover bookings, revenue and staff utilization, and unlimited locations cover a second shop when you open one.

A solo barber can run on Free (up to 150 bookings a month), and so can a booth renter who runs their own book: they open a separate Twizzlo account with their own booking link. A busy shop moves to Business Pro for unlimited bookings and SMS. If your shop also offers color and styling, see how Twizzlo works as salon scheduling software.

Opening or reorganizing a shop? Plan the floor with barber station dimensions and costs, and put chair rental terms in writing with a booth rental contract.

Barber booking system: one link for Instagram, Google and your website

A barber booking system only works if clients can find it. With Twizzlo's barber booking software, your booking page shows your services, prices and barbers with live availability, and each location gets its own booking link. Put that link in your Instagram bio, your Google Business Profile and your text replies, and it works as your shop's booking site from day one.

Online appointment software for barbershops should work the same way wherever a client finds you. Already have a website? Point its Book Now button at the same link, so Instagram, Google and your site all lead to one calendar and nobody types a booking in twice. To compare that route with a marketplace profile, a WordPress plugin or a custom site, read our guide to setting up a barber booking website. For more ways to bring new clients to your booking link, each with a cash cost and a time estimate, see our guide to barbershop marketing ideas.