Braiders
Long appointments, hair supplied or not, take-down add-ons and deposits that stop no-shows - Bookwan handles the way braiders actually work.
For braiders
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Who it's for
Built for independent beauty professionals
Whatever you do behind the chair, Bookwan handles the bookings, deposits, reminders and client records so you can stay on the work.
15 days free · £10/month after · no card needed to start
Built for your work
Made for the way you work.
Hairstylists
Colour, cuts, treatments and processing time - build a menu that reflects the real chair time and let clients book the right slot themselves.
For hairstylists
Lash techs
Full sets, refills and removals with different durations, deposits that hold the slot and reminders that keep the infill cycle running.
For lash techs
Makeup artists
Bridal parties, travel fees, early starts and trials - quote, book and take deposits without a spreadsheet or a dozen DMs.
For makeup artists
Nail techs
Sets, soak-offs, art and repairs with the right durations, add-ons priced individually and deposits that keep your day full.
For nail techs
Barbers
Fast, tight scheduling for a high-volume chair - short services, walk-in slots, regulars who rebook and payments that clear the same week.
For barbers
Locs & natural hair
Retwists, starter locs, detox and styling - long, careful services with the durations, deposits and prep notes they need.
For locs & natural hair
Brow artists
Lamination, tinting, threading and microblading top-ups - short services, patch tests and the follow-up cycle handled for you.
For brow artists
Massage therapists
Treatments by length, intake questions, quiet rooms and no-show protection - the calm your practice needs, without the admin.
For massage therapists
Aestheticians
Facials, peels and treatment courses with consultations, consent notes and payments handled properly for a clinical setting.
For aestheticians
Tattoo artists
Consultations, design deposits, full-day sittings and multi-session pieces - booked, deposited and tracked without the DM backlog.
For tattoo artistsHome studios & salons
Private address shared only after payment, clear arrival instructions and a professional booking experience from a spare room.
For home studios & salonsBraiders
Long appointments, hair supplied or not, take-down add-ons and deposits that stop no-shows - Bookwan handles the way braiders actually work.
For braidersHairstylists
Colour, cuts, treatments and processing time - build a menu that reflects the real chair time and let clients book the right slot themselves.
For hairstylistsLash techs
Full sets, refills and removals with different durations, deposits that hold the slot and reminders that keep the infill cycle running.
For lash techsMakeup artists
Bridal parties, travel fees, early starts and trials - quote, book and take deposits without a spreadsheet or a dozen DMs.
For makeup artistsNail techs
Sets, soak-offs, art and repairs with the right durations, add-ons priced individually and deposits that keep your day full.
For nail techsBarbers
Fast, tight scheduling for a high-volume chair - short services, walk-in slots, regulars who rebook and payments that clear the same week.
For barbersLocs & natural hair
Retwists, starter locs, detox and styling - long, careful services with the durations, deposits and prep notes they need.
For locs & natural hairBrow artists
Lamination, tinting, threading and microblading top-ups - short services, patch tests and the follow-up cycle handled for you.
For brow artistsMassage therapists
Treatments by length, intake questions, quiet rooms and no-show protection - the calm your practice needs, without the admin.
For massage therapistsAestheticians
Facials, peels and treatment courses with consultations, consent notes and payments handled properly for a clinical setting.
For aestheticiansTattoo artists
Consultations, design deposits, full-day sittings and multi-session pieces - booked, deposited and tracked without the DM backlog.
For tattoo artistsHome studios & salons
Private address shared only after payment, clear arrival instructions and a professional booking experience from a spare room.
For home studios & salonsBraiders
Long appointments, hair supplied or not, take-down add-ons and deposits that stop no-shows - Bookwan handles the way braiders actually work.
For braidersHairstylists
Colour, cuts, treatments and processing time - build a menu that reflects the real chair time and let clients book the right slot themselves.
For hairstylistsLash techs
Full sets, refills and removals with different durations, deposits that hold the slot and reminders that keep the infill cycle running.
For lash techsMakeup artists
Bridal parties, travel fees, early starts and trials - quote, book and take deposits without a spreadsheet or a dozen DMs.
For makeup artistsNail techs
Sets, soak-offs, art and repairs with the right durations, add-ons priced individually and deposits that keep your day full.
For nail techsBarbers
Fast, tight scheduling for a high-volume chair - short services, walk-in slots, regulars who rebook and payments that clear the same week.
For barbersLocs & natural hair
Retwists, starter locs, detox and styling - long, careful services with the durations, deposits and prep notes they need.
For locs & natural hairBrow artists
Lamination, tinting, threading and microblading top-ups - short services, patch tests and the follow-up cycle handled for you.
For brow artistsMassage therapists
Treatments by length, intake questions, quiet rooms and no-show protection - the calm your practice needs, without the admin.
For massage therapistsAestheticians
Facials, peels and treatment courses with consultations, consent notes and payments handled properly for a clinical setting.
For aestheticiansTattoo artists
Consultations, design deposits, full-day sittings and multi-session pieces - booked, deposited and tracked without the DM backlog.
For tattoo artistsHome studios & salons
Private address shared only after payment, clear arrival instructions and a professional booking experience from a spare room.
For home studios & salonsBusiness types
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Testimonials
Life before Bookwan, and life with it
Swap the DMs, the deposit chasing and the paper diary for one place that books, charges and reminds - and hear it from the pros already doing it.
First month on Bookwan
It isn’t just about filling my diary, it’s about finally looking like the business I always said I was.
Jenna MiltonBraider · PeckhamSwitched from DMs
In the middle of a full head of knotless, my phone isn’t buzzing anymore. Deposits land while I work.
4.9
Maria ReedHairstylist · Studio NineSix months in
Trust isn’t given, it’s earned. My clients pay upfront now and nobody has ever questioned it.
Michiko MillerLash tech · Shoreditch
2 / 8
Pricing
Simple, honest pricing
Save over £90 a month in tools and admin - and feel the ease of doing your work.
Your current stack
Six subscriptions that don't talk to each other - plus chasing every deposit yourself.
- Booking / scheduling app
£25 - Link-in-bio page
£8 - Website builder
£29 - Deposit & payment links
£15 - Client records spreadsheet
£10 - Reminder & review texts
£18
Total monthly cost
£105+/mo
You'll get:
- Your own branded booking website
- Unlimited appointments, no monthly cap
- Deposits, split payments and refunds
- Card payments at 3% + 30p
- Email reminders and review requests
- Google Calendar two-way sync
- Up to 50 client records
- Online rescheduling and cancellations
- Your own bookwan.me link for socials
- Cancellation policy and no-show fees
Bookwan Pro
£10/mo
For pros running a real book. 15 days free, no credit card, cancel anytime.
Start free- Everything in Starter, plus:
- Lower card fee: 1.7% + 30p
- Unlimited client records
- Team members with their own calendars
- Service variations and add-ons
- Reports, payouts and priority support
- Six premium website themes
- Custom client fields and lash/brow maps
- Invoices with your logo and bank details
- Instant payouts and discount codes
What you get
A closer look at every feature.
Booking website
Answer a few questions about your services, prices and hours and Bookwan assembles a branded site on your own link - ready to take bookings the same day.
See booking websiteAppointment scheduling
Set your hours, breaks, buffers and travel time once. Bookwan works out real availability per service so clients only ever see times you can actually work.
See appointment schedulingOnline booking
A five-step booking flow built for thumbs: pick the service, add extras, choose a time, pay the deposit, done - with the total price always visible.
See online bookingDeposits & payments
Take a fixed or percentage deposit per service, collect the balance on the day and see every payment, refund and payout in one place. Powered by Stripe.
See deposits & paymentsReminders
Confirmations, reminders and follow-ups go out on their own, in your tone, with the details clients always ask for.
See remindersReviews
Ask for a review automatically after every appointment, then show the best ones on your booking page.
See reviewsClient management
A client list that fills itself. Contact details, history, spend, notes and photos - all in one profile you can pull up between appointments.
See client managementReports
Revenue, bookings, top services and busiest days - in plain numbers you can read between clients, not a spreadsheet you'll never open.
See reportsDiscounts & offers
Create codes, percentage or fixed discounts and limited offers - then watch them apply cleanly at checkout without you doing the maths.
See discounts & offersGoogle Calendar sync
Connect Google Calendar and Bookwan works both ways - new bookings appear in your calendar, and anything already busy there is blocked out for clients.
See google calendar syncWebsite themes
Signature, Editorial, Boutique, Noir, Studio Grid and Playful. Pick a look, choose your accent colour and heading font - your content stays exactly where it is.
See website themesBooking website
Answer a few questions about your services, prices and hours and Bookwan assembles a branded site on your own link - ready to take bookings the same day.
See booking websiteAppointment scheduling
Set your hours, breaks, buffers and travel time once. Bookwan works out real availability per service so clients only ever see times you can actually work.
See appointment schedulingOnline booking
A five-step booking flow built for thumbs: pick the service, add extras, choose a time, pay the deposit, done - with the total price always visible.
See online bookingDeposits & payments
Take a fixed or percentage deposit per service, collect the balance on the day and see every payment, refund and payout in one place. Powered by Stripe.
See deposits & paymentsReminders
Confirmations, reminders and follow-ups go out on their own, in your tone, with the details clients always ask for.
See remindersReviews
Ask for a review automatically after every appointment, then show the best ones on your booking page.
See reviewsClient management
A client list that fills itself. Contact details, history, spend, notes and photos - all in one profile you can pull up between appointments.
See client managementReports
Revenue, bookings, top services and busiest days - in plain numbers you can read between clients, not a spreadsheet you'll never open.
See reportsDiscounts & offers
Create codes, percentage or fixed discounts and limited offers - then watch them apply cleanly at checkout without you doing the maths.
See discounts & offersGoogle Calendar sync
Connect Google Calendar and Bookwan works both ways - new bookings appear in your calendar, and anything already busy there is blocked out for clients.
See google calendar syncWebsite themes
Signature, Editorial, Boutique, Noir, Studio Grid and Playful. Pick a look, choose your accent colour and heading font - your content stays exactly where it is.
See website themesBooking website
Answer a few questions about your services, prices and hours and Bookwan assembles a branded site on your own link - ready to take bookings the same day.
See booking websiteAppointment scheduling
Set your hours, breaks, buffers and travel time once. Bookwan works out real availability per service so clients only ever see times you can actually work.
See appointment schedulingOnline booking
A five-step booking flow built for thumbs: pick the service, add extras, choose a time, pay the deposit, done - with the total price always visible.
See online bookingDeposits & payments
Take a fixed or percentage deposit per service, collect the balance on the day and see every payment, refund and payout in one place. Powered by Stripe.
See deposits & paymentsReminders
Confirmations, reminders and follow-ups go out on their own, in your tone, with the details clients always ask for.
See remindersReviews
Ask for a review automatically after every appointment, then show the best ones on your booking page.
See reviewsClient management
A client list that fills itself. Contact details, history, spend, notes and photos - all in one profile you can pull up between appointments.
See client managementReports
Revenue, bookings, top services and busiest days - in plain numbers you can read between clients, not a spreadsheet you'll never open.
See reportsDiscounts & offers
Create codes, percentage or fixed discounts and limited offers - then watch them apply cleanly at checkout without you doing the maths.
See discounts & offersGoogle Calendar sync
Connect Google Calendar and Bookwan works both ways - new bookings appear in your calendar, and anything already busy there is blocked out for clients.
See google calendar syncWebsite themes
Signature, Editorial, Boutique, Noir, Studio Grid and Playful. Pick a look, choose your accent colour and heading font - your content stays exactly where it is.
See website themesExplore
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your bookings!
Bookwan gives you a beautiful booking site, deposits upfront and reminders that cut no-shows - so your calendar fills itself.