Booking Software for Tattoo Artists and Studios
A tattoo appointment is not a slot, it's an afternoon. The consult where the design gets agreed and the sitting where the piece gets done are two different appointments, often booked months apart. kiwilaunch gives each its own length on the calendar and can take payment online the moment it's booked, so a chair held for a full afternoon months out isn't held on a handshake.
- The consult and the sitting booked as two separate appointments, each with its own length
- Sittings held months out, paid online as they're booked
- Every artist keeps their own shifts and calendar, guest spots included
- Payment taken online at booking, with coupons for flash days or referrals
Integrate with your website or use our standalone booking page
Booking widgets in your website
- Integrate in 3 mins with an embed script
- Your own web pages convert to paying customers
- Compatible with all systems (Wix, Wordpress, Squarespace, Weebly and more)
Standalone booking page
- Your custom domain and design
- Use in your ads (social media, newsletters)
- Optimized for conversion and customizable
Tattoo studio scheduling software built around the sitting, not the slot
A tattoo booking rarely fits one appointment. The consult, where the design gets settled, is short and comes first. The sitting that follows is the real booking, often hours long and agreed weeks or months ahead. kiwilaunch gives the consult and the sitting their own lengths as separate services, so neither gets squeezed into the other's slot. A customer can book straight from your portfolio, whether that's your own website or a standalone kiwilaunch booking page, and pay for the sitting in the same flow. Flash pieces and referrals move with a coupon code.
Two conversations, two bookings: the consult, then the sitting
Most tattoo work starts with someone scrolling a portfolio, not calling the shop: they want to talk placement and size before anything's decided. Put that first conversation on the calendar as its own service, a consult with its own length, live wherever people already find the work, your site or a standalone kiwilaunch page. Once the design and the date are settled, the sitting gets booked as its own service too, sized for the hours it actually needs instead of whatever slot was still open.
A shop full of artists is a shop full of calendars
A multi-artist studio isn't one book, it's several running side by side, each on the hours that artist actually keeps: three days a week, weekends only, whatever the studio runs on. Add every artist as a staff member with shifts that match their real schedule and a calendar of their own. A guest artist in for a spot gets the same setup for as long as they're working out of the studio, without touching anyone else's book.
Money settled before the ink starts
A sitting booked months out is easy to lose track of, especially once a design has gone through a few changes. Stripe takes the payment in the booking flow itself, so a sitting is paid for the moment it lands on the calendar. A second sitting for the same piece is its own booking, paid the same way when it's made. If a design changes enough that the price does too, add the difference from your dashboard rather than relitigating it at the chair. Coupon codes cover flash days and referrals.
A sleeve is sold once, booked one sitting at a time
Bigger pieces run to more than one sitting, sometimes several, spread out however long the piece takes. For work you sell as a block of sessions, a package covers it: bought once, and redeemed one booking at a time as each sitting gets scheduled. Every sitting still gets its own length on the calendar, so a short follow-up and the long first sitting are never mistaken for the same appointment.
Between sittings, not at a desk
You don't step away from a four-hour sitting to check a laptop, and reception at most shops is one person doing five jobs. The kiwilaunch iOS app keeps your calendar, your customers, your bookings, and your payments on the one screen already in your pocket, so you can see who's booked for a consult next week between clients instead of after close. When a sitting wraps and there's a card to take, Tap to Pay on iPhone takes it right there, no reader to buy or carry to the chair.
iPhone app
Run the whole thing from your iPhone
Everything you'd sit down at a desk for, on the phone that's already in your hand.
Set the studio up from the phone. Add consultations and sittings with their own lengths, share the link.
Who is in the chair today. Who is booked, what they booked, and who still owes you.
Paid when the sitting is booked. Take the card at the counter or send a payment link.
Take a card with nothing but your iPhone. No reader to buy, carry, or charge.
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Flexible pricing plan suited for the size of your business
Free
$0/month
Take bookings and get paid online, with no monthly bill.
- 100 bookings
- Own branding experience
- Custom labels and localization
- Custom landing page
- Online payments via Stripe
- Self onboarding
Transaction fee : 1%
(Excluding payment gateway fees)
Solo
$9/month
One calendar, one person: you.
- Everything in Free
- Unlimited bookings and customers
- Custom domain
- Google Calendar integration
- Marketing integrations
Transaction fee : 1%
(Excluding payment gateway fees)
Business
$39/month
Bring your team. Add as many staff members as you need.
- Everything in Solo
- Unlimited team members
Transaction fee : 1%
(Excluding payment gateway fees)
Scale
$99/month
Assisted onboarding, enterprise support, and the lowest transaction fee we offer.
- Everything in Business
- Assisted onboarding
- Enterprise support
Transaction fee : 0.5%
(Excluding payment gateway fees)
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Frequently asked questions
Can the consult and the sitting be booked as two different appointments?
How does payment work for a sitting, since most studios take a deposit up front?
How do I add online booking for tattoo studios to my own website?
I only have a portfolio on Instagram, not a website. Can I still take bookings online?
Can each artist in the studio keep their own calendar?
A big piece needs more than one sitting. Can that be sold as one booking?
How do payments work for a tattoo studio?
Can I try it before I commit, and bring my existing customers over?
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