Appointment planner app for tattoo, PMU, piercing, and barber studios.
Manage booking, deposits, consent forms, client records, payments, reminders, reports, and offline access in one appointment planner app built around real studio workflows.
Explore features, compare pricing, or find the right workflow for your studio type.
You Didn't Build This Dream to Burn Out
You became an artist to create. Not to spend your nights chasing payments, juggling schedules, and drowning in paperwork.
Sunday
11:47 PM
Clients who ghost
You blocked multiple hours, pushed other clients further into the future, prepped everything and they never showed up. No call. No text. Just an empty chair and lost income.Chasing payments
That awkward conversation. Again. Meanwhile, rent is due, supplies are running low, and you're the one feeling unprofessional.The midnight grind
You tattooed for 10 hours. Now it's 11pm and you're still answering DMs, updating your calendar, sorting paperwork. When does it stop?You can never switch off
Day off? Your phone is still blowing up. Vacation? The business falls apart. You're trapped inside of your dream and it turns into a nightmare.Consent forms on paper
Your client signs a piece of paper, you file it somewhere. Months later you need it and can't find it. Or worse: the signature is illegible, the date is missing, and you can't prove when or what was actually agreed on.
The hard truth? Most talented artists aren't struggling because of their craft. They're struggling because running a business alone is relentless. And without the right systems, the chaos only grows.
What InkStar replaces in your studio.
A focused appointment planner app should remove the scattered tools that make studio work harder to track.
- Instagram DMs
Move from buried requests to a booking flow with appointment details, deposits, and client records.
- Manual WhatsApp reminders
Send appointment reminders and follow-ups automatically instead of remembering every client by hand.
- Paper consent forms
Collect digital waivers, intake forms, allergies, medical history, image consent, and signatures.
- Separate payment links
Keep deposits, payment requests, receipts, and balances connected to the appointment.
- Spreadsheets
Track clients, sessions, payments, commissions, and reports in a shared studio system.
- Generic appointment calendars
Use scheduling software that understands deposits, consent forms, multi-session work, and studio teams.
Every Problem You Just Read? Solved.
inkStar is not another generic calendar. It is an appointment planner app for studio work: booking, deposits, intake forms, waivers, client history, payments, reminders, and daily operations.
No-shows are easier to control.
Require deposits at booking and send automated appointment reminders before the session, so clients confirm with more than a message.Payments stay connected to appointments.
Send payment links, collect deposits, record balances, and keep payment history with the client and booking.Admin moves into one workflow.
Appointment requests, availability, client records, consent forms, reminders, and reports live together instead of across DMs, notes, and spreadsheets.
Turn inquiries into paid appointments.
inkStar helps studios turn Instagram messages, website visitors, and repeat clients into confirmed bookings with a public booking page, booking links, deposits, reminders, and review request automation.
Booking links for Instagram and your website
Send clients to one booking flow from your bio, posts, DMs, website, or Google profile instead of manually sorting every request.
Public booking page for your studio
Let clients request tattoo, PMU, piercing, barber, or beauty appointments online while your calendar rules keep the schedule under control.
Automated review requests
After the session, send the right follow-up message and ask happy clients for a Google review without adding another admin task.
Deposits before the chair is blocked
Collect deposits and payment links as part of the appointment workflow, so high-intent clients are confirmed before you reserve studio time.
From Booking to Payday. On Autopilot.
See how inkStar handles the entire appointment lifecycle so you can focus on your craft.
Customer Books, Everything Starts
Your customer books through your booking page or you create the appointment in the app. Smart scheduling suggests the next free slots based on employee availability. Downpayment and contract are handled automatically before they walk in.
- Online booking page or in-app creation
- Smart slot suggestions based on availability
- Automatic downpayment collection & contract delivery
Appointment Day. Everything's Ready.
When your customer arrives, their profile has everything: consent forms, medical history, past sessions, and notes. Contracts are signed digitally right on your device. No paper, no scrambling. Works fully offline too.
- Complete customer profile at your fingertips
- GDPR-compliant consent & contract management
- Full functionality even without internet
Session Done. Get Paid, Get Reviews.
Payment is processed through card, PayPal, or Klarna installments. Commissions are tracked automatically. Automated follow-ups handle care reminders, review requests, and rebooking nudges while you rest.
- Flexible payments with Klarna, card & PayPal
- Automatic commission tracking per employee
- Automated care reminders & review requests
Appointment planner app features for studio operations.
Purpose-built for tattoo, PMU, piercing, barber, and beauty workflows where generic appointment calendars fall short.
Deposit-first booking
Deposit-Based No-Show Protection
Every booking requires a deposit upfront. Automated appointment reminders go out via SMS and email at 24h and 2h before the session. If the client still doesn't show, you keep the deposit. Your tattoo studio schedule stays full, your income stays protected.
Smart scheduling
AI-Powered Appointment Scheduling
Intelligent scheduling software that fills gaps in your calendar automatically. Clients book appointments online, reschedule on their own, and your waitlist fills cancelled slots without you lifting a finger. Built for multi-artist tattoo studios, solo PMU practitioners, and busy barbershops alike.
Digital intake forms
Intake Forms and Digital Waivers
Industry-specific intake form templates with photo consent, medical history questionnaires, allergy fields, digital waivers, and legally binding e-signatures. Clients sign on their own phone via QR code before sitting in the chair. Every record is timestamped and stored securely for GDPR compliance.
Integrated payments
Integrated Payment Processing
Accept card payments, PayPal, and instant bank transfers directly through the app. Offer Klarna installment plans for large tattoo pieces. Deposits are collected automatically at booking, remaining balances charged after sessions. Payment reminders sent via text so you never chase money.
Client records
Complete Client Management System
Every client gets a detailed profile with session history, photo galleries, preferences, allergy records, and medical notes. See exactly what you did last time, what ink or pigment you used, and what to watch out for. The built-in strike system flags unreliable clients before they waste your time again.
Business reports
Real-Time Business Analytics Dashboard
Track revenue per artist, no-show rates, peak booking hours, and client retention in one dashboard. Identify which services generate the most profit and which clients bring the highest lifetime value. Export reports for your accountant or tax advisor with one click.
Automated reminders
Automated Customer Notifications
Appointment reminders, payment confirmations, thank-you messages, and review requests sent automatically by email, SMS, or WhatsApp. Configure the timing and channel once, and every customer touchpoint from booking to aftercare handles itself.
Why Choose inkStar?
Built from the ground up for tattoo studios, PMU artists, and beauty professionals — not retrofitted generic software.
Instant Sync Across All Devices
Appointments, client notes, and schedules update in real time — whether you're at the front desk or on the studio floor.
Designed for Creative Professionals
Purpose-built workflows for consultations, consent forms, deposit collection, and session tracking — not generic business tools.
Industry-Standard Data Protection
Strong encryption, automatic backups, and GDPR-ready practices keep your client data and business records secure.
Actionable Business Insights
Track revenue per artist, no-show rates, peak booking hours, and client retention — all from a single dashboard.
Connects to Your Existing Tools
Integrates with Google Calendar, payment processors, and marketing platforms so nothing falls through the cracks.
Built by tattoo studio owners.
InkStar exists because Piotr Morawski and Lea Zerle know the daily reality behind the chair: clients book through social channels, forms need to be signed, deposits need to be collected, and the studio still has to run when the internet is unreliable.
Real studio ownership
The product is shaped by people who understand booking pressure, client documentation, repeat sessions, deposits, and the difference between a simple calendar and studio operations.
Workflows before features
Tattoo, PMU, piercing, and barber workflows need consent forms, health screening, payments, notes, reminders, and client history in the same place.
Built to reduce owner overload
InkStar is designed to help small studios look professional online, protect appointment time, and keep admin from taking over evenings.
What Our Users Say
Real feedback from artists who run their studios with inkStar.
Since we switched to inkStar, scheduling finally feels calm and predictable.
We used to juggle bookings from Instagram, WhatsApp, and phone calls, and things slipped through all the time. Now everything runs through one flow, deposits are handled up front, and I spend far less time on admin in the evenings. It just feels more stable day to day.
What I value most is that work doesn't stop when the internet drops.
Our connection in the studio is not always reliable. With inkStar we can still check bookings, open client records, and keep sessions moving as normal. Everything syncs properly once we're back online, so the day runs smoothly instead of becoming stressful.
Digital consent forms save us a surprising amount of time every week.
We used to keep paper forms in folders and waste time searching for them. Now every document is attached to the client profile with signatures and timestamps. It's not flashy, but it makes daily operations much easier.
Plans That Scale
With Your Business
All plans include a 7-day free trial. No credit card required. Switch plans anytime.
- Secure billing
- Cancel anytime
- Priority support
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about using InkStar as an appointment planner app for tattoo, PMU, piercing, barber, and studio management workflows.
Both. InkStar starts with appointment planning and scheduling, then connects bookings to deposits, consent forms, client profiles, payments, reminders, reports, and offline studio work.
InkStar is built for tattoo artists, PMU professionals, piercers, barbers, beauty studios, and small teams that need more than a generic calendar.
Yes. You can use booking links and a public booking page so clients can request appointments from your social profiles, website, or other online touchpoints.
Yes. InkStar can connect deposits and payment links to the appointment workflow, helping studios confirm serious bookings before reserving chair time.
Yes. InkStar supports digital forms for consent, health screening fields, allergies, medical history, image consent, signatures, and appointment documentation.
InkStar is designed for offline access to essential appointment and client data. Updates sync when your device is back online.
Still have questions? Chat with our team
