What a nail salon online booking calendar actually is
An online booking calendar for a nail salon is the public page where a guest picks gel, dip, acrylic, a fill, or a pedi, then a tech and a time. It is not the register, and it is not the person who picks up the phone. Bukkii’s version of that page is Calendar — $20/month, with unlimited staff, unlimited customers, and Google Reserve included. Get Calendar — $20/mo. Calendar does not answer the phone.
This page is the hub. The five jobs below are separate URLs so each search lands on the offer that matches it.
The booking stack, in one list
- Google Reserve for nail salons — the Book Online button on Maps, on the $20/month Calendar plan.
- Nail salon deposit booking — the policy that holds a long set.
- AI receptionist that takes deposits — AIVA asks on the call and texts the link.
- Bukkii Phone — the downloadable app for the salon line, with AIVA on the calls you cannot take.
- AI appointment setter — inbound on the published number, not an outbound dialer. AIVA is $200 one-time.
Product pages behind those guides: online booking, Reserve with Google, AI receptionist, and download the app.
Calendar — $20/month — is a full offer
Use Calendar when the hole is “people cannot book us on Google.” You get a booking website, the Book Online button after Google approves the listing, email reminders, unlimited staff, and unlimited customers. No per-tech meter. No voice minutes, because this plan does not answer the phone.
From pricing: Calendar is $20/month. AI Receptionist (AIVA) is $200 one-time and is a different card. Do not treat Calendar as a footnote under the phone plan. If the website and Maps are the job, Get Calendar — $20/mo is the button.
| Job | Offer | What it does not do |
|---|---|---|
| Public book and Google Reserve | Calendar — $20/month | Does not answer the phone |
| Inbound shop line | AIVA — $200 one-time | Not a monthly plan fee, and not a free trial |
| Checkout you already own | Keep it. See keep your POS | We do not claim native two-way POS sync |
Other calendars — Setmore, Mangomint, Booksy, Vagaro — can stay. We do not invent their prices here. The compare that keeps Setmore and adds a phone is Setmore vs an AI phone receptionist.
Google Reserve sits on the calendar, not on a phone tree
Guests who already decided on Maps need a button, not a speech. That path is Google Reserve for nail salons. Bukkii submits the profile during onboarding. Google’s review is typically 7–14 business days. The same staff calendar is what the booking website writes to. How salons get found around that page is on online booking SEO.
Deposits are a policy. The phone is who asks.
A booking calendar can show the slot. It does not, by itself, talk a first-time guest into holding a two-hour acrylic. Write the rule on deposit booking. When the guest is on the line, AIVA states the rule and texts the link — AI receptionist that takes deposits. The wider no-show list is prevent salon no-shows. Pricing marks no-show / AI deposit on the AI Receptionist column, not on Calendar, because Calendar does not answer the phone.
The phone layer, if the book is not the leak
If clients already have a link and still call the Google number mid-fill, the calendar is doing its job and the line is not. AIVA answers that inbound call for $200 one-time: no monthly plan fee, no free trial, unlimited staff, 100 voice minutes and 1,500 SMS included, then $0.35/min and $0.035 per SMS. Get AIVA — $200. The downloadable app staff use beside that line is Bukkii Phone. What shops usually pay a human desk is on answering service cost and virtual receptionist cost — those pages quote the figures we checked; this hub does not add new competitor rates.
Solo techs who want the phone-versus-widget writeup can also read AI appointment booking.
Related guides
- Google Reserve for nail salons
- Nail salon deposit booking
- Bukkii Phone and the AI receptionist
- AI receptionist that takes deposits
- AI appointment setter (inbound shop line)
- Keep your nail salon POS
- Prevent salon no-shows
- Answering service cost
- Virtual receptionist cost
- AI appointment booking for solo nail techs
- Pricing — Calendar $20/mo and AIVA $200
Two offers: AIVA on the phone, Calendar on Google
The calendar and the receptionist solve different leaks. Buy the one you are missing, or buy both. Neither is a footnote.
AIVA — the phone layer — $200 one-time
AIVA is the AI receptionist for inbound calls. She answers the shop number, books the service, and texts the appointment. $200 one-time. No monthly plan fee. No free trial. Get AIVA — $200. Hear her at (215) 791-6766.
Calendar — the booking layer — $20/month
Calendar is the booking website plus Google Reserve — the Book Online button on Google Maps. $20/month. Unlimited staff. Unlimited customers. It does not answer the phone. Choose it when the public book and Google are what you need, and you are keeping the checkout you already have. Get Calendar — $20/mo. Both cards are on pricing.
FAQ
What is an online booking calendar for a nail salon?
It is the public page where a guest picks a nail service, a tech, and a time. Bukkii Calendar is that page plus Google Reserve for $20/month, with unlimited staff and unlimited customers. It does not answer the phone.
How much is the Bukkii booking calendar?
Calendar is $20/month. Unlimited staff. Unlimited customers. Google Reserve included. No voice minutes. The button is Get Calendar — $20/mo. AIVA, the phone layer, is a separate $200 one-time offer.
Does the online booking calendar answer calls?
No. Calendar does not answer the phone. AIVA is the AI receptionist for inbound calls at $200 one-time, with no monthly plan fee and no free trial.
Can I keep my current POS and still use this calendar?
Yes. Keep the checkout you already run. Calendar is the public book and Google Reserve. We do not claim native two-way sync into a third-party POS.
Where do deposits fit?
You set the deposit rule. The policy page is nail salon deposit booking. On a live call, AIVA asks for the deposit and texts the link. Calendar does not take that call.
Is Google Reserve extra on top of $20/month?
No. Google Reserve is included with Calendar at $20/month. Bukkii submits the listing during onboarding. Google’s review is typically 7–14 business days.