An appointment is a record, not a software suite

Salon appointment software is a wide phrase. The useful part is small. A client asked for a gel fill with Mai on Tuesday at 11. The book shows that. An email reminder goes out. If she has to move it, the old hole opens and the new one is real. That is the appointment.

The nail-only version is nail salon appointment software. This page is the same record once the floor also sells other beauty services. The grid those records sit on is salon calendar software.

What happens to the visit on Calendar

  • Booked. From the booking website or from Google Reserve. Service, duration, and tech are the ones you published.
  • Reminded. Email reminders are on the $20/month plan.
  • Moved. The book has to release the old time. A ghost hold is how the afternoon double-books.
  • Not taken by phone. Calendar does not answer the shop line. A change that arrives as a phone call needs AIVA, or a person.

Calendar is $20/month with unlimited staff and unlimited customers. Get Calendar — $20/mo.

Nail visit first, then the visits beside it

Name the appointment the way the floor does. “Gel fill, Mai, 45 minutes” is an appointment. “Beauty service” is not. When the shop adds a lash fill or a cut, those are new appointment types with their own times, on the software described in beauty salon booking software. Do not reuse the nail duration for a service that runs twice as long.

No-shows, texts, and deposits sit mostly on the phone plan

An email reminder reduces some forgetfulness. It does not collect a card, and it does not talk to the client who calls to cancel five minutes out. How shops think about empty chairs is on prevent salon no-shows. Whether the phone plan should ask for a deposit is nail salon deposit booking. On the pricing compare table, no-show and AI deposit sit on AI Receptionist, not on Calendar. AIVA is $200 one-time. There is no free trial.

A link that books without a conversation is a different article: AI appointment booking. If your hole is the conversation, buy the phone. Get AIVA — $200.

Two offers: AIVA on the phone, Calendar on the book

An appointment on the book and an appointment taken on a live call are created by different products. Prices below are from bukkii.ai/pricing on September 22, 2026. This page does not quote competitor prices.

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. The payment covers a dedicated number, training on your menu, calendar setup for that phone layer, and forwarding, plus 100 voice minutes and 1,500 SMS. 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 — and email reminders. $20/month. Unlimited staff. Unlimited customers. It does not answer the phone. Get Calendar — $20/mo.

FAQ

What does salon appointment software track?

The visit: which service, which tech, what time, and the email reminder. Calendar at $20/month is the booking website, Reserve with Google, email reminders, unlimited staff, and unlimited customers. It does not answer the phone.

How is this different from salon calendar software?

The calendar is the grid of columns. Appointment software is one row on that grid and what happens to it after it is booked. Both are on the Calendar plan. Creating that row from a phone call is AIVA at $200 one-time.

Can the appointment be a nail service or another beauty service?

Yes. Put the nail services on first with real durations, then add lashes, brows, wax, or hair as their own services. A fill and a color should not share one appointment type.

Does Calendar text a confirmation or take a deposit?

Calendar sends email reminders. It does not answer the phone and it does not include the AI deposit tools. Those sit on the AI Receptionist plan. AIVA is $200 one-time. There is no free trial.

What should I do about no-shows?

A reminder is not a deposit policy. Read the no-show notes, and the nail deposit page if you are deciding whether the phone plan should ask for a card. Calendar itself does not answer the call and does not run that deposit flow.