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Salons and barbershops

Spend your time with your clients, not your calendar.

AI for salons and barbershops.

AI books the right stylist by WhatsApp and confirms before a no-show costs a chair.

Examples

A look at how it works.

Clients book with their usual stylist on WhatsApp.

Illustrative example
Appointments today28+3
No-shows this week2
Avg. chair time38 min
Repeat clients today19+2

Appointments by day — sample data

Mon: 16Tue: 18Wed: 17Thu: 22Fri: 28Sat: 34Sun: 10MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Appointments by day — sample data
Mon16
Tue18
Wed17
Thu22
Fri28
Sat34
Sun10

A dashboard with today’s appointments and no-shows.

Illustrative example
Today's appointments — sample data
TimeClientStylistStatus
4:30 PMClient 1Stylist 1Confirmed
5:00 PMClient 2Stylist 1Confirmed
5:15 PMClient 3Stylist 2Pending
6:00 PMClient 4Stylist 2Cancelled

Today’s appointments and stylist, in one table.

Illustrative example
  1. Shear Bliss Studio9:14 am

    New booking

    Guest 1 booked a fade cut with Stylist 3 for 11:30 am.

  2. Shear Bliss Studio2:47 pm

    Gap filled

    The AI agent filled a cancelled 4:00 pm chair with a waiting-list guest.

  3. Shear Bliss Studio6:05 pm

    Reviews ready

    Rebooking reminders were sent to today's six no-show-risk guests.

Push notifications for new bookings and schedule updates

Illustrative example

Confirm Chair Reservation

Guest name Guest 1
Service Beard trim and style
Stylist Stylist 2
Preferred time Friday, 3:30 pm

Booking form auto-filled by the AI receptionist

Illustrative example

Weekly booking performance — sample data

142Bookings handled
87%Chair occupancy
12 minAvg. reply time

The AI agent handled 9 out of 10 booking requests without staff help.

Last-minute cancellations dropped by a third after automatic waitlist fills.

Weekly metrics showing bookings, occupancy, and response speed

Also helps with

  1. 01

    No-shows.

    A reminder goes out in time, freeing the chair for someone else.

  2. 02

    Billing paperwork.

    A CFDI invoice goes out when a client asks for one.

How we work

  1. 01

    Assess

    We watch a normal week of appointments and pick what to build first.

  2. 02

    Build and launch

    We build it on your own booking calendar and adjust until your team uses it daily.

  3. 03

    Hand over

    Documentation, training and full access — it’s yours to run.

What stays with people

Every style decision, every product choice and every exception for a client — those stay with your stylists. The agent handles bookings, reminders and the shopping list; it never decides what service to recommend.

A hand holding a phone with a soft chat-style screen glow near a salon station with styling tools laid out, warm light.
An appointment confirmed before the client sits down.

Questions owners ask

Do I have to change my booking system?

No — we start from the system you already use and read from it. If it can’t connect, we’ll tell you at the first visit.

Does it work on WhatsApp?

Yes — clients can book, reschedule or ask about a product on WhatsApp, and it also works on the web.

Does the agent recommend a style or product?

No. It books what the client asks for and relays what the stylist already recommended — it never decides on its own.

Can it remember a client’s usual stylist?

Yes — it reads the booking history you already keep and offers the same stylist first, where possible.

Who owns what you build?

You do — it’s built on KOA, an open-source platform under an MIT licence. There are no licence fees; your team gets full documentation and access.

How much does it cost?

It depends on what is worth doing first. We agree the price after the first conversation, before any work starts, and there are no licence fees.

Is it only for salons with several stylists?

No. It’s made for one chair as easily as several, wherever someone already answers WhatsApp between clients.

Integrations

Integrations for Salons & barbers

  • FreshaPossible
  • BooksyPossible
  • StripeIn production

and 4 more integrations

See the integrations for Salons & barbers

The agent books the appointment, and your stylists decide the service.

Tell us about your salon
If the chat doesn’t answer, email us: hola@koalabs.ai