The simple pet salon calendar you want. At the price you need.
- Manage bookings
- Take payments
- Send reminders
Free business software
Easy, flexible, and super handy booking software for your petcare business.
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Client stories
The Success Story of Jo Rumming.
Jo is the proud owner of Jos Dog Shedd Inn, a highly popular salon in Tregaron, Wales. Jo looked for a way to streamline her administrative responsibilities and increase productivity as she dealt with the difficulties of a busy salon and a mountain of paperwork.
Your digital diary, your way
Tuft Essential is a free salon scheduling software. A digital diary that lets you manage your salon the way you want to:
- Access important client information
- Take payments
- Full calendar access
- Easy to use
- Flexible and reliable
Essential. Because starting out is expensive enough.
Make Essential part of running your successful business today
Hold on, is it really free?!
Yes! Our Essential plan is completely free and gives you all of the essential tools you need to book and manage your clients’ appointments hassle-free.
Will my clients get automatic reminders?
Yes! Tuft sends out automated booking reminders, confirmation messages, reschedule notifications, cancellation notifications and even prompts your clients to leave reviews. Tuft is able to send email, app push notifications and if you’re on a Pro plan you’ll also benefit from unlimited SMS.
Can I send out contracts?
Absolutely! Tuft allows you to define your terms and conditions/ clip-off policies and requires your customers to accept them before they are able to make a booking through the app. If you have clients who don’t use the app, Tuft allows you to to email your contract off to them instead.
Do my clients have to use the app?
Tuft was designed to relieve you of your admin burden, which is where the client app comes into play. However, we understand that some clients can be tech-phobic which is why Tuft is able to work with or without the client app.
Can my clients book through my website?
Yes! Tuft provides you with a booking widget that you can add to your own website or socials, allowing clients to book you with ease.
Is there an app for groomers?
Yes! You can now manage your calendar, bookings, and clients from your mobile or tablet with the Tuft groomer app, available on iOS and Android. Prefer a bigger screen? Tuft still works perfectly on desktop via your web browser too.
Can I take deposits and/or full payments?
Absolutely! Tuft allows you to charge either a fixed, percentage-based or combination deposit helping to reduce no-shows. You’re also able to take full payments in two convenient ways – through the app or by sending your client an SMS payment link.
Deposits, SMS and in-app payments subject to a 2.5% + 5p charge
Does Tuft work with card machines?
Yes. Take the payment on the terminal and it’s logged against the booking automatically, so there’s no double entry and your sales reports stay accurate.
We offer a PAX terminal at 1.58% per transaction, and we also support the SumUp Solo at 1.69%. Both connect straight to your Tuft calendar. If you’d rather keep taking cash, or send an SMS payment link instead, you can do that too.
What are the benefits of going Pro?
Whilst Tuft Essential gives you all of the tools your salon needs to run a profitable business, Pro gives you enhanced features to make your job even easier. Upgrading to Pro gives you access to benefits such as unlimited SMS, mass messaging clients, sales reports and WhatsApp customer support!