Take appointments online, cut no-shows, and keep every chair full — with a booking link your clients can use any time, day or night.
Most barbers still run the chair off a mix of texts, DMs, a paper book by the till, and a phone that rings mid-cut. It works right up until it doesn't — the double-booked Saturday, the regular who swears they said 2pm, the gap you didn't know you had until it was already gone.
Joust gives your barbershop proper booking software without the bloat of a full salon suite. One link clients can tap from your Instagram bio to book a cut at midnight, and a calendar that keeps your chairs straight.
A no-show isn't a free hour — it's a slot a paying client couldn't book. Joust lets you take a deposit or set prices per service when a client books, so the people filling your day are the people who actually turn up.
Running more than one chair? Each barber gets their own availability and services, while clients book from a single shop page. Walk-ins still walk in — but the booked ones don't collide.
Connect Google Calendar and Joust works around what's already there: days off, that wedding you're cutting for, the lunch you actually want to take. Busy times block automatically.
Every shop gets a clean booking link to drop into your Instagram and TikTok bios, your Google profile, a QR code in the window, or the back of a loyalty card. Clients book the service they want, pick a time, and you both get a confirmation — no DMs, no phone tag.
No bloated all-in-one tax. Pick the plan that fits.
Pro is £9/mo, billed monthly — smart booking & calendar for you and your team.
Need customer records and team tools? Business is £49/mo — everything in Pro plus the CRM and every future tool.
Get startedYes. You set your services and prices (signature cut, beard trim, skin fade, the lot), your hours, and your booking link. Clients book online, you get the confirmation, and it syncs to your Google Calendar. It's built to be the booking system, not a calendar you still have to manage by hand.
Yes. You can price each service and take payment at the time of booking, so the slot is held by someone who's committed. That alone tends to clear out the Saturday ghosts.
Yes. Each barber has their own availability and service list, and clients book from one shop page. Connect each barber's Google Calendar and everyone's days off and personal appointments block automatically.
From your booking link — paste it into your Instagram bio, your Google Business profile, a QR code in the window, or anywhere else. They can book 24/7 without messaging you.
Pro is a flat monthly price with smart booking and calendar for you and your chairs. There's a free start with no card — set up your shop, share the link, and see if it fits before you pay anything.
Set up your shop, share one link, and let clients book the cut while you're cutting. Free to start, no card.
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