Payments

Connect a payout account on the Payments page. Clients pay your shop directly and payouts go to your bank. You keep your own Stripe account and your own payment relationship.

Payout safety buffer

Once payouts are active, you can set an optional safety buffer: a small amount kept in your Stripe balance after each automatic payout, so a refund or dispute can't leave you short. We recommend $100. It lives on the Payments page, and you can change or turn it off anytime.

• Online prepayment when booking
• In person by card, including Tap to Pay on your phone
• Cash, marked collected at the chair

Turn on 'cash only' if your shop does not take cards; that hides online card payments and no-show protection. At the chair you charge a card or mark the visit collected for cash.

In the operator app on a supported phone, you can take a card by holding it near your phone, no separate reader needed. Choose Tap to Pay at checkout and hold the client's card or phone to yours. This is Apple's Tap to Pay on iPhone on iOS, and the equivalent contactless reader in the Android app.

No-show protection asks the client to save a card when they book, but takes no money up front. If they no-show, or cancel or reschedule late, the barber can charge a fee to that saved card from the appointment. Set the fee as a flat amount or a percent of the service on the Payments page.

Nothing is charged automatically. You decide, per appointment, whether to apply the fee, so a client with a genuine reason to miss isn't penalized.

When you settle an appointment you can record a tip alongside the payment, so reporting reflects what each barber actually earned.

The automated Tip Jar texts the client a tip link (Venmo or Cash App) about halfway through their appointment, pre-filled with the barber's handle. Set a barber's method and handle on their profile.