CiaoBarber

Every appointment in its place. Every time.

No more phone calls mid-cut. CiaoBarber's calendar handles bookings, reminders and no-shows, so you can keep your hands on the work.

The problem

Sound familiar?

1

The phone never stops

Every ring is an interrupted cut. You lose your rhythm, you lose time, and the client in the chair feels like an afterthought.

2

Double bookings and a diary nobody trusts

Sticky notes, WhatsApp messages and memory. A system that collapses on a Saturday morning, exactly when you can least afford it.

3

No-shows that hollow out the day

A client who does not turn up is revenue gone and a gap that is almost impossible to fill at short notice.

The solution

How CiaoBarber solves it

  • A weekly calendar colour-coded by status and by barber
  • Automatic email reminders before every appointment
  • Drag and drop rescheduling, so moving a booking takes seconds
  • Full history for every client, with notes and preferences

Perché scegliere CiaoBarber?

Appointment management is the heart of any barbershop that works. Without a system you can rely on, double bookings, gaps in the diary and frustrated clients are a matter of when, not if. CiaoBarber gives you a digital calendar built for barbers rather than adapted from generic office software: drag and drop, readable at a glance, and usable from whatever device is nearest. Every appointment is tied to the client's profile, with notes on how they like their cut, what they have booked before and how they usually pay.

A weekly calendar colour-coded by status and by barber

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A weekly calendar colour-coded by status and by barber

No-shows are the quiet cost of running a shop. Automatic email reminders go out ahead of each appointment, and when a client cancels, the slot returns to the online booking page straight away so somebody else can take it. That turns a cancellation from lost revenue into an opening, without you having to chase anyone.

02

Automatic email reminders before every appointment

What separates this from a shared Google Calendar or a spreadsheet is that it understands how a shop actually runs: colour codes by service type, a multi-barber view for shops with more than one chair, automatic blocking of lunch breaks, and buffer time between appointments for cleaning and setup. The result is a diary that largely runs itself, which leaves you free to do the part only you can do.

Automatic email reminders before every appointment
Drag and drop rescheduling, so moving a booking takes seconds

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Drag and drop rescheduling, so moving a booking takes seconds

Appointment management is the heart of any barbershop that works. Without a system you can rely on, double bookings, gaps in the diary and frustrated clients are a matter of when, not if. CiaoBarber gives you a digital calendar built for barbers rather than adapted from generic office software: drag and drop, readable at a glance, and usable from whatever device is nearest. Every appointment is tied to the client's profile, with notes on how they like their cut, what they have booked before and how they usually pay.

How it works

Up and running in a few steps

1

Set up your diary

Enter your opening hours, breaks, the services you offer and the buffer you want between appointments. CiaoBarber builds the available slots from that. It takes about three minutes.

2

Clients book online

Share your booking page link on Instagram, your Google Business Profile and WhatsApp. Clients pick the service, the barber and the time themselves, at any hour, including when the shop is shut.

3

Reminders go out on their own

Every new booking lands in your calendar immediately. The system emails the client a reminder ahead of the appointment, so fewer of them forget.

4

Manage it by dragging

Move, edit or cancel an appointment by dragging it. Switch between day, week and month to see your own diary or the whole team's.

3 min

To set the calendar up from scratch

24/7

Clients can book whenever it suits them

2 reminders

Sent automatically before each appointment

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

My clients are not very technical. Will they manage to book online?+
Yes. The booking page is deliberately plain: pick a service, pick a barber, pick a time. There is no account to create, no app to download and nothing to register for. Clients who avoid technology generally cope fine, because all they do is tap a link you sent them on WhatsApp or Instagram.
Can I still take bookings over the phone?+
Of course. CiaoBarber does not replace the phone, it takes the pressure off it. You can enter phone and walk-in bookings straight into the calendar, and the system treats them exactly like online ones, reminders included.
What happens if two clients book the same slot?+
They cannot. Availability updates in real time, so a slot disappears from the booking page the moment it is taken. If two people tap at the same instant, the first one gets it and the second sees the slot is gone.

Torna alla Sedia.

Let CiaoBarber handle the admin. You go back to what you love: cutting, creating, inspiring.

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