Walk-in first
A board, not a calendar
Most POS systems were built for hair salons that book by appointment. Nails run on walk-ins, FIFO rotation, and multi-chair tickets. We start there.
For nail salons
The POS built around the chair, not the calendar.
Walk-in-first board, multi-tech checkout, and the Nail Shop Rule baked into every ticket. No proprietary hardware. No monthly fee — 0.4% per transaction, that's it.
No hardware lock-in
Tap-to-Pay on iPhone
Use the iPhone you already have for card-present checkout via Stripe Terminal. Or plug in a Stripe Reader if you prefer one. Skip the $400 proprietary device.
The Nail Shop Rule
Splits done right
Supply fee comes off the gross before commission. Tip is 100% tech. Tax passes through. The math is in the database, not in someone's head.
Why salons leave Fresha & Square
Lightweight is the product.
Every nail salon we've watched bury an iPad in 3-tap workarounds because their POS was built for a different industry. We don't add screens. We don't add states. Fewer taps to close a chair always wins.
- Open a walk-in in 4 taps. Name (optional), tech, services, done. No calendar slot to pick. No customer record to create.
- Charge any chair from the front desk. Multi-tech visits get one ticket, one card swipe, and per-tech payout splits at close.
- SMS the receipt with one tap. No printer, no toner, no paper.
- Drag-import your client list. Yes, even from that ancient POS export that opens as a broken Excel file.