Salon software & booking app for South Africa: bookings, till and reminders in one app

Blyssbook costs Starter about R182, Professional about R347 and Enterprise about R809 a month for the whole salon, not per staff member. The rand amounts are today's conversion of the price you are billed in US dollars ($11, $21 and $49 a month). Paying yearly costs ten months' price. There is no booking commission, and every plan starts with a 14-day free trial.

It replaces the appointment book, the WhatsApp back-and-forth and the end-of-day sums. Clients book online 24/7 on your own salon website, every booking lands on one calendar with a column per stylist, and an automatic reminder goes out before the visit. After the service you bill in rand at the till, with VAT if you're registered, print a receipt, and the visit is saved to the client's record. At day end you see sales by payment method.

The best one is the one that fits how your salon works, so compare a few facts: how the price is counted, fees on new clients, how clients pay and what happens on WhatsApp. Blyssbook charges one price per salon, from about R182 a month, takes 0% commission on bookings, records your card machine, SnapScan and cash at the till, sends automatic reminders and gives every salon its own booking website. You can test all of it in a 14-day free trial without a card.

Yes, as a record at the till. Keep your card machine, take the card on it as usual and tap Card in Blyssbook, so the sale, the tip and the stock are recorded. Add SnapScan, Zapper or EFT as your own payment methods, and the day-end till close shows the total for each. Blyssbook is not connected to Yoco, iKhokha or SnapScan: the client pays you directly and Blyssbook keeps the record.

Every booking gets an automatic reminder before the visit, so fewer clients forget. Reminder emails are on every plan; automatic WhatsApp reminders are on the Professional and Enterprise plans. Reports show your no-show rate, so you can see whether it is going down.

Yes, on every plan. Set commission rules, and Blyssbook adds them up from every bill, with tips and monthly payroll. Every plan also has staff schedules and staff logins, and each staff member sees only what their role allows.

On the Professional and Enterprise plans, yes. You connect your salon's number through Meta's official WhatsApp Business Platform, and the AI replies with your prices, offers free slots from your calendar and books the appointment. On Starter, WhatsApp chats come into the Blyssbook inbox and you reply yourself.

No. You pay one price for your salon and keep the full price of every booking, whether the client is new or a regular. There are no fees on new clients.

Blyssbook is one price for the whole salon: about R182 a month for Starter with up to 5 staff. Fresha's Team plan is priced per team member, and its pricing page showed no rand prices for South Africa when we checked (fresha.com/pricing, 31 October 2026). A booking website is on every Blyssbook plan, while Fresha sells its Smart Website as a paid add-on. You can import your client list from a Fresha CSV export.

Yes, if you are VAT-registered. Switch VAT on in the invoice settings, set the rate (15% in South Africa) and add your VAT number. The till adds VAT on top of the service price, and receipts and invoices show the VAT line and your number. If you are not registered, leave it off. Your accountant can tell you which applies.

Yes. Starter covers up to 5 staff at one price, so a solo nail tech, braider or barber pays the same as a small team. Each plan includes a set number of staff: up to 5 on Starter, up to 15 on Professional and unlimited on Enterprise.

Yes, anywhere in South Africa. Blyssbook runs online, shows prices in rand, takes South African phone numbers for WhatsApp, and your booking website works on any phone without an app.

No. Blyssbook runs online, in the browser and in the Android app, so it needs an internet connection, on Wi-Fi or mobile data. There is no offline mode. Your data is kept on our servers, not on one computer in the salon.

Yes, on every plan. Pick a design (6 on every plan, 8 premium ones on Professional and up), add your logo, colours and photos, and your services, prices, team and reviews show up from Blyssbook. Clients book online 24/7. It lives on your free Blyssbook link, or on your own domain on the Professional and Enterprise plans.

Yes. The Blyssbook app is on Google Play for Android. Blyssbook also runs in any browser on a laptop, tablet or iPhone, with nothing to install.

No. Start your 14-day free trial without a card, add your services and staff, and take real bookings before you decide.