The salon app for owners in Canada: your diary and your till on one phone
Most of the day happens away from a desk, so Slotora's app for iPhone, iPad and Android does what the desk does: the diary, the client book, taking payment and closing the day. It runs on the same live data as the browser, and your clients never need to install anything.
Get the app — 14-day trialWhat you do with it during the day
A native app, not a website in a frame, built for the moments between clients.
Move a booking with your thumb
Day, week and month views. Hold an appointment and drag it; it snaps to your own time step, refuses a time the server would refuse, and the client is emailed about the change.
Take the balance at the chair
Open the booking and press Take payment: a QR code the client scans and pays on her own phone, a Stripe card reader, or cash. Refunds and part-payments are there too.
Cash when the signal drops
Basement salons lose signal. Cash taken offline is saved on the phone at once and sent when the connection returns, and the app tells you which of the two just happened. Card payments, Interac included, need a connection.
How much is left on this card?
Type a gift card or pass code and see the balance, its history and a button to spend it against today's appointment.
The client book on the floor
Visit history, notes, tags and no-shows, searchable while the client is in the chair. Book her next visit before she leaves.
Close the day
The day-end count lists takings by method and by person, works out what the drawer should hold and shows the difference when you type what you counted.
What is different on a Canadian phone
Four things a Canadian owner meets that an owner elsewhere does not.
- Tap to Pay is switched on salon by salon
- Taking a card on the phone itself, with no reader, is not on for Canadian salons by default. We open it one salon at a time after testing with Canadian cards; ask us. A QR code or a Stripe reader works without it.
- Interac above C$100 needs a reader
- An Interac debit tap above C$100 asks the client to insert her card and enter a PIN, which a phone cannot take. When that happens the app suggests a credit card or a payment link instead.
- Interac refunds are refused in the app
- Stripe only refunds Interac with the same card on a reader. If you press Refund on an Interac payment, the app shows that rule in full rather than an error, and you settle it in cash or as credit.
- You subscribe on the web
- The iPhone app shows no price and has no buy button. You choose your plan on slotora.io in a browser, and the app picks it up when you tap to check again.
Your trial and your plan, as the app shows them
During the 14-day trial, a banner on the app's home screen says how many days are left. Everything is open while it runs. If the trial ends or a payment fails, there is a short grace period first, and the banner says until when.
If the plan then lapses, the app does not strand you. It shows what has happened and offers three ways out: sign out, check again once you have paid on the web, or open Settings, where downloading your data and deleting the account still work. Your existing appointments stay where they are; it is new online bookings that stop until the plan is paid.
Two jobs stay in a browser on purpose, because a phone is the wrong tool for them: pasting the booking widget into your website, and uploading a client spreadsheet. You can also open your account from the app's login screen; the sign-up form opens inside the app and you land in your own calendar when it is done.
Questions about the app in Canada
Is the app available in the Canadian stores?
Yes. It is listed on the App Store in Canada by Belavin Limited, and on Google Play.
Do my clients need the app?
No. They book on a web page and get their confirmation and reminders by email.
Does the app cost extra?
No. It comes with the Canadian subscription, for you and every colleague with a login.
Can I take Interac debit on my phone?
With a Stripe card reader paired to the salon, yes. On the phone alone it needs Tap to Pay, which we switch on salon by salon, and an Interac tap above the PIN limit still needs a reader.
Will I be told about new bookings?
Yes, by push notification on your phone, and by email.
Store listings
The two listings, opened from Canada's storefronts on the day shown.
- App Store (Canada) — Slotora: Salon Booking App — https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/id6794947147 · Read on
- Google Play — Slotora — https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.slotora.slotora&hl=en&gl=CA · Read on
Run tomorrow from your phone
Install the app, sign in, and drag one test appointment to see how it feels.