AI receptionist for tattoo studios

Turn DMs into consults.
Protect artist time.

Aaptly structures tattoo inquiries into design context, artist fit, consultation booking, deposits for serious work, and a client thread the studio can actually manage.

Consults, sessions, touch-upsConfigured for studios, not generic scheduling.
Design context before bookingConfigured for studios, not generic scheduling.
Deposits for custom workConfigured for studios, not generic scheduling.
Voice + SMS receptionistafter-hours coveragePayment rules respected
Live receptionist flowStudio call to booked visit
AI on call
Incoming callNew client · studio
Hi, I wanted to ask about small tattoo this week.
I can help with that. I see Wednesday at 2:30 PM. This service takes about 60 minutes.
Perfect. Please book it.
01 · Lead capturedClient has a custom tattoo idea and reference images

Aaptly answers with the studio's real services and policies.

02 · Slot selectedDesign consultation booked from live availability

The AI respects artist schedules and service duration.

03 · Payment checkedDeposit or payment link sent when the service requires it

If payments are not set up or not required, the AI should not offer payment collection.

04 · Visit preparedIdea, placement, and thread context saved

The client thread, booking, and prep steps stay connected.

Consults, sessions, touch-upsDesign context before bookingDeposits for custom work
Why studios buy Aaptly

Three jobs every studio owner is trying to get done.

Aaptly does three things for your studio: it picks up the calls and texts you keep missing and books them, it runs every session from deposit to check-out, and it brings the same clients back with memberships, reminders, and reviews on autopilot.

Organize inquiry chaos

Scattered DMs and texts become structured consults with the details artists need.

Unified inbox and intake context

Match the right artist

Consults should consider specialty, availability, and the service type before time is held.

Artist-aware booking

Stop chasing deposits

Custom work can require payment before the studio commits time.

Deposit-backed bookings

Keep the record together

The consult, booking, payment state, and conversation stay linked for the whole client relationship.

Client profile and thread linkage
01 · Get more clients

An AI receptionist that books the call instead of taking a message

On your studio’s own number, 24/7. It picks up while your artists are with clients, after hours, on weekends, and when two people ring at once. It checks the live calendar, takes the deposit, sends the intake forms, and hands off to a human when it should.

Voice + SMS receptionist · 24/7

Stop losing the calls your artistscan’t answer.

The AI answers in voice or SMS with your real services, staff schedules, and booking rules. Books on the call, takes the deposit, texts back the ones nobody picks up, and hands off to a human when it should.

  • Books from live availability for every artist and service.
  • Missed-call text-back in <1 second — every dropped call answered on your number.
  • AI drafts, you approve — review every reply before it sends if you want.
  • Escalates when needed — never improvises outside your configured policies.
Set up your AI receptionist
Pick a time · Small Tattoo
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02 · Run your studio

Booking, payments, and client records that finally talk to each other

One place for the calendar, the deposits, the intake and consent forms, the treatment notes, the inventory, and the memberships you sell. Built specifically for a studio, so the artist schedules, service durations, and payment rules reflect how you actually work — not a generic scheduling app.

Booking · Deposits · Payments · Clinical

Every session, properly run.

Live availability, deposit on checkout, intake and consent signed before arrival, payment policy enforced, and Stripe Connect payouts in your bank the next business day. The whole sessionlifecycle on one rail.

  • Deposits + cancellation policy — auto-refund on early cancel, auto-forfeit on no-show.
  • Intake + consent before arrival — e-signed, attached to the client record.
  • Clinical-grade depth — SOAP notes, charting, lot-tracked inventory, before/after vault.
  • Own your money — Stripe Connect direct, no aggregator markup.
See booking & payments
Today’s revenue
$3,840.00
+14%
Alex Rivera
Paid · Small Tattoo
PAID+$150
Maya Kim
Paid · Medium Tattoo
PAID+$300
Daniel Park
Deposit · Touch-Up
DEPOSIT+$50
Maya Kim
Tip · Medium Tattoo
TIP+$24.00
Why this matters for your studio
One client file. One calendar. One bill.

Most studiosend up paying for a phone bot, a booking site, and a marketing tool — three vendors that don’t talk to each other. With Aaptly, the receptionist that booked the call, the calendar that holds the slot, and the text that brings them back are all reading from the same client file. Nothing falls through the cracks because there are no cracks.

One inbox · every channel · every client

Stop hunting for “who called?” across five apps.

Voice transcripts from the AI receptionist, every text, every email, every missed-call text-back — all in one thread per client, all attached to their session, their invoice, and their intake form. No scattered DMs. No sticky notes on the front desk. Whichever artist picks up next sees everything that already happened.

  • Texts + voice transcripts + email — one thread per client across every channel.
  • Session, invoice, and intake attached automatically — no copy-paste between tabs.
  • Shared with your whole team — any artist can reply, with notes and assignments so nothing drops between shifts.
See the inbox
Alex RiveraSMS
Running 5 min late, sorry!
Maya KimChat
Can I reschedule?
Daniel ParkEmail
Intake form attached
Priya S.SMS
Thanks — see you Fri!
AR
Alex Rivera
Small Tattoo · Wed 2:30 PM · $150
Hey! Running 5 min late, sorry 🙏
All good — see you soon!
Thanks 💙
03 · Keep them coming back

Memberships, rebooking, and reviews that run themselves

Memberships for steady monthly revenue you can count on. Rebooking texts for the regular who’s drifted past their usual interval. Review requests that fire after every visit and lift you on Google. And a clear, plain-English view of which channel is actually bringing you the most paying clients.

Memberships · Rebooking texts · Review requests

Turn one visit into a lifetime of repeat revenue.

Sell memberships and packages where the prepaid credits auto-apply at the next booking. Send a rebooking text the moment a regular drifts past their usual interval. Ask every happy client for a Google review. And see — in one screen — what you made this month, who’s slipping away, and which channel is bringing you the most paying clients.

  • Memberships & packages — monthly billing on autopilot, prepaid credits in their wallet, deposit waived at the next booking.
  • Rebooking texts on autopilot — set the interval per service, the text goes out with a one-tap link to your booking page.
  • Owner dashboard — revenue, who’s drifting away, lifetime value per client, and the channel breakdown that finally answers “is Instagram worth it?”
Revenue · last 30 days
$48,240+18%
Bookings247
Show rateTracked
Avg ticket$150
How Aaptly compares

Nobody else covers all three jobs in one place.

Booking software stops at the calendar. AI phone agents stop at picking up the call. Marketing tools each own a single channel. Aaptly is the only one where the receptionist, the calendar, the payments, and the rebooking program all share the same client file — so you stop paying three vendors to half-do the job.

vs. booking software (Boulevard, Vagaro, Mindbody)

What it solves

Good at the calendar and the checkout once a client makes it to the booking page. The phone? Missed calls? Cold leads? Not their problem.

What Aaptly adds

Picks up the phone, takes the deposit, files the clinical note, and texts the regular who's gone quiet. The booking page is one of three jobs Aaptly does — not the whole story.

vs. AI phone agents (Bland, Retell, Vapi, Numa)

What it solves

Good at picking up the phone and handing the caller a link or a voicemail summary. Then they hand you back to your old calendar to actually do the work.

What Aaptly adds

The AI lives inside the booking system, so it sees real availability, follows your deposit rules, sends your intake forms, and lands the booking on your actual calendar.

vs. marketing tools (Podium, Birdeye, Mailchimp)

What it solves

Each one owns a single channel — reviews, or texting, or email — bolted onto whatever booking system you already pay for. Three vendors, three logins, three bills.

What Aaptly adds

Reviews, rebooking texts, email, memberships, and the channel report all read from the same client file. One subscription, every touch counted, no client getting the same message twice from different tools.

Pricing

Invest in your studio

Every plan pays for itself in the first booking you don’t lose. Start with setup, then turn on the workflows that should go live.

Essentials

Online booking and payments, live

$99/mo
Book a front-desk audit
  • Live online booking on your domain
  • Deposits + payments via Stripe Connect
  • Unified inbox (SMS, email, web chat)
  • 24-hour SMS reminders
  • Client records + intake forms
  • Email support
Most popular

Pro

AI receptionist on your number, 24/7

$199/mo
Book a front-desk audit
  • Everything in Essentials
  • AI receptionist (voice + SMS, on your number)
  • Missed-call text-back
  • AI-drafted replies with human approval
  • 24h + 1h SMS reminders
  • Cancellation and no-show policy enforcement
  • Priority support

Growth

Memberships, retention, and multi-location

$349/mo
Book a front-desk audit
  • Everything in Pro
  • Memberships and packages
  • Automated rebooking workflows
  • Review request automation
  • Multi-location and multi-staff scheduling
  • Channel attribution dashboard
  • Webhooks and CSV exports
Works with what you already use

Bring your number, your domain, your Google calendar.

Stripe
Google Cal
SMS
Email
Custom domain
HIPAA-aware intake
FAQ

Everything you’re wondering

How long does it take to set up my studio?
Most studios are accepting services within 10 minutes. We pre-load the services, intake, and workflows that fit your industry — you just tweak.
Do I need a credit card to start?
You can start setup before committing. Paid AI receptionist and payment features require the right plan and payment configuration before they are live for customers.
How do payments work?
We use Stripe Connect, so you keep ownership of your money. If payments are not connected or a service does not require payment, the AI should not offer payment collection for that flow.
Can I bring my own domain?
Yes. Use ours to start (yourbusiness.aaptly.com) and point your own domain anytime from Settings.
Is intake and consent HIPAA-friendly?
We support HIPAA-aware intake forms, consent waivers with e-signature, and encrypted medical history storage. Your data is encrypted at rest and in transit.
Can I manage multiple artists?
Yes. Each artist gets their own calendar, specialties, and schedule. Clients can choose their preferred artist when booking.
Can I switch plans or cancel anytime?
Yes. No contracts, no setup fees. Downgrade, upgrade, or cancel from your dashboard — your data stays with you.

Give your studio a front desk that can actually act.

Bring your current services, hours, payment rules, and front-desk workflow. We will show exactly what the AI can book, collect, prepare, and escalate.

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