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Tattoo Booking Apps: Plans, Fees and What to Check
This is a desk comparison of vendor-published plans and fees, checked on November 5, 2026. It is not a hands-on reliability test of every app. Compare the billing term, team size, payment method, fees paid by the studio versus the client, and the features your studio actually needs. Confirm the quote for your US account before switching.
Tattoo scheduling apps compared
| App | Published plan and fee scope |
|---|---|
| Tattoo Studio Pro | Solo $29/month; Crew $69 up to five active team members; Tribe $119 up to ten. Stripe processing separate. |
| InkDesk | Solo $35 monthly; Studio $50 including first artist plus $15 per additional artist. Three artists: $80 monthly. |
| Acuity | Starter $20, Standard $34, Premium $69 monthly. Processor charges separate. |
| Fresha | Confirm current US subscription, processing, marketplace and messaging quote. |
| Bookedin | Free plan: up to 50 bookings per month. Paid pricing: confirm the current calendar count and billing term. |
| Venue Ink | $0 Solo/Studio; $50 Solo Pro; $150 Studio Pro. Client-paid service fee by default, described below. |
| Tattoodo Books | No monthly subscription advertised; client booking fee and separate marketplace commission described below. |
A cost example, not a price ranking
Forty deposits of $100 create $4,000 of processing volume. At the hypothetical standard US domestic online-card assumption of 2.9% + $0.30 per payment, processing is $128 (Stripe US pricing). Add the selected subscription and any actual extra fees. Client-paid fees are separate from fees absorbed by the studio.
| Selected monthly plan | Subscription + assumed processing |
|---|---|
| Acuity Standard | $34 + $128 = $162 |
| Tattoo Studio Pro Crew | $69 + $128 = $197 |
| InkDesk, three artists | $80 + $128 = $208 |
These are selected-plan illustrations, not the cheapest possible configuration or a quote. International cards, other payment types, taxes, add-ons and account-specific rates can change the result. A zero subscription does not mean zero transaction cost.
The apps, one by one
Tattoo Studio Pro
Pricing lists Solo $29/month, Crew $69/month up to five active team members and Tribe $119/month up to ten. The FAQ permits extra staff for $15/month. All-feature access, unlimited SMS without per-message charges, digital forms and a 30-day trial are vendor-documented; the trial requires a payment method. The POS page describes Stripe processing without platform markup. These are vendor capabilities, not independently tested legal sufficiency or no-show outcomes.
InkDesk
InkDesk pricing: Solo $35 monthly or $300 billed annually. Studio $50 monthly including the first artist, plus $15 per additional artist. Annual studio billing is $500 base plus $150 per additional artist per year. The displayed card depends on team size and billing term. Three artists on monthly billing cost $80. Custom forms, digital waivers, reminders and a 30-day no-card trial are documented. Deposit payments have no platform fee above Stripe. This is inkdesk.app, not the similarly named inkdesk.io product.
Acuity Scheduling
Official pricing lists USD monthly Starter $20, Standard $34 and Premium $69; annual-billing equivalents are $16/$27/$55. Starter has one calendar; Standard includes up to six calendars and SMS reminders. Custom intake forms and payments through Stripe, Square, PayPal or Venmo are listed. Processor charges are separate. Verify the intake setup your studio needs rather than assuming tattoo-specific fields are ready-made.
Fresha
Fresha pricing is country- and account-dependent. Confirm the current US subscription, online and in-person processing rates, marketplace new-client fee and messaging allowances directly with Fresha before calculating your total. The directly retrieved page served INR/India content, the indexed USD content differed and the attempted US-country URL was inaccessible. Current US numbers remain unverified in this review; a regional free offer is not a US quote. General scheduling, POS and intake capabilities are documented.
Bookedin
Free plan: up to 50 bookings per month. Paid pricing: confirm the current calendar count and billing term; a current paid dollar amount was not exposed in the retrieved text. SMS has plan/country limits and top-ups. Configurable follow-up emails are not a verified automatic aftercare workflow. Processor options include Stripe, Square and PayPal.
Venue Ink
Pricing and fee FAQ lists $0 Solo/Studio, $50 Solo Pro and $150 Studio Pro. The service fee is 10% on free plans or 5% on Pro, charged to clients by default. The artist can absorb or split it. Venue says that fee includes card/Stripe processing: do not add a second Stripe charge. Studio Pro includes automatic artist splits and five active residents/guests; verify limits and charges above the included five. A client-paid fee is not automatically a studio expense. Consent/e-signature capability was not confirmed from this pricing review.
Tattoodo Books
No monthly subscription is advertised. The client pays a $10 booking fee by default; the artist may cover or split it. The vendor separately states a 20% commission on the first appointment of a new client found through Tattoodo. Confirm local-currency fees and account terms. Books describes automatic reminders and Instagram-DM booking; this review did not verify an exact reminder interval or test settlement. Indexed official Books text was available, while direct opens returned 403. The public homepage also explains the client-paid fee and option to cover it.
How to choose
Compare artist/calendar counts, billing term, who pays each fee, reminder allowances and payment methods. Check the exact intake, signature, storage, export and plan requirements in each product. A tattoo-focused name does not by itself verify your consent workflow. No volume threshold makes one plan universally cheapest.
Reconcile future appointments, paid deposits and balances before changing links. Keep old records available until you have verified migration. Check actual exports and transfer limitations for signatures and stored payment credentials; do not assume they transfer.
What no booking app will do for you
Software organizes demand. When inquiries are scarce, review acquisition; when inquiries exist but do not progress, review qualification, artist fit, price, availability and replies. Start with DM to booking, Meta ads and the POS comparison.
FAQ
Is there a free tattoo booking app?
Bookedin has up to 50 bookings per month on its free plan. Venue has zero-subscription plans with client-paid service fees by default. Tattoodo advertises no monthly subscription but has a client booking fee and separate new-marketplace-client commission. Compare the actual payer and terms.
What is the cheapest software for a studio?
There is no verified universal winner here. The three selected-plan examples above use the same hypothetical processing assumption; they are not a ranking of every available configuration.
Should I take deposits through an app?
Choose a workflow that matches your studio policy, clearly explains credited deposits and records balances. See the deposit policy guide; software is not legal assurance.