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# Nail Salon App for Nail Techs: Book by Technique | GoodBarber

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Create a nail salon app

# Nail salon app: a slot length for each technique, fills booked ahead and seasonal nail art

## Clients book the technique they need, schedule their next fill before leaving the table and show you the nail art they want before they even arrive.

Build your nail salon's app without code, for iPhone and Android, with a web version too: one section per technique, from full sets to removals, inspiration photos received before the appointment, a gallery of your sets and your seasonal collections.

[Start for free](https://www.goodbarber.com/create/)

Free 30-day trial - No credit card required

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### Solo, from home

You see clients in a room at home, three evenings a week and on Saturdays: your Full Set, Fill, Gel Polish and Removal sections only open on those days, on your Google Calendar. Anything unexpected, entered in that calendar, makes the hours it covers unavailable.

### A nail bar with walk-ins

At a counter in a shopping mall, people sit down for a gel polish between errands: that one stays walk-in only. Only full sets and fills, too long to wait around for, open for booking, on the calendar of the tech who does them.

### Three techs, three calendars

Each tech has her own sections, one per technique she offers, linked to her own Google Calendar: clients book with the one who knows their nails. Name each section after its tech, "Lea · Full Set", so every client finds hers in the menu.

## At home, at the counter or as a team

Work a different way? Create your sections, one per technique, with your own timings: the app is free to try for 30 days, and no credit card is required.

[Start for free](https://www.goodbarber.com/create/)

## Technique first, then the time slot

### Full set, fill or gel polish: every slot is as long as the job

In the app, the client opens the section for what she's coming in for: a full set, in gel or with tips, a fill, a gel polish. The slots shown match that technique's length, about 90 minutes for a full set, an hour for a fill, 45 minutes for a gel polish. The form asks for the shape and length she wants, then whether she's coming in with work done elsewhere that needs removing: yes or no. You both get a confirmation email with her answers, which also appear in the event on your Google Calendar.

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## One tech, one calendar

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### Nail art with the specialist, on the days she's in

Calendars never mix: what a client books with Lea closes nothing for Ines. The nail art specialist has a section of her own, Nail Art Set, in 2-hour slots, open Thursday to Saturday only. On the Friday she attends training on a new gel line, she adds it to her Google Calendar from her phone: her slots for that day disappear from the app, while her coworkers' stay open. A client who wants detailed nail art knows exactly who to book, and when.

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## In your nail salon's app

### A gallery of your sets

Your work sorted by shape and style (nude almond, French tips, French ombré), so clients can point to the one they want.

### This month's collection

The season's shades and designs in a gallery: glitter reds in December, pastels in spring, neons in July.

### The design, in a photo

A Form section with a file field receives the nail art picture before the appointment, giving you time to prep your colors.

### Between appointments

Articles on good habits: cuticle oil every night, gloves for the dishes, never peeling off a set by hand.

### "Book your fill before you leave"

The message to put front and center: clients book their next appointment, three to four weeks out, before they leave the table.

## AI in a nail salon app, three ways

Each one shows its price; none of them replaces your eye as a nail tech.

To choose

### Almond, square or round: the nail shape quiz

Describe it in plain words: "four questions about the hands, the fingers and daily life, then the recommended nail shape". The AI Extension Builder turns that into a section styled like the rest of your app, and the answers never leave the client's phone.

Free

To advise

### "Builder gel or gel polish for thin nails?"

For that kind of question, the Chatbot draws on your nail care articles and says which one it used. It can't see the client's nails: the opinion that counts is still yours, at the appointment.

$35/month

To announce

### The holiday collection, posted from Claude or ChatGPT

Your AI assistant works through the MCP, already installed in the app. Give it the photos and three lines of text: it builds the gallery, prepares the push notification for all your clients, then waits for your go-ahead before publishing.

Free

## Your nail salon in an app: your questions

**### A full set runs longer than a gel polish: how do I configure the app?**

One section, one length: Full Set at 90 minutes, Fill at 1 hour, Gel Polish at 45 minutes, Removal at 30 minutes. Link them all to your Google Calendar: a fill booked at 10 a.m. removes from the app any full set or gel polish slots it overlaps.

**### How do I get clients back for their fill?**

Have them book it before they leave: while the last coat cures under the lamp, the client opens the app and books her fill three or four weeks out. A 6-week booking window covers that gap. The app doesn't send automatic reminders; at the start of each month, a scheduled push to your whole client list can point out that fill slots are still open.

**### A client shows up with nails done at another salon: how can I know beforehand?**

With a question in the booking form, which all your sections share: "work done at another salon that needs removing: yes or no". The answer appears in the confirmation email and in your Google Calendar. If those removals often take you longer, open a Removal and New Set section instead, with 2-hour slots.

**### Can clients send me a photo of the nail art they want?**

Yes, before the appointment: create a Form section called "My design", with a file field for the picture, and ask for the date of her visit to link the two. The booking itself takes no attachments. You get an email with each submission and can pull out the right gels ahead of time.

**### Can I ask for a deposit for two hours of nail art?**

Not in the app: booking there triggers no payment, neither for the service nor for a deposit. If you require one for long sets, collect it outside the app and post the rule on your price list page, which clients read before booking. A client who can no longer make it cancels on her own, in the app or from her confirmation email: her two hours open up for someone else.

**### I work from home: can clients see my address?**

Only if you publish it. The app shows what you put in it: a contact page with one-tap calling and directions, or just your town and neighborhood. Give out the exact address yourself, by phone or email, once the first appointment is confirmed.

**### Does the app sell my polishes?**

No: nothing is sold in this app, not polish, not cuticle oil, not gift cards. Show your shades and care products in an article, with their price if you like, and sell them on site at the end of the appointment.

Extension Store

For a nail salon: Appointment booking, one section per technique, an extra with Premium and included in Pro; the free Form for design photos; push notifications for your collections; nail care articles; the Chatbot, a paid add-on, and the free AI Extension Builder; the contact page, with or without your address.

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[illustration for Chatbot ChatbotAI that answers using your content$55/month $35/month](https://www.goodbarber.com/extensions/rag-chatbot-ai/)

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