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Barbershop Manager
What Barbershop Manager is
Barbershop Manager brings walk-in check-in, queue management, barber tools, checkout, customer messaging, and a shop website into one service for barbershops. At a kiosk, customers can enter their name and phone number, select a barber or the first available, and receive a text ticket showing their live place in line. Customers checking in through the shop website join that same waiting list.
Each barber can sign in individually to take customers, set availability, record services and tips, and see daily totals. The owner dashboard presents service revenue, tips, customer counts, and totals for each barber. Customer follow-up can include branded text receipts, next-up alerts, return reminders, win-back messages, review links, and birthday gift cards. Receipts can include review buttons for Google or Facebook.
The service is available on Android, iOS, and the web. A free trial is offered, but there is no free plan. The trial includes 100 SMS; plans include 500 SMS per month, with extra credits costing 2¢ per text and requiring a 1,000-text minimum. Pricing is shown from $15/mo, alongside monthly, annual, and lifetime options. The Check-In Station hardware page says hardware ships January 2027; shops can use a tablet they already own in the meantime.
Who it suits
Barbershop Manager suits barbershops running walk-in service that want a shared queue for kiosk and website check-ins. It also fits owners who need barber-level daily totals and customer follow-up by text.
What it does well
- Combines kiosk and website check-ins in one live waiting list.
- Gives each barber tools for availability, services, tips, and daily totals.
- Shows service revenue and customer counts in an owner dashboard.
- Supports branded receipts, reminders, alerts, review links, and gift cards.
- Runs on Android, iOS, and the web.
What to know first
- There is no free plan.
- The trial includes 100 SMS; plans include 500 SMS per month.
- Extra SMS require a 1,000-text minimum.
- Check-In Station hardware ships January 2027.
Limits
The trial includes 100 SMS. Plans include 500 SMS per month; additional credits cost 2¢ per text with a 1,000-text minimum. The Founders Special includes 100 SMS per month.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Founders Special | $1,499 one time · lifetime · First 100 shops or until Dec 31, 2027 · 100 SMS/month | $1,499, paid once |
| Barbershop Manager (annual) | $891 billed once per year; page shows $74.25/month · One shop · 500 SMS/month · Extra SMS 2¢ each (1,000 minimum) | $891 a year |
| Barbershop Manager (monthly) | $99/month · One shop · 500 SMS/month · Extra SMS 2¢ each (1,000 minimum) | $99 a month |
As barbershopmanager.com lists them, read 8 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Visit the Barbershop Manager website.
- Start the free trial, which includes 100 SMS.
- Use a tablet you already own while Check-In Station hardware is pending.
- Choose the monthly, annual, or lifetime option that fits your shop.
- Use the Android, iOS, or web version.
Verdict
Choose Barbershop Manager if your shop handles walk-ins and needs one live list for in-person and online check-ins, with barber and owner reporting. Look elsewhere if you need a free plan or hardware immediately; the Check-In Station hardware page gives a January 2027 shipping date.
Questions
Does Barbershop Manager have a free plan?
No. A free trial is available, and it includes 100 SMS.
What does Barbershop Manager cost?
Pricing is shown from $15/mo. The listed monthly plan is $99 per month, the annual plan is $74.25/month billed as $891 once per year, and the Founders Special is $1,499 one time.
Which platforms does it support?
It is available on Android, iOS, and the web.
How many text messages are included?
Plans include 500 SMS per month, while the trial includes 100. Extra credits cost 2¢ per text with a 1,000-text minimum.
Can customers check in online?
Yes. They can check in from the shop website, and those check-ins enter the same live waiting list as walk-ins.
What hardware is available?
The Check-In Station hardware page says it ships January 2027. Shops can use a tablet they already own meanwhile.
Facts from Barbershop Manager's own pages
- Barber tools
- Each barber can have an individual login to take customers, set availability, record services and tips, and view their own daily totals. · barbershopmanager.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Customer follow-up
- The service can send branded text receipts, next-up alerts, return-visit reminders, win-back messages, review links, and birthday gift cards. · barbershopmanager.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Hardware availability
- The Check-In Station hardware page says the hardware ships January 2027; the maker says shops can use a tablet they already own meanwhile. · barbershopmanager.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Receipts can include review buttons for Google or Facebook; the maker does not name other software integrations on the pages opened. · barbershopmanager.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Online check-in
- Customers can check in from the shop website, and online check-ins enter the same live waiting list as walk-ins. · barbershopmanager.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says it does not sell personal information or share it for cross-context behavioral advertising, and customers can reply STOP to opt out of shop texts. · barbershopmanager.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Barbershop Manager combines a check-in kiosk, live waiting list, staff barber app, customer barber apps, checkout, and shop website for barbershops. · barbershopmanager.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy says it uses HTTPS, encrypted password storage, role-based barber access, and a locked customer kiosk; it does not claim a named security certification. · barbershopmanager.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Shop dashboard
- The owner view shows service revenue, tips, customer count, and totals for each barber. · barbershopmanager.com, 8 Oct 2026
- SMS limits
- Plans include 500 SMS per month, and extra credits cost 2¢ per text with a 1,000-text minimum; the trial includes 100 SMS. · barbershopmanager.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The site lists support by email at [email protected] and gives a phone number of (978) 252-8482 in its privacy policy. · barbershopmanager.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Walk-in check-in
- Customers can enter a name and phone number, choose a barber or first available, and receive a text ticket with their live place in line. · barbershopmanager.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Who it is for
- The maker describes the platform as a shop-floor management system for barbershops running walk-in service. · barbershopmanager.com, 8 Oct 2026
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