Somavue

Somavue is appointment and payment software for massage, bodywork, and spa operators coordinating therapists, treatment rooms, and client arrivals. It is most compelling for businesses that want intake and front-desk readiness connected to booking; its usage fee and lack of memberships narrow the fit.

Overview

Booking accounts for therapist schedules, room availability, service duration, and deposit rules. The front desk can also see whether a client has completed intake and consent, arrived, and is ready to pay. That makes Somavue more than a booking calendar: it joins appointment logistics to the steps surrounding a visit.

The intended users are massage shops, day spas, bodywork studios, and wellness clinics. Hair salons, nail businesses, and gyms fall outside its target, and businesses that depend on memberships will need another option.

Key features

Scheduling and check-in

The calendar combines therapist schedules with rooms, equipment, deposits, no-shows, and check-in status. This is useful when an appointment depends on both a practitioner and a room, and when staff need to track more than whether a time slot is occupied. It gives a front desk a shared operational view, though the value is greatest for businesses with those specific coordination needs.

Intake and staff apps

Clients can complete intake forms ahead of arrival. iPad self-check-in supports intake, a pain map, guardian consent for minors, and a signature, which suits practices that collect those details as part of a visit. Staff apps for iPhone and Android cover the day’s schedule, client lookup, walk-in booking, payments, and session notes; Spanish is supported throughout.

Payments and privacy

Somavue supports online deposits and in-person card payments through Stripe, linking deposits, invoices, and card payments to appointments. Stripe charges card-processing fees separately from Somavue’s transaction charge. Full card numbers are processed by Stripe rather than stored by Somavue. Its privacy policy describes TLS encryption in transit, shop-scoped access checks, passkey-based staff authentication, hashed session tokens, audit logging, database constraints, and restricted operational access. Somavue says it does not sell or rent personal information to unrelated third parties for marketing.

Somavue says ordinary massage and bodywork shop workflows are not expected to make it a HIPAA covered entity. Handling protected health information may require additional terms or compliance arrangements, so clinics should resolve that before relying on the service for such records.

Pricing

Somavue has one Usage-based plan at no cost, with no subscription and a 1.0% charge on what clients pay through Somavue. Stripe card fees are separate. The plan holds no features back, so there is no lower tier that removes intake or scheduling tools; the trade-off is that the transaction charge grows with payments processed through the platform.

This model may suit a business that prefers to avoid a monthly subscription, but compare the 1.0% charge plus Stripe fees against your payment volume and expected appointment revenue. No free plan is offered, despite the plan’s free subscription price.

Platforms

Somavue supports Android, iOS, and web. Its staff apps cover iPhone and Android, while iPad self-check-in supports client arrival and intake.

Who it's for

Somavue is a strong fit for massage and bodywork operators, day spas, and wellness clinics that need booking, room coordination, intake, check-in, and appointment-linked payments in a connected workflow. It is a poor fit for hair, nail, and gym businesses, and for practices whose operations depend on memberships. Clinics handling protected health information should confirm suitable terms and compliance arrangements first.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Booking considers therapist and room availability as well as service duration and deposit rules, which fits treatment-based appointments.
• Pros: Intake, consent, arrival, and payment readiness connect to front-desk check-in, helping staff see visit status before the appointment.
• Pros: One usage-based plan includes all features without a subscription.
• Cons: The 1.0% transaction charge is in addition to Stripe card fees, which can make payment volume central to the cost decision.
• Cons: There are no memberships, and hair, nail, and gym businesses are outside the product’s intended scope.
• Cons: Protected health information may require additional terms or compliance arrangements.

Alternatives

Massage Therapy Software is the broader category to explore when comparing options for this kind of practice.

Choose Pronto if a free, self-hosted or desktop-capable option is more important than Somavue’s massage-specific check-in workflow; its Free plan allows one staff member, 100 clients, and 50 bookings per month.

WellnessLiving is worth comparing if you want a free plan and free trial alongside Android, iOS, and web support; its Starter plan is $62 a month billed annually for one staff member and includes classes and appointments booking, client and staff apps, and POS.

Consider Zenamu for a free starting tier capped at 30 orders per month and one teacher account, with an Expert plan capped at 500 orders per month.

Starta.one is another freemium option to compare if its owner-only free tier and unlimited bookings suit your requirements.

CliniForm is an alternative to assess if you prefer a free tier for up to five active clients.

Kneadly offers a free plan for up to 25 clients and one therapist account, with manual SOAP notes and email appointment reminders; that cap may suit an individual starting out.

Stillpoint offers a free tier for one practitioner, two services, and eight appointments per month, making it a limited-volume alternative to consider.

Bodywork Buddy is a paid alternative with a 15-day free trial, full features, and no credit card requirement.

Verdict

Choose Somavue if you run a massage, bodywork, spa, or wellness business and want scheduling, client intake, check-in, and payments tied to appointments without a subscription. Look elsewhere if you need memberships, work in a business type outside its focus, or want to avoid a transaction fee on top of Stripe’s card charges.