Booking and payments for barbershops and salons where the chairs are rented. Every barber gets paid straight to their own bank. Every owner gets rent collected automatically. Nobody's client ever pays a booking fee.
No card reader to buy, charge, or pair. Tapchair uses Tap to Pay on iPhone and a full-screen QR code your client scans with their camera.
$52.34 lands in Marcus's Chase account tomorrow.
An 8-chair shop at $350 a chair collects $2,800 a week without a single reminder text. Rent debits on your schedule, retries itself if it bounces, and shows you exactly who's behind — so you're not the one bringing it up in the break room.
| Operator / Chair | Type | Amount | Status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus T. (Chair 1) | Renter | $350.00 | Settled (Mon) | View Mandate |
| Devon R. (Chair 2) | Renter | $350.00 | Processing ACH | Details |
| Carlos M. (Chair 3) | Renter | $350.00 | Retry Day +3 | Log Cash |
| Elena K. (Chair 4) | Commission (50%) | $1,420 vol | Split Auto-Settled | Statement |
Other platforms make money off your clients. We make money off software. That difference is permanent.
Squire charges your clients \$1–\$3 every time they book an appointment. It creates friction, breeds client complaints, and taxes your hard-earned relationships. With Tapchair, the price you set is the price they pay. Zero client fees — permanently.
Platforms like Booksy and Fresha take your clients, put them in a consumer directory, and suggest other shops nearby. On Tapchair, your client list is your private property. Your book leaves with you, any time, one click, no fee.
No more Venmo screenshots, no more 'I'll get you tomorrow,' no more explaining to a client why your CashApp handle looks like that. You get a real merchant account in about four minutes, and the money is yours the next morning.
Free daily payouts directly to your bank account, or tap for instant payouts at 1.75%.
Card on file for new clients. Charge or waive fees with one tap. Reschedules forgive fees automatically.
Whether your shop has 8 booth renters, 5 commission stylists, or a mix of both, Tapchair routes funds cleanly without tax or payroll confusion.
Rent triggers automatically on your schedule. If a bank returns NSF, Tapchair auto-retries on Day +3 and Day +5 while updating the aging bucket.
Front desk staff or other barbers can collect for any chair using a 4-digit PIN. Funds ALWAYS route 100% to the performing barber’s merchant account.
See the real difference between software that charges a flat monthly rate vs. software that nickel-and-dimes your clients.
That's not money in your register — it's money your regulars don't get nickel-and-dimed for. It's the difference between a client who rebooks and one who starts shopping around.
Shops only pay for active chairs. Solo operators pay $0/month forever. Vacant chairs are always $0.
For barbershops and salons with booth renters, commission stylists, or both.
For anyone renting a chair or a suite on their own.
See why independent operators and modern shop owners are switching away from fee-heavy legacy software.
| Platform Feature | Tapchair | Squire | Booksy | Square |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Client Booking Fee
Extra fee added at client checkout
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$0.00 (Never) | $1.50–$3.00 / cut | Commission on new clients from marketplace | $0.00 |
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Hardware Required
Terminals, dongles, or card readers
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None (Tap to Pay on iPhone + QR) | $300+ Terminal | Reader required | Square Reader |
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Dedicated Bank Account
Separate merchant payouts per chair
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Native & Instant | Limited | Complex routing | Not per chair |
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Automated Booth Rent & Retries
Scheduled ACH bank debits with aging
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Built-in ($0 ACH fee) | Manual / Clunky | No | No |
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Hybrid Chair Architecture
Booth renters + commission under 1 roof
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Native Support | Separate accounts | No | Complex payroll |
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Client Data Lock-in
Marketplace cross-selling & export rules
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Never (Free CSV Export) | Restricted export | Cross-sells competitors | Shop locked |
You opt in by verifying your own mobile number — we never add anyone to a list. Marketing consent is separate and unchecked. Reply STOP once and we stop texting you on behalf of every business on Tapchair, not just one.
Ray's Barbershop (via Tapchair): Reminder: Fade + line up with Marcus tomorrow, Tue Sep 2 at 2:30 PM. … Reply STOP to opt out.
No! Clients can book, pay deposits, and check out directly from any mobile web browser with zero app downloads and no password creation. They authenticate in seconds via SMS OTP. For returning clients who want a shop-branded app experience, Tapchair offers a branded client app with persistent login and one-tap rebooking.
Tap to Pay on iPhone uses Apple's native NFC hardware inside your iPhone (iPhone XS or newer). Your client simply taps their physical card, Apple Pay, Apple Watch, or Google Pay directly to the top of your iPhone. No Bluetooth readers, dongles, or batteries to charge.
The shop owner proposes a rent agreement (amount, weekly/monthly cadence, debit day). The barber accepts in-app and links their bank account via Stripe Financial Connections, capturing a legal NACHA authorization mandate. On the scheduled debit day, ACH initiates automatically. If a debit fails (e.g. NSF), Tapchair auto-notifies both parties and retries at +3 and +5 banking days while tracking aging in the owner's ledger. Tapchair absorbs all Stripe ACH fees for the shop.
Yes! Tapchair natively supports hybrid shops. When inviting operators, the owner specifies whether each chair is a Booth Renter (funds route directly to their own Stripe connected account) or Commission Staff (funds settle to the shop account, and Tapchair generates instant split statements for payroll). Commission staff skip Stripe KYC entirely and start cutting in minutes.
For booth renters, your client list is contractually your property. Your book leaves with you whenever you want with self-serve 1-click CSV export at no fee. Ending a shop membership preserves your account, your client records, your transaction history, and your service menu.
Their chair stops billing the moment their membership ends, and you're only ever billed for chairs that were actually used that month. Vacant chairs cost you nothing.
No. Start with the ones who want it. Rent collection works whether or not a barber takes payments through Tapchair, so you can turn that on for everyone on day one and let payments spread at its own pace.
Right now, the founder. Tapchair is small on purpose — you get a person who answers, not a ticket number.
We're onboarding barbershops, salon suites, and independent barbers in cohorts. Enter your email and we'll reach out when your spot is ready.
Set your shop up in an afternoon. Your barbers take their first payment the same day, and next Monday's rent collects itself.
