The booking system for relations & retention

Fill more chairs, keep clients coming back, and kill no-shows — built intentionally for Canadian barbershopscanada

The #1 software for Canadian barbershops

Optimized to make Canadian barbers more money.

Retention that catches drift before it becomes a lost client. A checkout that runs on any method. Commission payouts and booth rent in the same period — no other platform does that. The whole shop, one tool.

MT
Marcus T.Every 3 weeks
5wk drift
JanNow
Loop · Win-back
Cadence breaksMarcus usually books every 3 weeks
Wait 5 daysGive him a beat
SMS · 10% offOnly if we need the promo
RebookedChair filled for Thursday
Retention

Spot a cadence slip. Win the client back.

Loops watches every client's booking rhythm. The moment Marcus skips his usual 3-week cut, BarberFlow fires a win-back flow — SMS, email, a promo if it helps — before he tries another shop.

MT
Marcus T.VIP
42 visits · $1,842 lifetime
Every 3 weeks · last visit 18d agoDrift
Fade override · $35 (was $42)
Last SMS · 2d ago · rebook nudge
Clients

A real client file, per chair.

Per-client service overrides, visit cadence, and every SMS or email ever sent — in one profile. Merge duplicates in one tap.

Ticket #A-2041Reader ready
Fade + Beard$45.00
Hot Towel$8.00
Beard Oil 50ml$22.00
Subtotal$0.00
Point of sale

One ticket. Any payment method.

Ring up services, retail, and add-ons on the same ticket. Chip, tap, online, or cash — flat 4%, and cash is always free.

ONLINE
BarberFlow$52.00CAD
Tap or insert
Hardware

Physical POS

The BarberFlow Reader handles chip, tap, swipe, and Interac. Shipped at cost, pairs in 60 seconds — and Tap to Pay on iPhone turns any iPhone into a backup terminal.

Pay period · Apr 1 – 14Commission + booth rent
Auto-pay on
AP
Alex P.35 services · 60/40 split
+$1,420SCHEDULED
SM
Sam M.Chair 2 · Apr 8 – 14
−$600UNPAID
JR
Jess R.$540 earned − $400 rent
+$140SCHEDULED
Net · 3 employees$960.00
Accounting

Pay barbers on commission, booth rent, or both at once.

BarberFlow is the only platform that runs commission payouts and booth-rent invoices in parallel — for the same shop, even the same chair. GST/HST auto-applied, CRA-ready exports, and auto-pay to every barber's bank.

Cancellation rate
4.2%−1.1%
Rebook rate
74%+4%
Occupancy
88%+6%
Avg. ticket
$52−2%
Revenue · 30 days
$18.4k+22%
This periodPrior
Mar 18Apr 1Apr 16
Analytics

Know the numbers that pay rent.

Cancellation rate, rebook rate, occupancy, average ticket, revenue trends — compared against last period. For the shop, the chair, and the service.

Pricing

One price. No surprises.

4% on each online transaction. Cash bookings are free. That's it. No monthly fee, no setup cost. It scales when you grow and drops when you have a slow month.

4%Per card transaction

Cash transactions are always free.

  • Tap to Pay on iPhone, POS, online card processing, or cash
  • Full payroll & AutoPay for your whole team
  • Loops — automated client retention
  • Blasts — targeted marketing campaigns
  • Smart analytics & barber leaderboards
  • iOS mobile app for barbers and clients
  • One-to-one direct support (iMessage, WhatsApp, email, or Slack)
  • Advanced accounting and tax features — Canada-only, so compliance is deeper than anyone else
What you'll never pay
  • Monthly subscriptionNo flat fee just to keep the lights on
    $0
  • Per-booking feeNo $0.25 or $0.30 tacked onto every appointment
    $0
  • Setup feeOnboarding, training, and setup are included
    $0
  • Hardware markupWe ship the POS terminal at cost — no margin on top
    $0

Slow month? Your fee drops with your revenue. We only do well when you do well — that's the whole point of 4% instead of a fixed fee.

Compare costs and what you actually earn

Most platforms look cheaper until you factor in lost bookings.

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%
$
$
Fees you pay−$398
BarberFlowOur rate
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Fees you pay−$240
What you keep with BarberFlow
Assuming you grow 10%
+$734/month
Assuming you stay the same
+$158/month

We're not much cheaper, but we're much better. We work with shops we know we can help grow — and we fight for every booking.

Frequently asked

Questions, answered.

Everything shop owners ask us in the first call.