Studio Haven is the booking app, deposit collector, calendar, client book, and finance tracker built for independent tattoo artists. One link. Zero chasing. Free, forever.
Sound familiar?
Chasing deposits, re-sending rates, answering the same five questions every day.
Clients book a date and ghost. You lose the slot, the income, and the day.
April arrives. No idea how much you made, how much to save, or where receipts went.
Built with working artists
“Studio Haven handles deposits, calendar sync, and aftercare so I can focus on tattooing. Clients book flash and pay online, no more chasing e-transfers.”
Bethany, Aching Hands Tattoo · BC
See her live booking pageHow it works
Add your flash, rates, and hours. Ten minutes, tops.
Drop it in your Instagram bio. Clients book and pay a deposit themselves.
Deposit lands in your Stripe or Square. Calendar fills itself. You focus on the art.
Already have something like inkbyjane.com? We can connect it to your Studio Haven booking page. Clients book flash, pay deposits, and reach you on your name, not ours. We help you set it up. Your free Studio Haven link stays live as backup.
Email us to connect your domainThe toolkit
Clients pick a design, a time, and pay a deposit on their own. You set the hours and the rules.
Money lands directly in your Stripe or Square account. We never hold a cent of it.
Two-way sync with Google Calendar or Apple Calendar. Your life and your sessions in one view.
Guesting in another city? Add the dates and hours. Clients pick the location when they book flash or custom work.
Every project, photo, note, and dollar in one private vault you actually own.
Live numbers for GST, HST, VAT, and US sales tax. No spreadsheets.
Aftercare and check-ins send themselves. Healed photos come back to you.
Sell shirts, prints, and stickers at your shop or a show. QR checkout, pickup only, no shipping.
Already own inkbyjane.com? We connect it to your booking page so clients stay on your brand.
Pricing
Most software charges every month, even when you don’t tattoo. We don’t. We only earn a small platform fee when a client books, and the client pays it.
$0 per month, forever.
No subscription. No per-artist pricing. No setup fee.
You keep 100% of every deposit.
Funds land in your Stripe or Square account on your normal payout schedule.
The client pays the platform fee.
$2 added at checkout on bookings. Optional text and email add-ons are separate if you want them.
Slow month? You pay nothing.
We only make money when you make money. Take a break whenever you need to.
You receive
$48.19
After card processing (~$1.81 on this Stripe example). Square rates differ by card and country.
Optional add-ons
The platform stays free. Turn these on only when you want texts or marketing blasts. Carrier and send costs are why they are not bundled into $0/month.
$10/mo
SMS alongside your free email reminders: 48h nudge, confirmation, quote ready. Client opt-in. Cancel anytime.
$10/mo
Email your past clients in one send: books open, flash drops, cancellations. Segments and unsubscribe built in.
$15/mo
Text reminders and email campaigns together. Save $5 vs buying each add-on separately.
Best value
Activate later in Studio Center after signup. No add-on required to book, take deposits, or send booking emails.
Multi-artist studio plans
Every artist can view the studio calendar. Each person only edits their own schedule.
$25/mo
Up to 3 artists, with a shared text + campaign pool.
$45/mo
Up to 6 artists, with a shared text + campaign pool.
The upgrade
Guides
Honest comparisons, deposit workflows, and how to switch without losing your calendar.
Compare tattoo-native platforms vs salon-first schedulers.
Flash sheets, deposits, and $0/month vs Acuity's paid tiers.
Why link-in-bio scheduling falls short for flash and deposits.
Square vs tattoo-first booking: deposits, flash, multi-session.
Salon marketplace fees vs owning your booking link.
Stripe or Square, GST/HST, and moving off e-transfers.
Questions
Yes. No monthly fee. No per-artist fee. No setup fee. If you have a slow month, you pay nothing. Studio Haven earns a small platform fee when a client books with you, and the client pays that fee at checkout. Booking emails (confirmations, reminders, quotes, aftercare) stay included. Text reminders and email campaigns are optional paid add-ons you turn on only if you want them.
Every text has a real carrier fee, and bulk marketing emails cost us more as you grow. Solo add-ons are $10/month for text reminders, $10/month for email campaigns, or $15/month for both. Multi-artist studios can choose Studio Starter for $25/month (up to 3 artists) or Studio Standard for $45/month (up to 6 artists). Cancel anytime in billing settings.
Studio Starter supports up to 3 artists and Studio Standard supports up to 6. Every artist can view the studio calendar, while each person only edits their own schedule. Each plan includes a shared text + campaign pool.
A campaign is one message you write and send to many past clients at once, for example books open for March, a new flash drop, or a last-minute cancellation. That is different from automatic booking emails, which stay free. Campaigns respect marketing consent and include an unsubscribe link.
Yes. Add-ons are month-to-month Stripe subscriptions. Turn them on in Studio Center when you need them and cancel from the billing portal when you do not. No contract.
Straight into your own Stripe or Square account. Studio Haven never holds your money. You connect Stripe or Square in Settings and payouts arrive on that processor's normal schedule.
$2 per booking. It is a flat platform fee added at checkout. Standard card processing fees still apply on Stripe or Square's side, the same as any payment processor.
The $2 platform fee is added on top for the client to pay, so it is not taken from the deposit you set. Example with Stripe: you set a $50 deposit, the client pays $52 at checkout. The $2 goes to Studio Haven. Stripe then takes its processing fee on the charge (about $1.81 CAD on a $52 payment). You receive about $48.19. Square rates differ. You see the full breakdown for every booking in your dashboard.
No. If you can post a flash sheet on Instagram, you can use Studio Haven. The whole setup takes about ten minutes and a real human answers support emails.
Yes. Studio Haven supports CAD, USD, GBP and EUR. The finance tools handle GST, HST, VAT and US sales tax so you always know what to set aside.
Yes. Flip one switch. New clients see a waitlist form instead of your calendar. Existing bookings stay safe and your client records stay yours.
Yes. Every booking has a private client link your client can use to reschedule, send extra reference photos and read their aftercare.
Yes. Two-way sync with either one. Connect Google Calendar or Apple Calendar in Settings. Confirmed bookings show up automatically, and busy blocks are pulled back so clients cannot double-book a time you are not free.
Each store can configure its own tax rates and registration number. The finance ledger tracks deposits, session value, fees, and tax owed, with exports ready when filing time hits.
Yes. Sleeves and large pieces are projects with linked sessions. Session 1 takes the deposit; later sessions skip the deposit, link to the parent project, and roll up to one project value in finance.
Each piece has its own quantity and booking state. Clients pick the piece they want; the rest stay available. When all pieces are booked, the sheet is marked sold out automatically.
Yes. Health answers and intake form responses are encrypted before they are saved, so they are not stored as plain text anyone could read. Only you can open them when you are signed into your account.
No. Clients book with just an email. They get a portal link to manage their booking, message you, upload references, and complete intake forms.
All three. Pick Direct (flash, slot, deposit, confirmed), Approval Required (paid, then tentative until you accept), or Inquiry First (contact, quote, deposit, confirmed).
You keep it. Download your client list and finances from your dashboard anytime. Email officialstudiohaven@gmail.com if you want a full copy of everything before you go.
Not yet, but a native app is on the way. For now Studio Haven works in your phone browser on iOS and Android, and on desktop. No install needed.
Yes. Turn on Merch shop in Studio Center, list items with photos and prices, and print QR codes for your booth or counter. Clients pay on their phone and pick up in person. No shipping.
Yes. If you already own a domain, like inkbyjane.com, we can connect it to your Studio Haven booking page. Clients see your name in the browser, not studiohaven.net. Flash, deposits, contact, and merch all live on your page. Email officialstudiohaven@gmail.com and we walk you through setup. Your free Studio Haven link keeps working as backup.
Sign up free at studiohaven.net/register. Connect Stripe or Square, add your flash, publish slots, and share your booking link. Most artists are live in under an hour.
Sign in with Google uses your email and basic profile to create your artist account. Optional Google Calendar access lets Studio Haven list your calendars so you can pick one, sync confirmed bookings, and read free/busy so clients cannot double-book. We do not access Gmail or unrelated calendar events. See our Privacy Policy for full details.
About Studio Haven
Studio Haven is a web application operated at www.studiohaven.net. Artists use it to publish flash, collect Stripe or Square deposits, sync appointments to Google Calendar or Apple Calendar, manage client records, send aftercare, and track tax-ready finances. Clients book through public studio pages without creating an account.
Our use of Google user data follows the Google API Services User Data Policy, including Limited Use requirements. We do not sell Google user data.
Contact
Send a message and a real human replies within a day.
Free forever. Clients pay about $2 at checkout. Most artists are live in under an hour.