Slate
Online appointment booking that fills your diary while you work - no double-bookings, no missed calls, no booking-site cut. Set it up yourself in about five minutes.
Or try it first: book a sample appointment · open the owner diary
The booking phone never stops
Every call you miss while you're mid-cut, mid-treatment or under a bonnet is a booking that might not come back. The big booking platforms will take those calls for you - and then take a cut of every appointment, month after month, on customers you already had.
Paper diaries get double-booked. Texts get lost. And nobody can book you at 11pm when they finally remember they need a haircut - which is exactly when half your bookings would happen if they could.
It simply never double-books you
Slate builds the list of bookable times from your opening hours, how long each service takes and who's working. Pick a service and a day and you only ever see times that genuinely work. When a slot's taken it disappears; when every chair is busy, that time is gone. It checks once more the instant someone books, so two people can never grab the same slot.
See it in action
This is a live, working booking widget for a sample barber shop. Pick a service, choose a day, grab a time - it's a real Slate install.
Key features
Live slot availability
Times are generated from your hours, service lengths and team. Customers only ever see slots that actually work.
Multiple staff
Add your team and run several appointments at once. Customers pick a person or take the first one free.
Set your hours
Different open and close times per day, plus one-off closures for bank holidays and training days.
Service menu
Each service has its own length and price, so a 45-minute cut-and-beard never gets squeezed into a 30-minute gap.
Phone & walk-ins too
Add bookings yourself from the dashboard. Online and offline appointments live in one shared diary.
A diary that works on your phone
Today's appointments by team member, a list of what's coming up, and your client history - reschedule, cancel or mark no-shows in a tap.
Link, QR code or website button
Your own booking link for Instagram and Google, a QR code for the counter, and copy-paste code for your website. No marketplace skimming a cut.
Your branding
Your colour on the booking page, the emails and the diary - with button text kept readable whatever colour you pick.
Customers manage their own booking
Every confirmation carries an add-to-calendar link and a page where the customer can move or cancel inside your notice window - no phone tag.
Client list built for you
Everyone who books is added automatically with their visits, no-shows and next appointment - rebook a regular in one tap.
How it works
Set it up in five minutes
With your invite code, add your services, opening hours, team and colour. You can see your booking page take shape as you type.
Share your link
Instagram bio, Google profile, a QR by the till or a button on your website. Customers book a free slot themselves, day or night.
Run your day from your phone
Watch the diary fill, squeeze in phone bookings, move appointments and track no-shows from the owner diary.
What Slate does today
- Live slots that never double-book - hours, service lengths and team all counted
- Self-service changes - customers move or cancel within your notice window
- Add to calendar for every booking (Apple, Google, Outlook)
- Owner diary by team member, client history, no-show tracking
- Booking link, QR code and website embed in your colours
- Confirmation, reminder and change emails written for you - sending is switched on by Cyber-Jack when your account goes live
What it doesn't do yet
- Deposits or card payments - customers pay you on the day
- Text-message reminders - email only (texts cost money per message)
- Two-way Google Calendar sync - add-to-calendar works one way
- Different hours per team member - everyone shares the opening hours
- Packages, memberships or gift cards
If one of these is a deal-breaker, tell us - it shapes what we build next.
Who it's for
Simple pricing
A small setup fee to build your diary, then a modest monthly to run and support it. Far less than the booking platforms charge, with no cut of your takings and no lock-in.
Get a quoteQuestions
How do I get started?
Ask for an invite at hello@cyber-jack.uk. With the code you set up your services, opening hours and colour in about five minutes, and you get your own booking link and a private owner diary straight away. A short checklist in the diary walks you through sharing the link and making a test booking.
Can Slate ever double-book me?
No. Slate generates available times from your opening hours, your service durations and how many staff are free. Once a slot is taken it disappears, and if every chair is busy at a time, that time is never offered. It checks again at the moment of booking, so two people can't grab the same slot.
Do my customers need an app?
No. Slate opens in any web browser from a link, a QR code or a button on your own website. Customers pick a service, a day and a time, enter their details and they're booked - nothing to install.
Does it send confirmations and reminders?
Slate writes a confirmation with an add-to-calendar link, a reminder the day before, and a note if a booking moves or is cancelled, and you can read every one in your diary. Sending them by email is switched on by Cyber-Jack when your account goes live; until then they're kept as previews. There are no text-message reminders yet.
Can customers change or cancel their own booking?
Yes. Every confirmation has a link where the customer can move to another free time or cancel, up to a notice period you choose (24 hours by default). After that, they need to contact you.
Does it take deposits or card payments?
Not yet. Customers pay you on the day, the way they do now. If deposits matter to you, tell us - it's the most-asked-for feature on our list.
Does it handle more than one staff member?
Yes. Add your team and Slate spreads bookings across whoever is free, so you can run two or more appointments at once. Customers can pick a specific person or take the first available slot. Everyone currently shares the same opening hours; per-person hours are not built yet.
Can I still take bookings over the phone?
Yes. The owner diary lets you add phone and walk-in bookings yourself (it offers the free times), reschedule or cancel anything, mark no-shows, and set one-off closures. Online and offline bookings share the same diary, and it works on your phone.
Ready to fill your diary?
Ask for an invite and you can be taking bookings this afternoon. Already have a code? Set up now.