The business behind the ink.
For the Tattoo Artist.
Consults, deposits of your time, and sessions that run all day. Keep your books, your client history and your supplies straight without the scramble.
Try it free for 2 monthsIf you run your own station, this is for you.
For the artist who is the business, not just the talent.
Schedule & Services
Every client, every visit, every service in one place. See what they had last time and exactly what is on your plate this week and next.
Clients & history
Pull up any client and their full history is right there, so nothing about them ever gets lost.
Online booking
Share one link and clients book themselves, only for the times you are truly open, then reschedule or cancel on their own.
Financials & 1099
Income and totals add up on their own, always private. At tax time, send your accountant a clean year-end report in a click.
Product & supply list
Tag what you use as you book and your order builds itself, summed by the unit you actually buy. Send it to your supplier and arrive to it waiting.
Connections
Link with a shop or another artist on your terms. Share your schedule, push an order, track commission, or add your booking page to theirs. You choose what they see.
Always know what's on your plate.
Every client, every visit, every service lives in one place. Open your week and see exactly who's coming and what they're booked for, this week and next. Pull up anyone and their full history is right there, what they had last time and the way they like it.
- Know your week aheadWho's coming and what they're booked for, this week and next.
- Full client historyEvery visit and service at a glance.
- Nothing slipsThe schedule keeps your whole station in order.
Every client, right at your fingertips.
Pull up any client and their full history is right there, what they had last time and the way they like it. Search anyone by name in a second, and nothing about them ever gets lost.
- One tap to their historyEvery past visit and service, right on their card.
- Find anyone fastSearch by name, phone or email in a second.
- Yours and privateYour client list stays yours, never shared.
Your books, open while you sleep.
Flip on booking and share one link. Clients pick from the times you're genuinely free, because your page reads your real hours, breaks and days off. No double-bookings, no midnight back-and-forth. Every booking drops straight onto your schedule, and if plans change, clients reschedule or cancel themselves inside the window you set. It's your page, your name, your rules.
- Only your real openingsIt reads your hours, breaks and blocked days, so no slot is ever a mistake.
- They manage themselvesClients reschedule or cancel on their own, up to the cutoff you choose.
- Confirmations & remindersEvery booking sends an automatic confirmation and reminder email, so fewer no-shows and no manual texting.
Your accountant's favorite client.
Everything is automatic, so your books stay current and accurate without you touching a spreadsheet. Come tax time, one click sends your accountant a clean year-end report straight from your dashboard, where you stand and what you owe, ready to file. It even lines up your 1099s, everyone you paid $600 or more for booth rent or commission, so nothing gets missed.
- Live money totalsEarned, owed to you, and what you owe, always current.
- One-click accountant exportA tidy year-end report, itemized and ready to file.
- Year-end 1099s, sortedEither booth rent or commission, flagged and ready for your CPA.
- Always privateYour finances are yours alone, always.
Take payments. We don't take a cut.
Switch on card payments and let your clients pay online. Send a pay-by-link right from any booking. No card reader, no setup headache. The money lands in your account, not ours. You pay your card processor's standard rate and not a cent more to us.
- Pay-by-link, no hardwareText a link, get paid, done.
- Money lands in your accountPaid straight to your own connected Stripe account.
- No markup from usPay your processor's standard rate, never an extra fee from us.
- Completely optionalTurn it on if you want it, leave it off if you don't.
Your supply list writes itself.
Tag what you use as you book and it rolls into one running list, totaled by the unit you actually buy. It's always up to date and ready the moment you need it, whether you order weekly, twice a month, or the night before a packed day. Nothing forgotten, nothing wasted, nothing bought twice.
- Always ready, never a scrambleYour list stays current in real time. Open it and order any day you like.
- Totaled by the unitEvery item from every appointment, added up the way you buy.
- Buy exactly what you needOrder only what's booked, no overbuying that ties up cash.
Connect with others and share.
Send another artist your schedule so they know when you're free, and add your booking page to theirs so a front desk can book you. Track booth rent or commission when it applies. And if your shop owner is the one who buys the product, this is where it gets powerful: your product list rolls into their combined order with one tap, so the whole shop stays stocked without a single group text. Your financials always stay private.
- A big win for owners who buyEvery connected artist's needs combine into one order, totals only, never who needs what.
- You choose the scopeOne toggle per connection, flip it off anytime.
- Your books stay yoursFinancials are never an option to share.
Keep your people close.
Find anyone by their handle and start a group chat right inside your dashboard. Chat is where your crew stays close: the tips, the quick cover requests, the running joke that keeps the day fun. Pinned, private, and always a click away.
- Find people by handleConnect in seconds, no numbers to swap.
- Spin up a group chatYour crew, your conversations.
- Private by defaultThe banter stays in the room.
Your account.
Your vibe.
Pick a look that feels like you. Choose from a set of ready-made color themes or dial in your own exact shade, and your whole dashboard updates instantly. It saves to your account, so it stays just the way you like it every time you sign in. Try it right here: click a color to change the vibe.
- Twenty curated themesA color for every mood, one click each.
- Or pick your own colorMatch your brand down to the exact shade.
- Saved to your accountSet it once and it follows you everywhere.
Everyone who's on your station, this week and next.
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One station. One dashboard.
One place for your appointments, your products, and your money.
Start free.
Create your account and run it free for the first two months - bookings, products and your books, all in one place. No card to start.
Your account is ready.
Check your inbox, jump in and start booking. Your first 2 months are on us.
Good to know
How can BACKBAR help me?
As a artist, your day is booked with clients and back-to-back work like a half-day session. BACKBAR keeps all of it in one place: your calendar and every client's history, a booking link so clients book the open times themselves, and income that totals as you go. At tax time your year-end report is one click. It even tracks the supplies you use as you work, so your order builds itself. And when you want, you can connect with a shop or another artist on your own terms.
Is it really free?
Your first 2 months are completely free, no card required. We will email you before the 2 months are up. If you want to keep going, it's $24.99 a month or $270 per year with a 10% discount.
How does online booking work?
Flip it on and share one link. Clients see only the times you are genuinely open, because your page reads your real hours, breaks and days off. Every booking lands on your schedule, sends an automatic confirmation and reminder, and clients can reschedule or cancel themselves up to the cutoff you set.
Do I need to download anything?
No. We run right in your browser, so you can use it from anywhere, on any device, always in sync, nothing to install or update.
Do you take a cut of my payments?
Never. Card payments are optional, and when you turn them on, the money goes to your own account through your card processor. The only thing you ever pay us is the flat subscription.
Who can see my income and clients?
Only you. Your income and client details are never shared with anyone. A connection only sees what you choose to turn on for it, like your open times or a combined product order, and even then only availability and totals, never your client names, prices, or notes.
How does the supply list work?
Tag what you use on each appointment and BACKBAR adds it up by the unit you actually buy, keeping a running list. Pull it up any day and send it to your supplier, so you order exactly what you need with no last-minute scramble.
Can I connect with my shop?
Yes, on your terms. Link with a shop or another artist and choose exactly what they see: share your schedule, push an order, track commission or booth rent, or add your booking page to theirs. Your clients and your books always stay private to you.
What happens to my info if I leave?
It stays yours. Export your clients, income and history any time, and nothing is deleted out from under you.