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The receptionist who never misses a booking
RecallStyle books appointments on WhatsApp and web around the clock, asks for a deposit when a booking looks risky, and brings regulars back when they're due. Calendar, clients and payments included.
21 days free, no card needed. Set up in under five minutes.
Tue 16 SepMaple & Co. · Indirapuram 3 open slots after 6
Rahul
Sneha
Aarti
Imran
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Karan · Cut & blow-dry
Vikram · Fade
Lunch
Ananya · Cut & blow-dry
in chair
Deepak · Keratin consult
Amit · Haircut + beard
booked by AI, 12:04
Meghna · Balayage
Lunch
Ritu · Global colour
Sana · Root touch-up
Isha · Hydrafacial
Nandini · Hydrafacial
no-show
Tara · Hydrafacial
Priya · Facial
deposit pending
Walk-in · Beard
Sameer · Fade
Walk-in · Fade
Lunch
Faiz · Beard
Rohan · Fade
rebooked by AI
Built for IndiaUPI · WhatsApp · ₹Razorpay & CashfreeOfficial WhatsApp API
Never miss a booking
The AI receptionist answers on WhatsApp and web at any hour, checks real availability and confirms.
Never lose an empty slot
Cancellations go to the waitlist; quiet afternoons get a targeted offer to the right customers.
Never forget a customer
RecallStyle learns every regular's rhythm and invites them back before they drift.
How RecallStyle grows a salon
Four routines, each explained step by step
An AI receptionist for salons that books, answers and brings customers back
An AI receptionist for salons is software that reads customer messages, answers questions about services, prices and hours from the salon's own data, checks live availability and books, moves or cancels appointments without a person typing the reply.
Read how it works ›
Salon customer retention software that brings clients back
Salon customer retention software keeps every customer's history in one place, works out how often each of them actually visits, and reaches out when they are due with a message that fits them: their usual service, their usual stylist and a real slot they can take in one reply.
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Salon rebooking software that brings customers back automatically
Automatic rebooking looks at each customer's visit history to predict when they will want the same service again, checks the calendar for openings with their preferred stylist around that date, and sends a personal message offering those slots.
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Turn empty salon slots into booked appointments
The fastest way to fill an empty slot is to offer it to the few customers most likely to want it, rather than to everyone.
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Filling your calendar shouldn't take this much work
Your booking page shows real openings, not a contact form. Customers choose a service, pick their stylist or 'any available', see live slots and confirm — no callbacks, no double bookings.
- Real-time availability from the same engine as your calendar
- Book from Instagram, Google, WhatsApp and your own site
- Multi-service appointments in one continuous block
- Customers reschedule themselves within your policy
Stop losing money to no-shows
Every appointment gets a reminder the day before and the morning of. When a booking looks risky — new customer, late night, long service, history of cancellations — RecallStyle asks for a deposit before it confirms.
- WhatsApp reminders with confirm and reschedule buttons
- Deposits only when risk is high — thresholds you set
- Waitlist backfill for cancelled slots
- Late-cancellation policy enforced without an argument
Bookings and payments in the same app
Close the ticket from the calendar: services, add-on products, discounts, membership redemption and tip, then UPI, card, cash or a payment link. Invoices go to the customer on WhatsApp.
- UPI, cards, cash, links and deposits
- GST invoices on WhatsApp
- Membership and package redemption at billing
- No card data stored — tokenised through the gateway
Turn one-time clients into regulars, automatically
For every regular, RecallStyle learns the interval — a haircut every 28–32 days, colour every ten weeks. When someone is due, it finds openings with their usual stylist and drafts the message. You approve, or let it send.
- Per-customer visit prediction, not a salon-wide average
- Real slots with their usual stylist in the message
- Approval queue first; autopilot when you trust it
- Churn risk flagged before they're gone
Don't let managing your team run your day
Each stylist has hours, breaks, leave, skills and a commission rule. The booking engine only offers a stylist for services they do, on days they work. Performance — revenue, customers, rating, utilisation — is a report, not a spreadsheet.
- Skills decide who can be booked for what
- Leave and breaks from the stylist's phone
- Commission and tips per stylist
- Roles: stylist, receptionist, manager, owner
Every feature, one plan per branch
The Salon plan is ₹1,499/month for up to 10 staff, plus ₹299 per extra stylist. 21-day free trial, no card required.
What we are aiming for in the first 90 days
Targets from our pilot plan, not results. We will publish the numbers once pilot salons have them.
24×7bookings taken from your link, at any hour
20%fewer no-shows: our 90-day pilot target
10%more repeat bookings: our 90-day pilot target
< 5 minto set up a salon and take the first booking
Everything the front desk does, and the things it can't
All 15 featuresOnline booking
Bookings 24×7, from every channel
Calendar & scheduling
Day, week, staff, chair and room views
Client management
Every visit, preference and note in one profile
No-show protection
Reminders, deposits and risk-based policies
Payments & POS
UPI, cards, cash, links and deposits
Marketing tools
Campaigns to the customers who'll actually come
Loyalty & memberships
Packages, points, tiers and birthday rewards
Team management
Schedules, skills, leave and commission
Who RecallStyle is for
RecallStyle AI is salon software built in India for independent salons, barbershops, nail bars, skin clinics and spas with one to twenty chairs. It runs the calendar, takes bookings from your link and from WhatsApp, keeps every customer's history, and, as the roadmap lands, answers customers and brings regulars back on its own. It is a product of RecallStyle AI, Delhi NCR. Pricing is per branch; the first pilot salons pay nothing for 21 days.
Try it free for 21 days
Every feature of the Salon plan. Import your customers from a spreadsheet, put your booking link on Instagram, and take the first AI booking today.
Getting booked in three steps
- 1
Set up your salon
Services, prices, stylists and hours. Under five minutes, or send us a spreadsheet.
- 2
Share your booking link
Instagram bio, Google profile, WhatsApp auto-reply. The AI receptionist answers from the same number.
- 3
Start getting booked
Confirmations and reminders go out on their own. You see it all on the calendar.
Built for your kind of salon
All solutionsQuestions salon owners ask
What is RecallStyle and how does it work?
RecallStyle is salon software with an AI receptionist built in. Customers book online or on WhatsApp; the calendar, staff roster, client records, payments and reminders run in one place; and the AI fills empty slots by bringing regulars back when they're due.
Which salons is it for?
Independent salons with one to five chairs, premium salons with ten to twenty staff, and chains with many branches. Barbers, hair, nails, brows and lashes, skin, spa and massage are all supported.
Does the AI ever book something my calendar wouldn't allow?
No. The AI decides what to ask; the booking engine decides whether it's valid. Durations, breaks, leave, skills and buffers are enforced by the same code your receptionist uses.
How do reminders and no-show protection work?
Every appointment gets a WhatsApp reminder the day before and the morning of, with confirm and reschedule buttons. For bookings that look risky, you can require a deposit before confirmation. Thresholds and policies are yours to set.
Which payment methods are supported?
UPI, cards, net banking, wallets, payment links and cash. Card payments go through Razorpay or Cashfree; we never store card numbers.
Can I migrate from my current software or a notebook?
Yes. We import customers, services and staff from a spreadsheet or an export from your current tool, and set up your WhatsApp business number during onboarding. Basic onboarding takes under five minutes; a full migration usually a day.
Is my data safe?
Every record belongs to your organisation and is isolated at the database layer. Data is encrypted at rest and in transit, access is role-based, and every AI action is logged.
Is there a free trial?
Fourteen days, no card required, every feature of the Salon plan.
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