Inkeva vs Booksy
Booksy is a general booking app for salons and barbers with a large consumer marketplace, and many tattoo artists use it to be found. Here is an honest look at where each one fits.
Inkeva may suit you better if
- Your pieces run over several sessions with one deposit
- You need tattoo consent, ID checks, a guardian flow and hygiene logs
- You don't want to pay a marketplace fee for clients you already had
- You have several artists and don't want to pay per seat
Booksy may suit you better if
- Most of your new clients find you through the Booksy marketplace
- You want Reserve with Google and SMS marketing included
- You also offer piercing, barbering or beauty services
Side by side
| Inkeva | Booksy | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Studio, one location | $49 a month, unlimited artists | $29.99 a month plus $20 per extra staff member |
| Solo artist | $19 a month | $29.99 a month |
| Extra locations | +$29 a month each | Not listed |
| Cut of your payments | None | 30% of a new client's first visit through Boost, up to $100 |
| Free trial | 30 days, no card | 14 days |
| Features locked to higher plans | None | None |
| Booking and work | ||
| Booking requests with references | Yes | Service booking without a request step |
| Deposits | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-session projects with a running balance | Yes | No |
| Design proofs for customer approval | Yes | No |
| Flash | Yes | No |
| Waitlist and walk-in queue | Yes | Yes |
| Gift cards | Yes | Not listed |
| Supplies and inventory | Yes | Not listed |
| Consent and compliance | ||
| Digital consent with ID upload | Yes | Custom forms and waivers |
| Ink and needle batch log (EU Ink Passport) | Yes | No |
| Autoclave and spore test logs | Yes | No |
| Read-only inspector access | Yes | No |
| Money | ||
| Card reader and pay later | Yes | Yes |
| Commission splits | Yes | Rates and reports, no payroll |
| US 1099 forms and payroll | No | No |
| Messages | ||
| Email reminders and aftercare | Yes | Yes |
| Text message (SMS) reminders | No | Yes |
| Email and SMS campaigns | Email only | Yes |
| Platform | ||
| Web, iOS and Android | Yes | Yes |
| Languages | 12, including German, Spanish and Japanese | 8, including Spanish, Polish and French |
| App Store rating | New | 3.2 on Trustpilot from about 16,500 reviews |
Booksy details come from Booksy's public pricing and feature pages and app store listings, checked in September 2026. Prices are in the currency Booksy publishes. If something here is out of date, tell us at support@inkeva.com and we will fix it.
Moving from Booksy?
Send us your export and we bring your customers and bookings across for free.
Try it with your real bookings
30 days free, no card. We will move your customers and appointments over for you.