Apprentice vs Taddoo

Apprentice is booking software for tattoo artists, piercers, PMU artists and the shops they work in. We didn't start with software. We started at a front desk in Philadelphia, watching a shop run on DMs, a paper book and a group chat. Missed replies became lost bookings. No-shows ate whole days. So we built the tool that shop needed. FOR ARTISTS • One booking link. Clients pick a time, share their idea and pay a deposit in one go. • Deposits up front. Set your amount and policy. No-shows stop costing you the day. • One inbox. Every client message lives with its project, so nothing slips. • Your calendar, your rules. Set hours, buffers and session lengths that fit how you work. • Reminders that go out for you, so clients show up ready. FOR SHOPS • A live reception board with every artist, walk-in and appointment. • Kiosk check-in for walk-ins and consent. • Each artist keeps their own calendar and link. You see the whole shop. WHY ARTISTS SWITCH • Free to start. No credit card. • 0% booking fees on deposits. • Set up in about 5 minutes. Questions? Reach us in the app. A real person answers. Terms of Use: https://useapprentice.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://useapprentice.com/privacy

Taddoo is the booking app for tattoo artists. Calendar, booking links, deposits, flash, consent forms, receipts and clients in one app. No office software, no bot between you and your clients. On iPhone, iPad and Mac. YOUR DAY AT A GLANCE - Day, 3 days, week, month and year, always in your time zone. - Weekly schedule, time off, home studios and guest spots, with the time zone detected from the address. - Private appointments block time without a client or price. - Sync with your phone calendar: private entries are never offered as free slots. - Easy switch: bring over appointments from your phone calendar, Acuity, Fresha, Setmore, Cal.com, Calendly, calendar links or Excel/CSV. - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, and Siri tells you who is coming today. BOOKINGS WITHOUT BACK AND FORTH - Personal booking link by your rules: talk design and price on Instagram or WhatsApp as always, then send the link. The client picks a slot and pays the deposit. - You stay in control: clients send requests through your page, and you decide who gets a booking link. - Consultations and touch-ups bookable on your page, free or paid, online with a Google Meet link. - Deposits per appointment or per project, online or logged by hand. No-show protection included. - Automatic confirmations and reminders in your own words, plus a Google review request afterwards. YOUR OWN PAGE AND FLASH - Link in bio at taddoo.com/@yourname with booking button, availability, flash, FAQ, aftercare and social icons, in your own design. - Request form with idea, placement, size and reference images, also embeddable on your own website. - Flash page with sizes, prices and deposit, booked directly or on request. - Waitlists per location and a small merch shop. - Your page speaks 26 languages. MONEY AND PAPERWORK - Checkout at the chair with a receipt PDF, shared via WhatsApp or email. - Tap to Pay on iPhone: accept contactless cards with just your iPhone, no reader. Plus cash, bank transfer and your own payment methods. - VAT, sales tax or GST on receipts, expenses with the receipt scanner, Excel export for your accounting. - Dashboard with revenue, utilization and forecast. Privacy mode hides all amounts with one tap. CONSENT WITHOUT PAPER - The client signs on their own phone via QR code or link, or with a finger on yours. - Your template in 15 languages, the client picks theirs. Separate templates for piercing and other treatments. - Every form archived as PDF with the client, export as ZIP. CLIENTS AND PROJECTS - Client file with history, notes, Instagram and documents. - One project per request: images, booking link, appointments, deposit and consent form in one place. - Multi-session projects with one deposit for the whole piece. AND MORE - Push notifications for bookings, requests and a morning overview, each one switchable. - Works offline, everything syncs on its own. - iPad with sidebar and Split View, also runs on Mac. - In 15 languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Polish, Czech, Portuguese, Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Thai, Vietnamese and Indonesian. - Solo or connected to your studio with Taddoo Studio. Built for tattoo artists, not for offices. Terms of Use (EULA): https://taddoo.com/agb Privacy Policy: https://taddoo.com/datenschutz