NaillyIf you do nails for a living, your admin problem is probably already handled. Plenty of good salon and booking platforms manage the diary, deposits, reminders and no-show policies, and Nailly doesn't try to replace any of that.
The problem Nailly is built for is different and less discussed: clients arrive with a screenshot. It's someone else's hands, at someone else's length, in flattering light, with ten decisions baked in and no indication which three they care about. You reverse-engineer intent while the clock runs, and if you guess wrong on length or finish, that's on you.
Nailly turns the screenshot into a brief. Clients build the set finger by finger — shape, length, base, tip, finish, art — and post it to your city's board. You see the whole spec before you commit, claim the ones you can make, quote your own price, and the appointment starts at yes.
Side by side
| Nailly | booking apps | |
|---|---|---|
| Calendar, deposits, reminders | No. Keep whatever you already use. | Yes — this is what booking platforms are for. |
| See the full design before accepting | Yes. The per-finger spec, before you claim it. | Usually a service name and maybe a photo in the notes. |
| Commission on the appointment | None. You set the price and keep all of it. | Varies — marketplace platforms commonly take a cut. |
| Decline work you can't do | Built in. You only claim designs you can actually make. | You find out at the chair. |
| Publish your real kit | Artist Kit — list your colours, tools and techniques so clients design within them. | Not a feature. |
| Quote before booking | Yes, in chat, against a spec you've both seen. | Usually a fixed service price set in advance. |
| Client needs the app | For booking, yes. For Salon Mode recipes, no — walk-ins can hand you a printed sheet. | Typically yes. |
| Cost to the artist | Free to receive and claim work. | Often a monthly platform fee, a commission, or both. |
What Nailly does differently
Artist Kit
Publish the colours, tools and techniques you actually own. Clients design inside that kit, so you stop being asked for a chrome you don't stock or a technique you don't do.
You claim, you quote
Work arrives as a spec on your city's board. You read it, decide whether you can make it, and set your own price. Nailly takes no commission on what you charge.
Fewer surprises, shorter consults
When shape, length, finish and art are agreed before the client sits down, the first twenty minutes of the appointment go back to doing nails.
Questions
Does Nailly replace my booking system?
No, and it isn't trying to. Keep your calendar, deposits and reminders wherever they live now. Nailly handles the part before the booking — agreeing precisely what's being made, and at what price.
Does Nailly take a commission?
No. You set your price, the client pays you directly, and Nailly takes none of it. It's free for artists to receive and claim work.
What is Artist Kit?
A published list of the colours, tools and techniques you actually own. Clients designing for you work within that kit, and the app warns them before they send you something outside it. It cuts the requests you'd have to turn down.
What is Salon Mode?
A per-finger recipe — shape, length, base, tip, finish, art — that a client can show or print. It needs no account and no app on your side, so it works for walk-ins and for techs who'd rather not install anything.
Do I need clients to be on Nailly?
For the board and the booking flow, yes. For Salon Mode, no — any client can hand you a recipe sheet whether you use Nailly or not.
I'm a mobile or home-based tech. Is it useful?
Especially so. The city board is how clients find someone who can make a specific design, and you control which work you claim. There's no salon requirement and you can set your own city and travel area.