Take a deposit before an appointment
An hour set aside for someone who does not arrive is an hour another client could have had. Soopaspace takes a deposit by card the moment someone books, with the rest paid in person, so an appointment is gently committed to rather than held on trust.
Free to start with your booking page, bookings and clients. Everything else is one paid plan: £9.99/month billed yearly, or £12.99 monthly.
How it looks
A £15.00 deposit is taken now by card. The remaining £45.00 is paid on the day.
Pay £15.00 depositOctober
Illustrations of the product. Names and amounts are examples.
A deposit when they book
Set a fixed deposit on an appointment, taken by card as the client books, with the balance paid in person. It works for a first appointment with someone new as much as for a one-off, so the time is paid toward before it is held in your diary.
- A fixed deposit, taken by card at booking
- Set per service, so some appointments can stay deposit-free
- The balance paid in person
- Works for a first appointment or a one-off
Gentle, not heavy-handed
A deposit keeps the diary honest without putting a wall in front of a new client. Pair it with a quiet reminder before the appointment and a link to move it inside your notice, so someone who genuinely cannot make it can reschedule rather than simply not come, and the time is not lost.
- A reminder before the appointment
- A reschedule link inside your notice period
- A moved appointment keeps its deposit
- A commitment that stays gentle
Try it on your own business
Start free with your booking page, bookings and clients. No card, no time limit.
Common questions
- Can I take a deposit on an appointment rather than the full fee?
- Yes. Each appointment can carry a fixed deposit, taken by card when the client books, with the rest paid in person. Appointments without a deposit are booked as normal.
- What happens to the deposit if a client cancels?
- Soopaspace records it as received against the booking. Whether to refund it is up to you, and refunds are made from your dashboard.
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One paid plan, one price
One app for the whole of it
£9.99/month, billed yearly
or £12.99 a month. Cancel any time.
- A booking page you edit on the page itself
- Fixed-price appointments, quoted jobs, or both
- Group events, courses & waiting lists
- Bundles, offers, discount codes & gift vouchers
- On-demand services: paid now, delivered later
- Reminders, two-way calendar sync & self-service rescheduling
- Quotes & invoices, with overdue ones chased politely for you
- Money, P&L, expenses & mileage
Free plan: your booking page, bookings and clients, with no card and no time limit.