Send a deposit link or ask for it when clients pick a time. They pay by card in a tap, the money goes to your own Stripe account, and InkDesk never takes a cut.
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SessionFri, Jan 16, 1:00 PM
Deposit
$150.00
Activity
Deposit link sent10:04 AM
by artist
Link viewed10:31 AM
by client
Deposit paid10:33 AM
via Stripe
InkDesk takes nothing from your deposits. Only Stripe’s card fee applies.
Send a payment link, or require the deposit in a scheduling link.
Mark cash or e-transfer deposits as paid and everything stays in step.
Issue a full or partial refund right from InkDesk.
Ask
Email the client a secure payment link, or require the deposit in a scheduling link so they pay when they pick a time. Links can expire, and you can cancel or resend them anytime.
Online SchedulingDeposit amount
$150.00
Attach to Message
Pay
The payment page shows the date, the artist and the amount. Clients pay by card with no account, get a receipt by email, and the deposit shows up in the project right away.
Pay deposit
Thanks! Your deposit is in.
We sent a receipt to [email protected]. The artist has been notified.
$150.00 · Fri, Jan 16, 1:00 PM
Paid another way
Took the deposit outside InkDesk? Mark it paid on the session. The project updates, and any automation you set for collected deposits still runs, like a thank-you message.
Automatic remindersPrice
$600.00
Deposit
$150.00
Deposit paid
Transactions
See each deposit with its Stripe fee and what you keep. Issue a full or partial refund, or cancel and resend a link, without leaving InkDesk.
Ava SmithDeposit · Stripe depositPaid$150.00
Issue refund
Zoe ClarkeDeposit · Stripe depositPending$150.00
Mateo SilvaDeposit · Stripe depositPaid$300.00
Chloe MartinDeposit · Stripe depositRefunded$150.00
Studios
Choose who collects each artist’s deposits and how they are split. InkDesk sends each side its share and keeps a history of every change to the plan.
InkDesk for studiosWho is charged?
Split percentages
All client notes, references, and conversation history organized in one project view.
Manually set your schedule or share a private link for clients to book themselves.
Collect client details, references, and placement upfront.
Consent forms clients sign on their phone, saved to their project with a timestamp.
Email, Instagram DMs and WhatsApp in one inbox, with every conversation linked to its client.
Reminders, aftercare and follow-ups that send themselves, plus automations for anything else.
Manage bookings, clients, and your schedule from anywhere on iOS and Android.
Track revenue, bookings, and client trends to see how your business is performing.
“InkDesk saves me about 50 hours a year — that’s $12,500 in time I used to lose to admin.”
Founder of Boo Radley, Mockingbird Tattoos, & Naughty Comrade
“Now I can focus my time more on the clients in my chair instead of wasting my time with unintuitive software and separate messaging platforms.”
“InkDesk has refined my client communication and scheduling process to one platform! I find myself with more time and energy to focus on tattooing. Would recommend to all my artist friends!”
“InkDesk has allowed me to book my clients a lot more efficiently, especially with the automated emails and booking features! I went from using 2 separate apps to now just using 1, all thanks to InkDesk.”
“I love InkDesk, my clients love it too. It makes it easy for them to request an appointment, send reference images and communicate without wondering if I’ll see the message.”
“Whether I'm at my shop, doing a guest spot, or booking for a convention it makes my life simpler than when I was using Instagram and emails. There's way less chaos in my life!”
“InkDesk has transformed dozens of direct messages into 2-3 clear and concise communications. It saves me loads of time and is a great way to prevent any confusion in your schedule.”
Deposit payments come with every InkDesk plan, from $25 a month billed yearly. InkDesk takes nothing from your deposits. Only Stripe’s standard card fee applies.
Have a question not covered here?
InkDesk is tattoo booking software that lets artists and studios collect tattoo deposits online. Connect your Stripe account, or create one from InkDesk, then send a deposit link by email or require the deposit in a scheduling link. It is built around how tattoo artists work, with every deposit tied to its session.
Connect Stripe, then collect a deposit one of two ways: email the client a secure payment link, or require the deposit in a scheduling link so they pay when they pick a time. Clients pay by card online, with no cash, e-transfers or extra apps.
Yes, through a scheduling link. When you send one, you can require the deposit for each session. The client picks a time and pays in the same flow, and the time is only held once the deposit is in.
No. Clients pay on a secure page with no app to download and no account to create. They get a receipt by email as soon as they pay.
Yes. InkDesk connects to your own Stripe account, so every deposit goes straight to you. Stripe handles the card payment, and InkDesk tracks it on the session and in Transactions.
No. InkDesk adds no platform fee to deposits and never takes a cut, unlike some booking platforms. Your deposits go to your own Stripe account, and only Stripe’s standard processing fee applies.
No. Your clients pay exactly the deposit you set. InkDesk adds nothing on top, and only Stripe’s standard processing fee comes out of your payout.
That’s your call. Most tattoo artists make deposits non-refundable so a no-show doesn’t cost them a day of work. If you do refund, issue a full or partial refund from the project or Transactions, and it comes out of your Stripe account.
Tattoo deposits cut no-shows because clients who pay up front are far more likely to show up. Asking for a deposit before the date is locked screens out people who aren’t serious and protects your day from last-minute cancellations.
Yes. A studio chooses how each artist’s deposits are handled: the studio collects them, the artist does, or the deposit is split between them. InkDesk sends each side its share and keeps a history of plan changes.
Yes. Mark the deposit paid on the session and the project updates right away. Anything you set to run when a deposit is collected, like a thank-you message, still runs.
Yes, with an automation. Start one when a deposit link is sent, wait a day or two, and if the deposit is still unpaid, send a reminder. You write the message once and it runs for every client.