Put one booking link in your bio. Requests arrive with references, placement and size, and deposits, waivers and reminders run on their own, right from your phone.
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Ava Smith
Short Description
Fine-line wildflowers running down my forearm, black ink only.
Placement
Left forearm
Size
Medium · 4–6 in
Reference Images
Clients book from your InkDesk page, not your DMs.
Your form collects references, placement and size before you reply.
Deposits lock in the date, and reminders go out on their own.
Reply, schedule and see new requests from the iPhone and Android app.
Your page
Your InkDesk page shows your work, your FAQs and a clear way to book, with a waitlist for when your books are closed. Clients request a spot there instead of in your DMs.
Maya Reyes
Fine line & botanical
inkde.sk/mayareyes
Requests
Your booking form asks for the idea, reference images, placement and size before you reply. Already have a form? Paste the link and InkDesk copies your questions over.
Custom booking formsFirst Name *
Last Name *
Email *
Phone *
Confirm Email *
Birthday *
Short Description *
Placement *
Size *
Do you want a color tattoo? *
Reference Images
Dates & deposits
Pick the date yourself or send a scheduling link. A deposit locks it in, InkDesk takes no cut, and Google Calendar stays in sync both ways.
Deposit paymentsAttach a scheduling link that allows clients to pick dates for selected sessions.
Select Sessions
0 of 1 selected
Reminders
Reminders go out before the session, waivers get signed on the client's phone, and aftercare follows after. Set them once and they run for every client.
Automatic remindersOn the go
The InkDesk app for iPhone and Android brings your inbox, calendar and bookings with you between sessions. New requests and messages arrive as notifications.
InkDesk
New booking request
Ava Smith · Fine-line floral, forearm
Inbox
Search by ticket number or name
Ava Smith9:41 AM
Here are my reference photos!
OpenZoe Clarke9:12 AM
Could we move my session to 2pm?
ScheduledMateo Silva8:05 AM
Could we go a little smaller?
Pending paymentElla BrownWed
Just paid my deposit. Thank you!
ScheduledNoah KimTue
Reminder: your session is tomorrow.
ScheduledChloe MartinMon
Thank you! It's healing great.
Completed
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.
Collect tattoo deposits online to secure bookings and reduce no-shows, with no platform fees on deposits.
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.”
$35 a month, or $25 a month billed yearly. Unlimited bookings, no booking fees, and InkDesk never takes a cut of your deposits.
Have a question not covered here?
Tattoo booking software for solo artists is a platform for independent tattoo artists who run their own clients, bookings and schedule without a front desk. It replaces the patchwork of DMs, spreadsheets and calendar apps with one system: a booking page and custom forms, online scheduling, deposits, digital waivers, automated reminders and a client project for every tattoo, all for a flat monthly fee. Tools like InkDesk let you share one booking link on Instagram while the platform handles the admin, so you can spend more time tattooing.
Both. Solo artists get everything they need to run their own books: a booking page, custom forms, scheduling, deposits, waivers, messaging and automated reminders. Growing into a team? InkDesk for studios adds a studio booking page, artist assignment, Team Day and deposit splits.
Most solo artists are set up in under 15 minutes. Add your availability, build your booking form or import the one you already use, and connect Google Calendar. You can take requests the same day.
No. InkDesk has its own calendar built for tattoo sessions. Manage everything in the app, or turn on two-way Google Calendar sync so your personal and shop schedules stay in step with no double bookings.
Yes. Ask for a deposit with your quote or your scheduling link, and you can require it before a date locks in. InkDesk takes no fee on deposits: you keep the full amount, minus your payment processor's standard rate.
Keep them. Put your InkDesk booking link in your Instagram bio and DMs so requests come in through your form. Connect Instagram and WhatsApp too, and those messages land in your InkDesk inbox next to email, saved with each client’s project, references and waivers.
The best booking app for independent tattoo artists is one built for how solo artists actually work: running their own clients, schedule and bookings without a front desk or studio team. Generic scheduling apps rely on fixed time slots and simple bookings. They don't support tattoo-specific needs like custom intake forms for reference images and placement, artist-controlled session lengths, deposits, digital waivers or aftercare follow-ups. InkDesk is built for independent tattoo artists, with a booking page for your bio, custom forms that collect every detail up front, deposits, automated reminders and a client project for every tattoo. You stay in control of your schedule and spend more time tattooing instead of on admin.
Yes. The InkDesk app for iPhone and Android lets you reply to clients, check your calendar and see new requests as they come in, between sessions or on the go. It comes with your plan.
Yes. When you set up, paste a link to the form or website you use now, and InkDesk imports your questions automatically. You can tweak the wording, reorder questions or add options any time.