Slate
Your booking system, in your pocket.
Slate is a stripped-down scheduling app for solo service providers — coaches, tutors, barbers, lash techs — who are tired of duct-taping Calendly to Stripe to a reminder text. Set your hours on the bus, drop your link in your Instagram bio, and get a push when someone books. Your customers never download anything; they book from a clean web page at slate.app/yourname.
Slate
productivity
Your booking system, in your pocket
What you get
Slate was built for exactly this.
The core features that make Slate different from the generic alternatives.
90-second phone-only onboarding — from install to live booking link in under two minutes
Public booking page at slate.app/yourname — beautiful, server-rendered, no app required for customers
Google Calendar two-way sync so you never double-book
Stripe Connect for deposits and no-show fees — money goes straight to the provider
Automated SMS reminders 24h and 1h before each appointment via Twilio
Provider dashboard showing today's next booking, monthly revenue, and one-tap share link
A note from the studio
“The whole discipline of this product is restraint. Every time we're tempted to add a feature, we ask: does this make Slate more like Calendly? If yes, we push back. The pitch is 'less' — less setup, less price, less complexity.”
How it works
Three steps. No account. No tracking.
01
Set up in under two minutes
Sign in with Apple, connect your Google Calendar, add a service name and price. Slate generates your booking link immediately — no desktop required.
02
Share your link anywhere
One tap copies your slate.app/yourname link to the clipboard. Drop it in your Instagram bio, send it in a DM, or text it to a new client. They see a clean, mobile-first booking page — no app to download.
03
Get paid, stay on schedule
Clients pick a slot, pay via Stripe Checkout, and get an automatic confirmation. You get a push notification. Both of you get SMS reminders before the appointment. If they need to reschedule, there's a link in their confirmation — 24-hour cutoff enforced automatically.
Not shipped yet
Notify me when Slate ships.
It'll launch at $4.99/mo or $39/yr. Free tier: up to 5 bookings/month, one service, slate branding on booking page.
One email when it lands on the App Store. No drip sequence.
No spam. No tracking. Email only — unsubscribe with one click.
From the journal
Notes on the practice.
- 01
How to Choose a Niche as a Solo Service Provider: The Psychology of Being Afraid to Turn Anyone Away
Choosing a niche as a solo service provider feels like turning clients away. The psychology of keeping every door open shows why a narrow focus often fills your calendar.
2026-11-11
7 min read
- 02
How to Recover From a Bad Appointment: Why Self-Compassion Makes Solo Providers Better, Not Softer
How to recover from a bad appointment when you're the whole business: why replaying it at 2 a.m. doesn't fix it, and what the research says actually helps you improve.
2026-11-10
7 min read
- 03
How to Celebrate Small Wins When You're Self-Employed: The Progress Principle for People With No Boss to Notice
Learn how to celebrate small wins when you're self-employed. When no one says 'good job,' your brain files the day under what went wrong. Here's how to rewrite that ledger.
2026-11-10
7 min read
- 04
How to Accept Compliments From Clients: Why 'Oh, It's Nothing' Is Costing You More Than Modesty
Learn how to accept compliments from clients without deflecting. The psychology of the 'oh, it was nothing' reflex, and four small habits that let praise land.
2026-11-10
7 min read
- 05
What Is Your Real Hourly Rate? How Self-Employed Providers Can Count the Hours They Never Charge For
Learn how to calculate your real hourly rate as a self-employed provider. The planning fallacy hides the unpaid hours around every appointment, and this shows how to count them.
2026-11-09
7 min read
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