For walk-in barbershops
Keep the walk-ins. Lose the queue.
Queue Swerve holds each customer's place while they wait wherever they like, then rings their phone when it's their turn.
Signed in at the counter in seconds.
First name and mobile on your shop iPad, or the barber adds them from their phone. Nobody downloads anything.
They wait wherever they like.
Coffee next door, the car, the bench. Your waiting screen shows first names and the last three digits of each mobile. No wait times on show.
Press Call next. Their phone rings.
Queue Swerve rings the customer with your own recorded message. Miss the call and a text follows. The chair is never empty for long.
Try the barber's side.
The waiting screen and the barber station work together. Call someone, bump someone down a place, add a walk-in.
Now calling
Press Call next
Sam2 waiting
- 1Jake••482
- 2Tom••001
Ali2 waiting
- 1Priya••317
- 2Ellis••204
First free2 waiting
- 1Mia••222
- 2Kofi••958
SamChair free
Next up: Jake
AliChair free
Next up: Mia (first free)
When you call someone, their phone rings here.Live demo with made-up customers. Nothing is sent.
Built for how a Saturday really goes.
People nip out, regulars turn up early, someone is always running late. The barber sorts all of it in a tap, from the phone in their pocket.
Bump someone down a place
Stuck at the cash machine? Move them down one and they're next when they walk back in.
Skip someone who isn't back yet
Called someone who's still out? Press Not here yet: they drop one place and the next person is called, so the chair never sits waiting.
Add a regular before they arrive
Put a friend or a regular in the line from your phone, even before they're through the door.
Let them wait somewhere else
Customers grab a coffee or sit in the car. Their place is held until you call.
A heads-up before their turn
A text goes out when they're nearly up, then their phone rings with your recorded message when it's time.
Pick a barber or the first free chair
Every barber has their own line, plus one for whoever's free first. Each barber sees their own times.
Walk-ins need a line, not a diary.
If most of your trade walks in, a booking app is the wrong shape. Here's how the three ways of running a Saturday compare.
| What you need | Paper list or bench | Most booking apps | Queue Swerve |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holds a walk-in's place while they pop out | Only if they stay in the shop | Built for appointments, not a live line | Yes. If they're not back when called, they drop one place |
| Tells them when they're up | You shout their name | Appointment reminders | A heads-up text, then a call with your message |
| Shows the line on a screen | No | Not usually | First names and last three digits only |
| Works for people without a smartphone | Yes | They need to book online | Yes, the barber adds them in seconds |
| Builds a list you can win customers back from | No | From bookings | Only customers who ticked the offers box |
One price per shop.
£25a month per shop, every barber and every screen
- 300 call or text alerts a month included, then 6p each
- Each extra shop £15 a month
- Runs on the tablets, phones and screens you already have
- Your own web address, logo and colours
- A login for every barber, and a back office for you
- No contract. Cancel any time.
Founding shops
60 days free, then £19 a month for two years.
We're taking ten UK shops for the founding pilot. We set it up with you on a video call before your first busy day, and your price stays fixed for two years.
Join the pilotRather set it up yourself? Start your free trial and your shop is ready in about five minutes.
Ten founding shops.
Tell us about your shop. We'll call you to talk it through and agree a start date.
Questions barbers ask.
Do my customers need to download an app?
No. They give a first name and mobile number on your shop iPad, or scan the poster by the door and join from their own phone. Everything after that happens by phone call or text, and they can watch their place in the line on their phone.
What do I need in the shop?
A tablet or iPad for sign-ups, and any screen with a web browser for the waiting screen customers see: a smart TV, a TV with a streaming stick, an old tablet or a laptop. Each barber uses the phone already in their pocket.
What about customers without a phone?
They can queue on a friend's or family member's mobile: up to three people can share one number. Otherwise they wait in the shop as they always have and you call their name.
Are the calls and texts included?
Up to 300 alerts a month are included in the £25. You choose what happens after that: carry on at 6p a call or text, or pause alerts until next month while customers follow their place on their phone. Your back office shows how many you've used, and we warn you at 80%.
What does the waiting screen show?
First names and the last three digits of each mobile, so people can spot themselves. No full numbers and no wait times. Times only show on the barber's own screen.
Can I text my customers about offers?
Only the ones who tick the offers box when they sign in. Every offers text says who it's from and how to opt out, and opt-outs are honoured automatically.
Can I make it look like my shop?
Yes. Add your logo, pick your colours and a typeface, and write your own welcome line. The sign-up page, the waiting screen and the barber station all carry your branding, at your shop's own web address.
Can each barber have their own login?
Yes. Invite barbers and managers with a link. Barbers run their own line from their phone, managers look after the back office, and only owners see billing. Shop screens are paired once with a code, so there's no shared password to pass round.
Can I set it up myself?
Yes. Start a free trial and your shop is ready in about five minutes: your barbers, your screens and your branding. Texts and calls switch on once we've set up your shop's own number.
Does it work outside the UK?
Yes. It runs in the UK, Australia and 17 European countries, including Ireland, France, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands. Each shop gets mobile numbers, time zones and a privacy notice for its own country, and pays in pounds, Australian dollars or euros.
Is there a contract?
No. Pay monthly and cancel any time.
When does the pilot start?
We're taking ten founding shops in the UK. Once you apply we'll call you to talk it through and agree a start date that suits you.