For massage studios & day spas
Massage and day spas: book clients while you're mid-massage.
I build small tools for massage studios and spas: online booking by service, therapist and time, a text back when you're in a session, and one review ask after each visit. It works next to your booking software, and you approve every message.
(641) 530-2599 · chrispoulos@praxisaisolutions.io
Copied from the massage demo. Made-up studio, real workflow. Try it yourself →
The real problem
The phone rings during a 90-minute session.
You can't step out of a session to answer. By the time you're done, the caller has booked somewhere that picked up.
Reviews come in when somebody remembers to ask, and between sessions nobody does.
Many studios move up a plan tier just for text reminders or review requests, or pay for a review platform, an answering service or a website retainer on top of their booking software.
Try it on your phone
What the massage demo shows
It's a made-up studio called Example Massage & Spa. Open it on your phone and tap through it the way your customer would. Nothing in it is live, so poke around.
Book your massage
Clients pick a service, a therapist, a day and an open time on their phone, even at 10 p.m. The reminder texts schedule themselves.
Missed call during a session
Jess calls about a 90-minute massage with a gift card. She gets a text with the booking link, books Saturday at 10 with Tasha, and you get a note on your phone.
Review request after a visit
After each visit, the client gets one polite text with a link to leave a review. Everyone gets the same ask, with no filtering, which is what Google's rules require.
The monthly bills
What massage studios and day spas often pay each month
These are tools massage studios and day spas often pay a monthly bill for, at published or reported prices. Each price links to where it came from.
| Tool | What it does | Price | My take | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ClinicSenseStandard plan | Booking, SOAP notes and payments | $69/mo | Usually worth keepingYour booking and records system stays. A smaller plan may do. | clinicsense.comClinicSense's own pricing page |
| GlossGeniusGold plan | Booking and payments | $56/momonth to month | Usually worth keepingSame here: check whether you moved up only for reminders. | koalendar.com |
| Answering serviceRuby, Smith.ai, AnswerConnect | Answering calls | $250/mofor 50 minutes | Worth a hard lookA text back with a booking link covers many of the same calls. | getnextphone.com |
| PodiumCore plan | Texting and review requests | $399/mo | Worth a hard lookIf you mostly use it for review asks and texting, that's the part I can build for you to own. | pabau.com |
| BirdeyeStarter | Review requests | $299/moper location | Worth a hard lookA lot to pay mainly for review asks. | replifast.com |
ClinicSense Standard plus Podium comes to $468 a month at those prices, or $5,616 a year.
What usually stays: your booking, SOAP notes and payments system. What I build takes over the missed-call replies, reminder texts and review asks.
Prices are what each linked page showed when I checked on October 23, 2026. Vendors change prices, and several sources are reviews or comparison sites rather than the vendor's own page, so check your own bill. I don't list my prices here. You get one written price after the free walkthrough.
How it works
How working with me goes
Every studio is different, so I don't guess from the outside. The first look is free, and nothing gets built until you've said yes to one written price.
Free walkthrough
A 20-minute call, or a free 2-minute video built for your studio. You tell me what eats your time. I tell you straight if I can fix it.
One price, in writing
A short write-up and one price before you pay anything. No hourly meter. If I can't build it, no charge.
Built around what you use
Your booking, SOAP notes and payments system stays. The new tool works next to it, so nobody learns a new system.
You approve every message
You read and okay the wording before the tool sends anything, and you can change it any time.
You own it
It's yours outright. It keeps working whether or not we ever talk again.
Up and running
Most tools are working in 2 to 4 weeks from your yes. I'm a phone call away if something needs a change.
Remote or in person, same price. I'm based in Mason City, Iowa. If your studio is in North Iowa, I'll come sit at your desk. Anywhere else, we do it over a screen share: you see what I see, and you're talking to me the whole time, not a team you never meet.
Straight answers
Questions massage studios and day spas ask
Can clients pick their therapist?
Yes. In the demo, clients pick the service, the therapist and the time. You decide who shows up for what.
Do I have to leave my booking software?
No. Your booking software stays. The tool works next to it.
What about gift cards?
The text back can tell clients to bring their gift card, and the note on your phone mentions it, like Jess's in the demo. Selling gift cards stays in your current system.
Do you only work with massage studios and day spas in Iowa?
No. If you're in North Iowa, I'll come to you. Everywhere else, we work over a screen share, which is how most software gets built anyway. Your zip code doesn't change the price.
What does it cost?
It depends on what your studio needs, so I don't post prices. The walkthrough is free and ends with one price in writing. A one-time tool is a one-time price, and if I can't build it, there's no charge. Texting and hosting have a small monthly bill in your own name, and I'll show you that number up front too.
Let's talk
Tell me what's eating your time.
One free call, or a free 2-minute video of what this would look like in your studio or spa. If there's nothing worth building, I'll tell you that too.
You'll be talking to Chris Poulos — 20 years selling to real people face to face, now I make AI work for them. No agency, no handoffs: the person you call is the person who builds it.
Or email chrispoulos@praxisaisolutions.io