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Massage booking software that keeps the room quiet

Your client is just starting to let go on the table, and then your phone goes off. With Avana, clients book their own 30, 60 or 90 minutes, and your calendar keeps time free after every session to change the linen.

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Made for your practice

For every massage therapist, however you work

Your own practice, mobile or with several rooms. You set Avana up the way you work.

  • Sports massage therapist

    Runners and cyclists book themselves, even after training.

  • Relaxation massage

    An hour of calm, and you don't have to pick up the phone in between.

  • Pregnancy massage

    You know beforehand how far along your client is and what to bear in mind.

  • Reflexologist

    Regular series, with a reminder before every appointment.

  • Thai massage

    Long treatments and busy evenings in one calendar.

  • Spa and wellness massage

    Hot stones and rituals of a few hours are properly blocked out.

  • Mobile massage therapist

    You bring your table, and your calendar leaves room for the drive.

  • Practice with several rooms

    Every colleague has their own hours, and clients choose who they see.

A massage therapist working on a client's shoulders

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Why massage therapists choose Avana

What changes in a practice with one treatment room

Avana is online booking software for massage therapists in the UK. Clients book a 30, 60 or 90-minute massage online, fill in a health form before their first visit and get a reminder the day before, while Avana keeps your chosen break free after every session and takes no commission on any booking.

The phone stays silent

Nothing pulls someone out of a massage faster than a phone going off. Clients book on your page instead, and the page also tells them what an hour costs.

Breathing space between clients

For each session you set how long you need afterwards to change the linen and reset the room. The calendar keeps that time clear, so you never have to rush the next person onto the table.

One monthly price, however full your week gets

Avana charges a fixed amount each month and takes no commission. A fully booked week of deep tissue costs you exactly the same as a quiet one.

Your own page

Clients book while your hands are busy

Your massages, prices and open times sit on your own booking page. Put the link on your Google Business Profile and in your Instagram bio, and clients choose a time on their own, late at night too.

  • Relaxing, sports or deep tissue, each with its own length
  • 30, 60 or 90 minutes offered as separate choices
  • No account needed to book
Time between sessions

Your calendar holds a gap after every massage

A 90-minute deep tissue is a different job from a 15-minute chair massage. Give each session its own length and price in your services, then set how much time you need afterwards to strip the table and air the room.

  • Length and price set per session
  • Your own break time between two appointments
  • No more overrunning into the next client
A massage therapist working on a client's shoulders
Payment

Clients pay once they are off the table

After the massage, the client pays you in the practice without any hurry. For a 90-minute session you can ask for a deposit when they book; for a short chair massage you can skip it.

  • Payment in your practice, after the session
  • A deposit on long sessions, if you want one
  • Full payment online in advance is possible too
Health intake

You know about the bad back before they lie down

Use the booking form to ask about injuries, conditions, medication and the pressure they like before a first massage. The answers are attached to the appointment, so you can plan the session instead of starting it with a list of questions.

  • Your own health questions, worded your way
  • Answers saved on the appointment
  • Everything kept on the client's record for next time
A client lying relaxed on the massage table
Reminders

They arrive on time, and not straight from a big lunch

A confirmation goes out as soon as someone books, and a reminder the day before with the time and your address. Add your own advice, like comfortable clothes and a light meal beforehand. Anyone who skips their email can get the reminder by text.

  • Confirmation and reminder with nothing for you to do
  • Your own tips for before the massage
  • Clients move the booking themselves from the link
A massage therapist working on a client's back
Regulars

A stiff neck rarely clears up in one visit

After the session, the client books the next one with a single tap. Your client records show where the tension was and what you worked on, so the regular who comes every few weeks picks up where you left off.

  • Next session in one tap, from the QR code in your room
  • Problem areas and notes for every client
  • Gift vouchers sold on your page, from Business Plus
Better together

Three pairings that keep your table booked

Avana gives massage therapists online booking, deposits, reminders and Instagram replies, and some of these work best as a pair. Use two together and the table stays full without you reaching for your phone between clients.

Avana Connect and deposits

A question sent at eleven at night becomes a booked hour

Late in the evening, someone asks on Instagram how much an hour costs. The AI answers with your price and open times, they choose Saturday at eleven and pay the deposit, and you never have to type a reply.

Avana Connect

Your booking page and reminders

Clients who pick their own time tend to turn up

The client chooses a slot and gets a confirmation straight away. The reminder arrives the day before with your tips, and if they cannot make it they choose a new time themselves, which opens the table up again.

Booking page

Your clients and Avana Academy

Sell your technique as a course from your own practice

Film your back and neck work once and sell it to people training to become massage therapists. Put the hands-on day at the table on a quiet Monday.

Avana Academy
Side by side

The phone, the breaks and the gift voucher: now and with Avana

This table compares one day in a single-room massage practice before and after switching to Avana for online booking. The left column is the day as most therapists know it.

How it goes now and How it goes with Avana side by side
 How it goes nowHow it goes with Avana
The phone mid-massageIt goes off and the calm is goneIt stays quiet, because clients book online
Time between sessionsWatching the clock yourselfFixed in your calendar
A session that cancelsAn empty hour you will not fill that dayA deposit for the empty hour, if you asked for one
Health questionsAsked while they are getting undressedAnswered at home before the first visit
The reminderMessages sent after your last clientSent automatically, with your tips for beforehand
A gift voucherPrinted and handed over in personBought and paid for online, from Business Plus
What it costs youYour evenings£15.99 a month, VAT included

Deposits and text reminders only run once you turn them on. Turning them off again takes a second.

What you get

Everything you need to start taking bookings

Every Avana plan includes an online booking page, a calendar on your phone, payment in the salon or online, deposits, email reminders and client records. Anything that only comes with Business Plus is marked. Tap a tile to read more.

Your own booking pageYour services, your prices and your free times on one link, with your photos. Clients book without creating an account.Set up your page Your calendar on your phoneYour whole day at a glance, wherever you are. A new booking appears straight away, and you can see who is coming in and for what.Set your hours Payment in the salon or onlineClients pay at your desk the way they always have. If they would rather pay online, they can use a card, Apple Pay or Google Pay.Turn on online payments Deposits that protect your timeAsk for an amount up front on long treatments. The slot is then properly held, and if the client does not show, the deposit stays with you.Set up deposits Email remindersA confirmation as soon as someone books and a reminder the day before, with the time and your address. You do not have to lift a finger.Turn on reminders Text remindersFor clients who never open their email. You buy text packs when you need them, and there is no extra subscription.Choose a text pack Your client recordsNotes, preferences and treatment history for every client. After an appointment, one tap invites a client back.Import your clients A waitlist for when you are fullIf Saturday is fully booked, clients can join the waitlist. When someone cancels, the first person waiting gets an email right away.From Business PlusSet up a waitlist Someone helping out?If someone works with you on Saturdays or a few days a week, add them with their own hours and services for £5.99 a month.Add a team member

Also included

  • Reviews collected after each appointment
  • Invoices ready for your accountant
  • Discount codes for your clients
  • A consultation form before the first visit
  • Your own cancellation policy
  • Gift cards and retail products, from Business Plus
  • Time off and closed days
  • A QR code on your desk for booking
  • Your own words in every email
  • A view of how full your week is
  • A booking page in English
  • Help by email and WhatsApp
What it costs

How much does massage booking software cost in the UK?

Avana costs £15.99 a month on the Business plan, VAT included, and that covers one person working alone. Avana takes no commission on bookings, you can cancel any month, and the first 7 days are free with no card details needed.

MonthlyYearly save up to £112

Business

For the independent salon that takes bookings seriously.
£15.99/month

£0.53 a day, and no commission on your revenue.

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Business Plus

For the salon that wants every gap in the week filled.
£28.99/month

£0.97 a day. One extra appointment a month covers it.

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Business Max

For the salon that also teaches, with Avana Academy included.
£55.99/month

£1.87 a day, with Avana Academy included.

Start free
  • Mobile app for iPhone and Android
  • 2 extra team members includedEach with their own calendar. After that, £5.99 a month per person.
  • Avana Academy includedSell courses with certificates for your students.
  • Treatment rooms in your calendarAdd the room or chair to each appointment, so two treatments never clash.
  • 5 free SMS a month included
  • Email campaigns
  • Automatic birthday and win-back emails
  • Use your own domain name
  • Your own branding in campaigns
  • Advanced settings
  • Early access to new features

All prices include VAT. Add someone who helps out in your salon for £5.99 a month. If you change plans, you only pay the difference.

Add it when you need it

Three extras you can switch on

Billed on the same invoice as your plan, and you can cancel them any month.

Avana Connect

Switch it on once for your Instagram. From then on, AI answers your DMs with your own prices and free times, and lets clients book inside the conversation.

£9.99a month
Add Connect

Avana Academy

Sell your own courses to people who want to learn your craft. You set up the lessons once, the practical day sits in your calendar and the certificate goes out by itself.

£8.99a month
Add the Academy

Text packs

Text reminders for clients who skip their email. Credits never expire and there is no subscription attached.

from £4.99per pack
Choose a text pack
Good to know

Questions massage therapists ask about booking software

What's the best booking software for a self-employed massage therapist?

Avana is built for the massage therapist who works alone, letting clients book without calling and leaving time after each session to turn the room. In practice: clients book 30, 60 or 90 minutes on your own page while your phone stays silent, and the calendar keeps the break you set clear after every massage. Confirmations and reminders send themselves, and each client's record keeps track of where the problem was. It costs £15.99 a month, VAT included, with no commission on your sessions.

How much does massage booking software cost per month?

Avana is £15.99 a month, VAT included, for a massage therapist working on their own. It covers your booking page, a calendar with break time between sessions, client records, the booking form for health questions, online payments and email reminders. No commission comes off your sessions, and you can cancel any month. Text reminders are separate and sold in packs from £4.99.

Is there a massage booking app that takes deposits to stop no-shows?

Yes, Avana lets you turn a deposit on or off for each session type, so a 90-minute deep tissue can have one and a 15-minute chair massage can go without. The client pays the deposit when they book and the rest after the massage in your practice. If they cancel too late or do not show up, you keep the deposit under your own cancellation policy.

Do clients pay in the practice or online?

With Avana, clients by default pay you in the practice after the massage, by card or cash, and online payment is only added if you want it. When it is on, they pay for the session or the deposit at booking with a card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Online payments carry a small service fee for the client, which is shown in the price from the start and means Avana takes no commission from you. An hour's massage still costs exactly what you charge.

Which booking software lets a massage therapist set buffer time between clients?

Avana does: for each session you set how much time you need afterwards, and the calendar keeps it free so nobody can book into it. After an hour's massage you might reserve fifteen minutes to change the linen and air the room. Because a short chair massage and a 90-minute deep tissue each have their own length as well, you do not overrun and you never get double-booked.

Can new clients fill in a health intake form before their first massage?

Yes, Avana lets you add your own questions to the booking form, for example about injuries, medical conditions, medication, pregnancy or preferred pressure, and clients answer them while booking. The answers appear on the appointment before the client arrives and stay on their record afterwards. That way you can adjust the session in advance and spend the first minutes on the massage itself.

Does Avana work if I practise alone, and what if someone joins me?

Yes, Avana is made for one treatment room, one calendar and one booking page, with nobody needed on the phone. Working alone, Business at £15.99 a month is all you need. If another therapist starts working with you, add them for £5.99 a month with their own hours and sessions, and clients choose who they want when booking. Business Plus (£28.99) already includes one team member next to you.

Does Avana have a free trial, and what happens to my client notes if I stop?

Avana gives you 7 days free without entering any card details, and after that you pay monthly with no notice period. Use the trial to set up your sessions and the breaks between them, then share your link to see real bookings come in. Your client details and treatment notes remain yours: if you leave, you take them with you, and Avana does not sell your clients to anyone.

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The short answer

What should massage booking software do?

Avana is massage booking software for the massage therapist who works alone: it keeps the phone quiet during a session and leaves time after each massage to reset the room. Clients book 30, 60 or 90 minutes themselves, answer your health questions in advance and get a reminder the day before with your tips. Each client's record shows where the tension was last time, and you can ask for a deposit on long sessions. Gift vouchers can be sold from your page on Business Plus. Avana costs £15.99 a month, VAT included, with no commission, and you can try it free for 7 days.

Software for massage therapists

Booking software and an online calendar for the solo massage therapist

If you are looking for massage booking software, you most likely work alone: one treatment room, at home or rented, and a practice that depends on calm. A phone going off just as a client sinks into the table undoes that in a second. With Avana, your massages, prices and open times are on your own booking page, so clients book without ever calling.

Every session has its own length and price: an hour of relaxing massage, half an hour of sports massage, ninety minutes of deep tissue. You also set how long you need after each one, and your calendar keeps that time clear. The booking form asks about complaints and preferences in advance, so you know what you are working with before anyone is on the table.

Holding on to the long sessions

A 90-minute session that cancels on the day is very hard to fill. A deposit at booking protects it, and you choose which massages carry one. Email reminders and text reminders go out without you.

Gift vouchers for birthdays and holidays

A massage is one of the most popular presents there is. From Business Plus you can sell gift vouchers on your own page, paid for online, and the person receiving one books with it like any other client.

Passing on what your hands know

If you teach your technique to people entering the profession, you can sell it as a course through the Avana Academy, with the practical day in your usual calendar. Avana costs £15.99 a month, VAT included, even in your busiest week, and nothing comes off what you earn. Every plan is laid out on the pricing page.

Set up your massages and your breaks this afternoon

Choose the length of each massage and the time you need after it, then add your link to your Google Business Profile. Seven days free, no card details.

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