Solo Groomer Software That Does Everything You Need for $39/mo
You built this business by yourself. Your software should make that easier, not harder.
The Solo Groomer Squeeze Is Real
You left the corporate salon to do things your way. You handle every groom, every phone call, every receipt, every appointment book entry. The last thing you need is software that costs a fortune, takes weeks to learn, or locks the features you actually need behind a more expensive plan.
You’re juggling everything. Right now, that probably looks like a paper planner on the counter, a phone full of client texts you need to return, a calculator app for figuring out pricing, and a shoebox of receipts your accountant is going to hate you for in April.
You’ve looked at other grooming software. One charges $105 a month just to get started. Another wants $129 before you can track commissions or expenses. Some want 2.7% or more on every card swipe, plus a monthly subscription, plus extra fees for texting. When you’re a one-person operation running on tight margins, those numbers don’t add up.
And the ones you can afford? Half the features are grayed out, waiting for you to upgrade. You’re paying for software that reminds you what you can’t do.
BarkBook Was Built for Groomers Like You
At $39 a month on the Solo plan, you get every single feature BarkBook offers. Not a stripped-down version. Not a starter tier with upsells. Every feature. The same scheduling, payments, notifications, expense tracking, and reporting that a ten-groomer salon gets.
Your whole day on one screen.
Open BarkBook and your daily dashboard shows every appointment for today — who’s coming, what service, what time, and their status. Update appointments with quick-action buttons right from the dashboard. No digging through menus.
Booking that thinks for you.
When you book an appointment, BarkBook automatically calculates the price and duration based on the pet’s size and coat length. You see the pet’s profile — breed, temperament flags, special handling notes, coat condition — so you know exactly what you’re walking into before the dog arrives.
Your phone stops being your reminder system.
BarkBook sends automatic SMS and email reminders the day before each appointment. Confirmations go out when you book. Ready-for-pickup notifications go out when you’re done. Thank-you messages go out after checkout. You never make another “just confirming tomorrow” phone call.
Get paid without getting squeezed.
Accept credit cards, cash, or checks at checkout. Card payments go directly to your bank through Stripe Connect. The platform fee is $1 flat or 1% over $100 — compare that to the 2.7–2.9% other platforms charge on top of their subscription fees. Quick-tip buttons (15%, 20%, 25%) make checkout fast, and you see the full breakdown before you finalize.
Tax time stops being a nightmare.
BarkBook comes with 13 pre-built expense categories already mapped to IRS Schedule C line items. Track your expenses month by month — recurring ones auto-populate so you just confirm and move on. When tax season hits, export a groomer-friendly report for your own records or a detailed accountant-ready report with Schedule C mapping, receipt status, and quarterly breakdowns. Your accountant will think you hired a bookkeeper.
Going from Paper to Digital Is Simpler Than You Think
The guided onboarding wizard walks you through five steps: enter your business info, add your services, connect payment processing, set up compensation, and turn on notifications. Each step links directly to the right page. You see your completion percentage as you go, and the whole thing takes less time than a standard poodle groom.
Your daily dashboard becomes your home base. It shows just what you need to get through your day — today’s appointments, quick status updates, and a clock-in widget. No overwhelming feature menus. No thirty-tab setup screens.
If you’ve been running your business with a pencil and a scheduling book, BarkBook is the step up that doesn’t feel like a cliff.
What $39 a Month Actually Gets You
- Visual calendar with Day, Week, Month, and Agenda views
- Smart booking with automatic pricing based on pet size and coat
- Automatic SMS and email reminders, confirmations, and pickup notifications
- Credit card, cash, and check payments with $1 flat or 1% platform fee
- Card on file storage through Stripe for fast repeat checkout
- Tax-ready expense reports organized by Schedule C line items
- Receipt uploads and audit tracking
- Household-based client records with full pet profiles
- Guided onboarding wizard to get you running fast
- Daily dashboard that shows your whole day at a glance
No feature gating. No surprise fees. No “upgrade to unlock” screens.
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Every feature. Full access. No credit card required to start. You’re already running this business on your own — now run it with software that actually respects that.