Built for Hair & Barbers. Not just beauticians.

  • Slick gives more for less. Unlimited SMS reminders. Not an 'allowance' that runs out
  • Backed by L'Oréal Professionnel: a system finally built for salon owners
  • UK support and Account Managers on UK time zones
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Compare Slick to Timely

See why salons are ditching Timely

Slick
Timely
Monthly cost
$20: Column 1
$12: Column 2+
$28 per staff
Unlimited SMS reminders
Unlimited
100 per staff
Marketing SMS per month
50 on Essential plan
500 on Advanced plan
2000 on Supercharged plan
0 per month
2nd service prompt online booking
Patch Test Prompt
Split commissions for booth renters
Free integrated staff tipping
FREE
Paid extra
L'Oréal Partner Shop integration
Account manager

Easy to use Salon Software

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A digital cloud-based diary interface showing a schedule with appointments for Sam Cutter, manager. Appointments include Kristy Marsh for blow-dry, Caroline Chisnall for half head highlights and ladies cut & style, and Lilly Haynes for blow-dry, each with time slots and confirmation check marks. The right panel details Caroline Chisnall's confirmed booking on Tuesday 4 Nov 2025 from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm with status icons for no show, arrived, and confirmed, listing services and prices. Notification pop-ups show deposit paid for Lilly Haynes and an SMS from Caroline saying she is running 10 minutes late. Action buttons for managing and checking out the booking are at the bottom.
Screenshot of a two-way SMS appointment confirmation system showing messages between Sam Bennett and Luxury Barbers. The left screen shows Sam Bennett's confirmed booking details with SMS history: a reminder SMS sent on 11 Nov at 10:45am, client reply on 11 Nov at 11:18am saying 'Y. See you then', and a custom reply on 12 Nov at 1:30pm thanking Sam for confirming. The right screen shows the live SMS conversation: the barber's message asking Sam to reply Y to confirm or N to cancel for the appointment at 09:30AM on 13 Nov, Sam's reply confirming with 'Y. See you then', and a final message thanking Sam and looking forward to the appointment.
Smartphone displaying a Luxury Salon Instagram profile with 678 posts, 1,450 followers, and 1,592 following, showing styling categories and a purple outlined 'Book Now' button; email inbox with notifications for new online bookings and meeting reminders, highlighting a 'Meta book now button' label above with directional arrows.
Diagram showing integrated payments and tipping with a client bill featuring Colour & Cut £80 and Tip £10 totaling £90 on a contactless payment device with a Visa card. Payments split to business owner receiving £80 next day via Barclays and staff member receiving £10 next day via NatWest.
Digital dashboard displaying staff KPI reports for Sam Cutter and Tony Smith, showing metrics like total revenue, colour percentage penetration, rebooking rate, new clients, and revenue excluding retail for the period Tue 4 to 22 Nov 2024. A notification highlights that Sam smashed it with a 64% rebooking rate. Options at top include KPI Reports, Target Performance, and Time-off Report, with filters for total business or all staff members.

Why choose Slick?

Here's what salons achieved typically achieve when switching to Slick
$1232
saved vs Timely
24%
increase in bookings
34%
more clients rebooked
2832
SMS sent for free
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$1632
saved vs Timely

Person using a MacBook Air laptop displaying a colourful digital calendar schedule with various appointments and time slots, placed on a table near books and a decorative plant.
10%
increase in bookings

Hand holding a black payment terminal displaying a subtotal of £105.00 and options to add a tip of 15%, 10%, 5%, custom, or no tip, against a blurred background with a laptop keyboard.
24%
more clients rebooked

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3732
SMS sent for free

Essential
Our basic package, for freelancers and small salons
From $18/ month
For the first column
+ $10.80 per additional column(s)
Book a demo
Most popular
Advanced
Perfect for small to medium sized hair / beauty salons & barbers
From $31.50/ month
For the first column
+ $16.20 per additional column(s)
Book a demo
Supercharged
The best for successful large hair / beauty salons & large barber shops
From $197.10/ month
Unlimited columns
Book a demo
Essential
Our basic package, for freelancers and small salons
From $18/ month
For the first column
+ $10.80 per additional column(s)
Book a demo
Most popular
Advanced
Perfect for small to medium sized hair / beauty salons & barbers
From $31.50/ month
For the first column
+ $16.70 per additional column(s)
Book a demo
Supercharged
The best for successful large hair / beauty salons & large barber shops
From $197.10/ month
Unlimited columns
Book a demo

Switching done for you.

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Step 1 - Setup

Send us your price list and we set up the calendar with your staff prices & timings

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Step 2 - Client Import

We import your client contact details from your system or spreadsheet

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Step 3 - Training

Our experienced team show you how to use Slick in 1-on-1 training sessions

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"Switching from Timely is easy. We set you up & import your clients for free"
Tori, Head of Onboarding at Slick
Trusted by salons and barbers across the US
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