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The piercing industry's home base.

The all-in-one app built for piercers

Retrieve any consent in seconds, automate every healing follow-up, and never run out of a client's size. Built by piercing studio owners who got tired of paper forms and manual stock counts.

Switching tools? Import your clients via CSV and go live in a day.

  • Works 100% offline
  • Age verification with audit trail
  • Cancel anytime
inkStar app showing calendar and appointment details on two phones

Running a piercing studio shouldn't burn you out

You trained for precision and safety - not to spend your evenings tracking jewelry stock, chasing healing check-ins, and digging through paper consent forms. Every missed follow-up and every lost consent form adds up to revenue, reputation, and legal risk you can't afford.

  • No-shows waste prep time and jewelry holds

    You set aside specific jewelry, sterilized your station, and blocked out the time. Client doesn't show. No deposit, no cancellation, no way to fill that slot. The jewelry goes back to inventory and you sit idle.

    Lost revenue and wasted preparation
  • Jewelry stock is a guessing game

    Which titanium labrets are running low? Did you sell the last 16g nose ring yesterday or last week? Without real-time tracking, you're either overstocked on slow sellers or turning away clients because you're out of their size.

    Lost sales and wasted inventory spend
  • Paper consent forms are a compliance risk

    Health questionnaires, allergy checks, aftercare acknowledgments - all on paper. Can you produce the signed consent from six months ago if a client has a healing issue? Paper fades, gets lost, and doesn't hold up.

    Unprotected if there's ever a dispute
  • Age verification is manual and risky

    Checking IDs by hand, photocopying parental consent forms, filing them in folders. One missed verification and you're facing a legal issue. The paper trail is messy and hard to prove.

    Legal exposure on every minor piercing
  • Healing follow-ups slip through the cracks

    Two-week check-in, one-month photo request, three-month follow-up. Doing this manually for every client means most don't get followed up at all. Healing issues go unnoticed until the client shows up angry.

    Worse healing outcomes and damaged reputation
  • WiFi drops and your system dies

    Cloud-based tools are useless when the internet goes out. And in a busy studio with thick walls, that happens more than you'd like. You're back to paper and hoping nothing gets lost.

    Your system fails during peak hours

From chaos to clarity in three steps

One flow handles the entire client journey: age verification, consent, piercing, aftercare reminders, and healing follow-up - all linked and auditable. By week one, it's running on autopilot.

  1. Install on your phone

    Download the app and sign in. That's it - no desktop required, no IT department needed.

  2. Let AI set you up

    Tell the AI your piercing types, age rules per service, jewelry catalog with materials and gauges, sterilization buffer times, and aftercare intervals. It builds your studio workflow in minutes.

  3. Run your studio

    Client books, verifies age, signs consent, gets pierced, receives aftercare - all in one connected flow. No add-ons, no extra fees.

  • Smart Scheduling

    AI-powered time slots with sterilization buffers between piercings.

  • Online Booking

    Clients book through your page with deposits for high-value jewelry.

  • Jewelry Inventory

    Real-time stock by type, size, and material with low-stock alerts.

  • Offline Mode

    Full functionality without internet. Syncs when you're back online.

inkStar calendar view with piercing studio appointment schedule
  • Consent & Age Verification

    Digital forms with ID scanning, parental consent, and full audit trail.

  • Client Records

    Piercing history, gauge sizes, jewelry type, allergies, and healing notes.

  • Business Dashboards

    Revenue by service and jewelry sales, healing rates, and piercer performance.

  • Healing Reminders

    Automated aftercare sequences from day one through three-month follow-up.

Every tool a piercer needs

The only system that connects age verification, consent, aftercare, and jewelry tracking in one auditable flow. We call it the Piercer Compliance Chain - and no generic tool comes close.

  1. Schedule with sterilization in mind

    Different appointment lengths for simple lobes vs. complex cartilage work. Automatic buffer time between clients for sterilization and station prep. Deposits on high-value jewelry bookings to protect against no-shows.

    • Configurable durations per piercing type with auto sterilization buffers
    • Deposits required on bookings with premium jewelry selections
    • Automated reminders reduce no-shows and keep your schedule full
    inkStar scheduling with sterilization buffers for piercing studio
  2. Every piercing on record, forever

    Gauge size, jewelry type, material, piercing location, before/after photos, healing notes - all saved to the client's profile. When they come back months later asking 'what size was that nose ring?', you have the answer in seconds.

    • Complete piercing record: location, gauge, material, jewelry, and photos
    • Healing history and allergy notes visible before every appointment
    • Full piercing timeline across all visits for every client
    inkStar client profile with piercing history and jewelry records
  3. Consent and age verification that protects you

    Digital consent forms with health questionnaires, allergy screening, and ID verification. For minors: parental consent with both IDs stored. Complete audit trail with timestamps and signatures. Meets health department and insurance requirements.

    • Pre-built piercing consent templates with health and allergy screening
    • Age verification with parental consent workflow for minors
    • GDPR-compliant storage with timestamps, signatures, and full audit trail
    inkStar piercing consent form with age verification workflow
  4. Know your jewelry stock in real-time

    Track every piece by type, gauge, material grade (implant-grade titanium, surgical steel, niobium), and supplier. Automatic deduction on every sale. Low-stock alerts with supplier reorder info so you never turn a client away.

    • Inventory by type, gauge, material grade, and supplier - including implant-grade tracking
    • Automatic stock deduction on every sale - piercing or retail
    • Low-stock alerts with supplier info, pricing history, and one-tap reorder details
    inkStar jewelry inventory tracking with stock levels
  5. Numbers that run your studio

    Revenue split between piercing services and jewelry sales. Healing success rates, most popular piercings, busiest hours, and piercer performance - all in real-time dashboards designed for studio owners.

    • Revenue breakdown: piercing services vs. jewelry retail, per piercer
    • Healing success rates and aftercare compliance tracking
    • Commission tracking with automatic calculations per piercer
    inkStar piercing studio dashboard with revenue and healing metrics
  6. One team calendar, zero conflicts

    See every piercer's schedule on one screen. Block time for sterilization, prep, and inventory. Drag-and-drop rescheduling with automatic client notifications. Piercers see their own view, the owner sees everything.

    • Shared team calendar with per-piercer views and station filters
    • Drag-and-drop rescheduling with automatic client notifications
    • Block time for sterilization, breaks, and walk-in availability
    inkStar team calendar showing multiple piercer schedules

Solo piercer or full studio - inkStar scales with you

Whether you're working a single station or managing a multi-piercer operation, inkStar fits your workflow.

Solo Piercers

Run your studio from your phone. No receptionist, no front desk, no problem.

  • Your own calendar with sterilization buffers and smart scheduling
  • Personal booking page with deposits for premium jewelry
  • Jewelry inventory tracked in real-time with low-stock alerts
  • Automated healing follow-ups from day one through three months
  • Full offline mode - works when the WiFi doesn't

Studio Owners

One dashboard for your entire operation. Every piercer, every station, every piece of jewelry - visible and accounted for.

  • Central jewelry inventory shared across all piercers and stations
  • Commission tracking with automatic splits and real-time earnings
  • Role-based permissions for piercers, managers, and front desk
  • Revenue dashboards: services vs. jewelry retail, per piercer
  • Shared client database with piercing history across all piercers
  • Front desk intake view for walk-ins: age check, consent, and queue in one screen

How inkStar compares

Generic booking tools don't track jewelry inventory. Calendar apps don't manage healing timelines or age verification. The features that matter most for piercing studios simply don't exist in one-size-fits-all software.

  • Jewelry inventory tracking

    Pen & Paper
    Manual stock counts
    Generic Tools
    Not supported
    inkStar
    Real-time by type, size, material
  • Healing follow-up automation

    Pen & Paper
    Memory-based
    Generic Tools
    Not available
    inkStar
    Automated day 1 through 3 months
  • Age verification / parental consent

    Pen & Paper
    Manual ID checks, paper forms
    Generic Tools
    Not supported
    inkStar
    ID scan, parental consent, audit trail
  • Piercing consent forms

    Pen & Paper
    Paper, easy to lose
    Generic Tools
    Generic waivers
    inkStar
    Piercing-specific with health screening
  • Piercing location records

    Pen & Paper
    Written notes
    Generic Tools
    Not supported
    inkStar
    Gauge, material, photos per piercing
  • Sterilization buffer scheduling

    Pen & Paper
    Estimated manually
    Generic Tools
    Basic buffer times
    inkStar
    Auto buffers per piercing type
  • Offline functionality

    Pen & Paper
    Works offline, no sync
    Generic Tools
    Cloud-only, useless offline
    inkStar
    Full offline with auto-sync
  • Team calendar / multi-piercer

    Pen & Paper
    Separate paper books
    Generic Tools
    Basic shared calendar
    inkStar
    Shared view with per-piercer filters
  • Pricing transparency

    Pen & Paper
    Free but no features
    Generic Tools
    Per-feature add-ons
    inkStar
    One price, all features included
  • Deposit collection

    Pen & Paper
    Cash only
    Generic Tools
    Basic payment links
    inkStar
    Automatic deposits at booking
  • Consent audit retrieval

    Pen & Paper
    Minutes to hours searching files
    Generic Tools
    Basic document search
    inkStar
    Any consent in seconds, full audit trail
  • Consent legal defensibility

    Pen & Paper
    Paper fades, no proof of delivery
    Generic Tools
    Basic e-sign
    inkStar
    Timestamped, IP-logged, GDPR-compliant
  • Built for piercing studios

    Pen & Paper
    Generic, no piercing features
    Generic Tools
    One-size-fits-all
    inkStar
    Every feature designed for piercers

Piercers who switched to inkStar

Hear from piercers and studio owners who made the switch.

  • Age verification saved us from a legal nightmare.

    A parent claimed we pierced their 14-year-old without consent. I opened inkStar, pulled up the consent form with both IDs, signatures, and timestamps - took about thirty seconds. Case closed in five minutes. Before digital records, this would have been a disaster with hours of filing cabinet searches. Now every minor piercing has a complete, timestamped audit trail.

    Lucas Schmidt
    Owner, 2-piercer studio · Munich
  • Healing follow-ups went from 'we should do that' to automatic.

    We always meant to follow up on healing, but it never happened consistently - maybe a third of clients got a check-in. Since turning on inkStar's automated aftercare, every single client gets check-ins at two weeks, one month, and three months. We catch issues earlier, our healed results are noticeably better, and clients tell their friends we actually care. Referrals went up since we started.

    Kai Chen
    Owner, 3-piercer studio · Singapore
  • I finally know what jewelry is actually selling.

    Before inkStar, I'd order based on gut feeling and end up overstocked on styles nobody wanted while running out of popular sizes. Now I see exactly which gauges and materials move and what's sitting on the shelf. My jewelry spend went down because I stopped overordering, and my sales went up because I stopped turning people away. The inventory tracking alone justified the switch.

    Emma Rodriguez
    Solo piercer, 1-station studio · Amsterdam

Got questions?

Everything you need to know about using inkStar for your piercing studio.

inkStar offers a free trial so you can test every feature with your real studio setup. After the trial, plans start at a flat monthly rate per piercer with no per-feature add-ons - jewelry inventory, healing follow-ups, age verification, and everything else included. Cancel anytime, data always exportable.

Import your client list and jewelry inventory via CSV. Our team helps you configure services, piercing types, sterilization buffers, aftercare intervals, and age policies. Most studios are fully set up within a day.

Yes. Every time you sell jewelry - with a piercing or standalone retail - stock deducts automatically. Set low-stock alerts per item. See real-time levels by type, gauge, material, and supplier. Reorder history is one tap away.

Built-in ID scanning calculates age and flags if requirements aren't met. For minors, the app walks through parental consent with both IDs stored. Complete audit trail with timestamps and signatures. Meets health department requirements.

Fully automated. After each piercing, inkStar sends aftercare instructions immediately, then check-in reminders at two weeks, one month, and three months (customizable). You can request healing photos at each stage to track progress and catch issues early.

Yes - full offline support. View schedules, book piercings, log jewelry sales, access client records, and run consent forms without internet. Everything syncs automatically when you reconnect.

No. Clients use a web browser for booking, consent forms, aftercare instructions, and payment links via email or SMS. Only you and your team use the app.

Yes. Record exact location, gauge size, jewelry type, material, and add before/after photos. When clients return months later asking 'what size was that nose ring?', you have the answer instantly.

Yes. Create a quick appointment on the spot, run through consent on your tablet, and log the piercing in under two minutes. Full tracking even for unscheduled piercings.

Yes. One account manages all locations. Each has its own piercers, schedule, and jewelry inventory, but you get unified reporting and can share client data across locations.

Yes. Scheduling, online booking, jewelry inventory, consent forms, age verification, healing follow-ups, payments, client records, team calendars, commission tracking, and offline mode - all included. No hidden modules, no per-feature pricing. One flat rate per piercer.

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Ready to Transform Your Studio?

Start your free trial today and see for yourself how inkStar simplifies your daily workflow.

What you get with your free trial:

  • Full access to all features for 7 days
  • Free data migration assistance
  • Personal onboarding session
  • Dedicated support team
  • 7-day free trial
  • Cancel anytime
  • GDPR compliant
  • Encrypted data at rest & in transit
inkStar

Everything Your Studio Needs

Built by studio owners, for studio owners

  • Works Offline
    Full functionality without internet. Syncs automatically when you're back online.
  • Digital Contracts
    Consent forms, signatures, and medical history. All paperless and legally sound.
  • Integrated Payments
    Card, PayPal, Klarna installments. Automatic deposit collection at booking.
  • Smart Scheduling
    Availability-based slot suggestions. Online booking page for your customers.
Artist Testimonial
inkStar transformed my chaotic studio into a professional business.
Maria Chen
Tattoo Artist, Berlin
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