The only PMU app built by PMU studio owners.
Recover hours every week and keep touch-ups on track. Formula tracking, medical consent, healing automation, and multi-session scheduling - one mobile system with no add-ons. Built by permanent makeup studio owners who run their own practices.
Switching tools? Import your clients via CSV and go live in a day.
You trained to create beautiful, lasting results - not to spend evenings chasing touch-up bookings, digging through paper forms, and trying to remember pigment formulas.
A lip blush appointment takes two to three hours of blocked time plus full preparation. When a client ghosts, you can't fill that slot. No deposit means no compensation for your lost morning.
Allergy screenings, contraindication checks, patch test records - all on paper in a filing cabinet. Can you produce the signed consent from eight months ago if a client disputes something?
You used a specific warm modifier mix for her brows six months ago. Which notebook was that in? Which page? One wrong shade at a touch-up session and your reputation takes a hit.
A client books the initial microblading session but never comes back for the six-week touch-up. No automatic follow-up, no linked booking, no way to track that the treatment is incomplete.
By the end of your first week you'll have online booking with deposits, medical forms on autopilot, formula records for every client, and healing reminders running. Here's how.
Download the app and sign in. That's it - no desktop required, no IT department needed.
Our AI assistant configures your PMU services, session durations, touch-up intervals, and booking rules based on a quick conversation.
Start booking treatments, collecting deposits, and managing clients from day one. No add-ons, no extra fees.
AI-powered time slot suggestions accounting for session duration and healing periods.
Clients book consultations and treatments through your personalized booking page.
PMU-specific health questionnaires with contraindication screening and audit trail.
Full functionality without internet. Syncs when you're back online.
Automatic deposits at booking with Klarna installments for larger treatments.
Record pigment brands, shades, mixing ratios, and healing notes per client.
Real-time revenue, commissions, and treatment analytics at a glance.
Automated aftercare sequences from day one through annual refresh.
No other app combines offline-first formula tracking, medical consent with audit trail, and automated healing timelines in one system. These are the three reasons PMU studios switch to inkStar.
AI analyzes your calendar, treatment types, and buffer preferences to suggest the best available slots. Clients book online with automatic deposit collection. The consultation-to-procedure-to-touch-up workflow is built right in.
PMU-specific health questionnaires with allergy screening, contraindication checks, patch test tracking, and digital consent. Complete with timestamps, signatures, and a full legal audit trail. Sent automatically before appointments so clients arrive ready.
Send payment links via the app - no awkward money conversations. Collect deposits at booking, offer Klarna installments for premium treatments, and track package pricing automatically. Initial plus touch-up bundles are built in.
Record exact pigment brands, shades, mixing ratios, needle configurations, and skin response notes. Link before/after photos to every treatment. When a client returns for a touch-up or refresh, you have instant access to everything from their last session.
See your revenue, commissions, booking rates, and treatment trends in real-time dashboards built for PMU businesses. Know which treatments bring the most revenue, track touch-up completion rates, and monitor each artist's performance.
Automated aftercare sequences guide clients from day one through their annual refresh. Day three check-in, day seven photo request, six-week touch-up reminder, twelve-month refresh notification - all customizable to your protocols.
See every artist's schedule in one shared team calendar. Block time for consultations, procedures, and patch tests. Reschedule with drag-and-drop and avoid double bookings across your whole studio.
Brow specialists, lip blush artists, SMP technicians, lash-and-PMU hybrids - inkStar adapts to how you work, whatever your niche.
Microblading from home, lip blush in a rented chair, SMP on the road - run your entire practice from your phone.
One dashboard for your entire operation. Every artist, every treatment, every formula - visible and accounted for.
Generic booking tools don't track pigment formulas. Calendar apps don't manage healing timelines. The features that matter most for PMU - formula recall, medical compliance, and multi-session workflows - simply don't exist in one-size-fits-all tools.
| Feature | Pen & Paper Notebooks & filing cabinets | Generic Tools Fresha, Calendly, etc. | inkStar Built for PMU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical consent forms | Paper forms, easy to lose | Generic waivers, no health screening | PMU-specific with allergy screening |
| Consent legal validity | No audit trail, fades over time | Basic e-sign, no medical compliance | Timestamped, audit trail, GDPR-compliant |
| Pigment formula tracking | Scattered notebooks | Not supported | Brand, shade, mixing ratios per client |
| Multi-session scheduling | Manual follow-up | Basic recurring appointments | Linked initial + touch-up + refresh |
| Deposit collection | Cash only, no tracking | Basic payment links | Automatic deposits at booking |
| Healing timeline management | Memory-based | Not available | Automated day 1 through annual refresh |
| Patch test tracking | Sticky notes | Not supported | Automatic 48-hour reminders |
| Team calendar / sync | Each artist on their own | Basic shared calendar | Shared team view with per-artist filters |
| Artist commissions | Spreadsheet nightmares | Basic reporting | Automatic calculation with packages |
| Before/after photo linking | Camera roll chaos | Manual uploads | Auto-linked to client and treatment |
| Offline functionality | Works offline, but no sync | Cloud-only, useless offline | Full offline with auto-sync |
| Built for PMU industry | Generic, no PMU features | One-size-fits-all | Every feature designed for PMU |
Hear from PMU professionals who made the switch - from solo brow artists to multi-artist studios.
“Formula tracking eliminated my biggest fear.”
I had notebooks full of pigment formulas - different notebook for each client. Twice I mixed the wrong shade because I couldn't find my notes. Since switching to inkStar, every formula, every photo, every treatment note is instantly available on my phone. I haven't had a single formula error since the switch.
“Touch-up attendance completely turned around.”
Touch-ups are where we perfect the result, but clients kept ghosting after the initial session. Once we turned on inkStar's automatic reminders at four weeks, one week, and two days before, nearly every single client started showing up. Our healed results are noticeably better because the work actually gets finished.
“Deposits stopped the no-shows overnight.”
A lip blush appointment blocks three hours plus full prep. When clients ghosted, I'd lose an entire morning with no compensation. Since requiring deposits through inkStar, the no-shows just stopped. My calendar is full of clients who are committed. The revenue difference is significant.
“The medical forms saved me during an inspection.”
A health inspector asked to see consent records for a specific client from months ago. With paper forms I would have been scrambling through filing cabinets. With inkStar I pulled it up in seconds - timestamped, signed, with the full allergy screening attached. The inspector was impressed.
“Commission disputes disappeared completely.”
With three PMU artists doing different treatments at different price points, calculating commissions on package deals was a nightmare. Artists questioned the numbers every pay period. Since moving to inkStar, commissions calculate automatically and everyone can see their own earnings in real-time. Not a single dispute since we switched.
Everything you need to know about using inkStar for your PMU practice.
Yes. Book linked appointments that track together. When someone books an initial procedure, the system schedules their six-to-eight week touch-up automatically. Annual refresh reminders go out at twelve to eighteen months. Packages track what's included vs. additional services.
Every client has detailed treatment notes where you record exact pigment brands, shades, mixing ratios, needle configurations, and healing observations. Before/after photos link directly to appointments. Perfect recall for touch-ups and refreshes.
inkStar handles multiple service types with different durations, pricing, consent forms, and aftercare workflows for each. One app for your entire practice, whether that's just microblading or a full range including lip blush, SMP, lash lifts, and facials.
Yes. inkStar consent forms include health questionnaires, allergy screening, contraindication checks, and digital signatures with timestamps and full audit trail. GDPR-compliant storage linked to each client. They meet EU eIDAS requirements for electronic signatures.
All data is encrypted in transit and at rest. Medical records and consent forms are stored in GDPR-compliant infrastructure with full audit trails. Offline data is encrypted on-device and syncs securely when reconnected. Automatic backups ensure nothing is lost.
Credit and debit cards, PayPal, instant bank transfer, and Klarna installments for larger treatments. Cash payments can be logged manually. Deposit amounts are configurable per service type.
Import your existing client list via CSV. Treatment history, formula records, and consent form archives can be uploaded during onboarding. Our team helps you set up services, touch-up intervals, and booking rules so you're ready within a day.
Yes - full offline support. Schedule appointments, fill out medical forms, take photos, log payments, and access client records without internet. Everything syncs automatically when you reconnect. Designed for mobile artists who can't rely on WiFi.
Yes. Add artists with their own specialties, schedules, commission rates, and permissions. Track performance and commissions automatically. Role-based access for front desk, artists, and managers.
inkStar offers a free trial so you can test every feature before committing. After the trial, plans start at an affordable monthly rate with no per-feature add-ons. Cancel anytime - your data is always exportable.
Yes. Scheduling, online booking, medical consent forms, payments, Klarna installments, formula tracking, client management, team calendars, commission tracking, healing follow-ups, and offline mode are all included. No hidden modules, no per-feature pricing. One mobile-first system.
Start your free trial today and see for yourself how inkStar simplifies your daily workflow.
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“inkStar transformed my chaotic studio into a professional business.”