The AI receptionist for salons on Square
You do the color. We’ll handle the calls.
Aly answers every call and text, 24/7, booking appointments live or responding with a booking link.
ReceptionAly is an AI front desk for salons and beauty businesses on Square. When configured and the service is available, it answers your calls and texts 24/7 and, on the Salon and Front Desk plans, books the exact service with the client's chosen stylist straight into Square Appointments, then helps you rebook no-shows and bring back lapsed clients. Plans start at $79 per month; live Square booking starts on Salon at $149 per month.
Keep the number you already have. Or use the free dedicated number that comes with your account.
7-day trial · 30 included call minutes · works with Square Appointments Free, Plus & Premium.
A real call · 54 sec
Listen to a real booking call.
An actual call, start to finish. Listen to Aly handle a new client’s booking.
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Three steps
How it works
- 01
A client calls or texts
ReceptionAly answers, day or night, even while you're with a client. You keep your number: your carrier's "answer when I don't answer" call forwarding sends the calls you miss to ReceptionAly.
- 02
The client leaves with a booking
On Salon and Front Desk, ReceptionAly checks live Square availability and books the exact service with the stylist the client chose, so the client leaves with a booking instead of a message. On Launch, it texts the booking link you already use.
- 03
No-shows get rebooked
On Salon and Front Desk, no-show recovery rebooks missed and cancelled appointments. For clients who haven't been in for a while, ReceptionAly automatically prepares eligible customers while the owner initiates promotional sends.
Square Appointments
Works with Square
On the Salon and Front Desk plans, ReceptionAly books straight into the Square Appointments calendar you already run. Your calendar, services and client list stay in Square, so there is nothing to migrate.
- New bookings on Square Appointments Free, Plus and Premium (Salon and Front Desk plans)
- Full cancellation and rescheduling needs Square Appointments Plus or Premium
- Your calendar stays in Square: bookings ReceptionAly makes land there with the client, service, stylist and time
- Launch works with any public booking page, such as Square, Vagaro, Booksy, GlossGenius or Fresha
Pricing
What it costs
Launch
$79/month · 250 min + 750 texts/mo
Answers and screens calls on a dedicated number, texts customers back and sends the booking link you already use.
Salon
$149/month · 600 min + 2,000 texts/mo
Everything in Launch, plus live Square availability and booking, no-show recovery and unlimited Win-Back campaigns.
Front Desk
$249/month · 1,500 min + 5,000 texts/mo
Everything in Salon, plus priority support.
FAQ
Questions salon owners ask
Does ReceptionAly answer after hours?
Yes. When configured and the service is available, ReceptionAly answers every call and text, 24/7, including evenings, weekends and the hours you spend with clients.
Can it book the right service with the right stylist?
Yes, on the Salon and Front Desk plans. ReceptionAly checks live availability in Square Appointments and books the exact service with the client's chosen stylist, so the client leaves with a booking instead of a message. On Launch, it texts the client your booking link instead.
Do I have to leave Square?
No. Your calendar, services and client list stay in Square Appointments. New bookings work on Square Appointments Free, Plus and Premium; full cancellation and rescheduling needs Square Plus or Premium.
How is it different from a general answering service?
ReceptionAly is built for salons on Square. Instead of taking a message for you to return later, on the Salon and Front Desk plans it books the exact service with the client's chosen stylist in Square, and on every plan it can text the client your booking link.
What does it do about no-shows?
On the Salon and Front Desk plans, no-show recovery rebooks missed and cancelled appointments. For clients who haven't been in for a while, ReceptionAly automatically prepares eligible customers while the owner initiates promotional sends.
What does it cost?
Launch is $79/month, Salon is $149/month and Front Desk is $249/month. 7-day trial with 30 included call minutes; separately consented additional usage is charged in $5 blocks, up to $25.
The console
Answering the phone is the easy part.
The rest is the money already sitting in your book: reschedules, no-shows, and the clients who quietly slipped away.
The queue
See who’s slipping away.
Aly watches your Square calendar and keeps a running queue of cancelled, no-showed, and lapsed clients — with a price on every empty chair.
Phorest’s analysis of 5,000+ salons found 46% of booking attempts happen while salons are closed. See the data →
Win-back · opportunity queue
$993.00 of empty chairs this week, itemized.
- Open
- 11
- Available
- 15
- In progress
- 0
The win-back
Approve outreach in one tap.
Morgan cancelled her highlights, so Aly drafted the text in your salon’s voice for you to review and send. $185 ready to recover.
Morgan Diaz
Hi Morgan, your highlights appointment was cancelled. Want me to find a new time that works?
The handoff & the record
Text or call — it’s one conversation.
Morgan texts back and says “call me.” Aly calls, already knowing who she is and what she needs.
Completed calls leave a summary; bookings leave a record. No black box.
Call · inbound
Booked- When
- Friday, 10:00 AM
- Service
- Highlights
- Provider
- Alexis
- Booking
- mgn7f10a
Aly confirmed Friday at 10:00 AM with Alexis for Morgan’s highlights and sent her a text confirmation.
The word
Stylist out sick? Say the word.
One sentence from you — “Devon’s out Thursday, move her clients” — and Aly blocks Devon’s time, texts each affected client to pick a new slot, and moves the booking in Square.
The front desk that never leaves the chair.
Aly finds the money already sitting in your book, prices it, and prepares it for your approval.