Switching from StyleSeat? Instinctor gives you a website that wins clients, plus online booking, reminders, memberships, checkout and a 24/7 smart chat, on one flat bill. We build it for you, free.
No real website. StyleSeat gives you a booking page, not a site that wins clients. Instinctor is the website that brings clients in, built in.
Fees and commission. StyleSeat charges every month and takes a cut of new-client bookings. Instinctor is $79 flat, with no commission on your clients.
They keep your clients. StyleSeat’s marketplace rents your own clients back to you. With Instinctor you own your site, your data and your client list, for good.
ONE SYSTEM
Instinctor gives your business a professional website plus online booking, reminders, memberships, branded checkout and a 24/7 smart chat, all in one place.
One login, one bill. It does everything StyleSeat does, and adds the client-winning website they leave you to build yourself.
WHAT YOU GET
No plugins to wire together, no five separate tools, no five bills. Each piece is built in and works with the rest.
Everything in one place
Your website, booking, payments, smart chat and marketing run from one dashboard. No five separate tools to wire together.
Online booking that fills your chair
A client books an appointment right from your site: the service and a time that works. It lands on your calendar, with a reminder set so they show up.
Online booking
Customers book and pay on your own site, around the clock. Your calendar fills itself, no phone tag.
A calendar your whole team can see
Put every chair and station on a shared calendar. Clients pick a time that works, your team sees the whole day at a glance.
Invoices and payments
Send branded invoices and take card payments in a tap. The money lands in your account, with no per-booking fees.
Branded checkout, deposits and tips
Take a deposit at booking to end no-shows, and let clients pay and tip by card. The money lands straight in your account, with nothing skimmed off the top.
Smart chat, 24/7
A chat assistant trained on your services and prices, answering questions and booking customers while you sleep.
Smart chat that answers 24/7
A chat assistant greets every visitor, answers questions about your services, prices and availability, and books the appointment while you are with a client.
Built to rank
Every site is built for Google from day one: clean structure, local SEO, page titles and sitemaps done right.
A website that ranks locally
A fast, professional site built to show up when someone nearby searches for a salon, barber or spa near them.
One flat price
Everything above for $79/mo flat. No setup fee, no per-booking fees, and no cut of your revenue.
One system, and you own it
Your site, bookings, calendar, checkout and chat share one login. Your client list is yours, never the marketplace’s.
YOUR BRAND, YOUR BOOKINGS
StyleSeat is a directory. Clients pick a stylist and see dozens of competitors listed on the same page. With InStudio, the stylist picker lives on your website, with your logo, your fonts, your photography. Clients choose their stylist in your branded environment, and book directly with you.
WHY SWITCH
StyleSeat runs your bookings, then leaves you to build and pay for a real website somewhere else. Instinctor is the website that wins the client and the back office that runs it, on one bill.
InStudioStyleSeat
A website that wins clientsBuilt in, and built to rankA booking page, not a real website
Who builds your websiteWe design it for you, freeYou get a template booking link
Choose your stylist by nameEmbedded on your own siteOn StyleSeat's directory
Online booking and remindersBuilt inBuilt in
Smart chat that answers 24/7Built inAn add-on, or none
Memberships, packages and depositsBuilt inYes, sometimes with extra fees
What you pay each month$79 flatMonthly, and up
Commission on your clientsNoneCommon on marketplace bookings
Who owns your site and clientsYou doTheir marketplace keeps them
PRICING
$79
per month, flat
No setup fee, no per-job fees, and no cut of your payments.
We design your site for you, and the website, quotes, scheduling, invoicing and smart chat are all included, for every trade.
No. We design your entire salon website from scratch, built around your services, team, photos, and brand. You fill out a short questionnaire, we build it, you review it, we adjust, and we launch. You never touch code.
Yes. The design work is included in the monthly subscription. There is no setup fee and no separate design invoice. We treat it as part of what makes InStudio different: you get a real website, not just a booking link.
Direct support by email and chat. We are a small team and you get a real person, not a ticket queue. If something breaks or something is unclear, you reach out and we fix it.
Most salon sites are live within 5 to 7 business days after you return your questionnaire. If you need it faster, let us know and we will do our best.
InStudio is built specifically for salons, spas, and beauty businesses. The booking flow, team scheduling, deposits, memberships, and service menus are all designed for the way salons actually work, not adapted from a generic tool.
Yes. We can import your existing client data. If you have a CSV export from your current platform, we will load it into your new InStudio install before launch.
Yes. Stripe is built in. Clients can pay a deposit at booking time to hold their appointment, and pay in full for services or retail products through your site. The money goes directly to your Stripe account.
Yes. Each team member has their own schedule with their working hours. Clients can choose their specific stylist when booking. You see the whole team calendar in one view.
Your old profile or site stays up until you are ready to switch. Once your InStudio site is live, you update your links and cancel what you no longer need. We help with the transition.
Yes. We connect your existing domain, or help you register one if you need it. Your site runs on your domain, not on instinctor.com.
Local SEO takes time regardless of the platform. A new site typically starts ranking within 4 to 8 weeks for local searches if your Google Business Profile is set up and linked. We build your site with local SEO in mind from day one.
Yes. It connects to your live calendar and services. When a client asks about availability or prices, it checks your actual data and responds. It can fully complete a booking while you are with a client, no one on your end needs to be watching.
Yes. You can create service packages and membership plans. Clients can purchase and manage them through your site. Unused credits carry forward automatically.
Never. The monthly subscription is the only charge from us. We do not take a percentage of bookings, deposits, tips, or product sales. Every dollar your clients pay goes to you.
A 3-month minimum when you start, then it goes month to month. You can cancel with 30 days notice after the minimum period.
Yes, completely. Your client data, booking history, and website content are yours. If you ever cancel, we export everything to you in standard formats. We do not hold your data hostage.
StyleSeat is a stylist directory. Clients browse StyleSeat.com and see your profile next to dozens of competitors. Your reviews and booking history live on their platform. InStudio gives you your own website where clients book directly with you. No directory, no competing listings, and your client relationship stays with you if you ever leave.
$79/mo, flat. Your website is designed for you at no extra charge. StyleSeat charges $35/month plus fees on new client bookings. Once those add up, InStudio costs the same or less, and you get a real branded website, not just a profile.
Switch from StyleSeat today and we design your new site for you, free. It is yours from day one.