Your clients book with you, not with a booking app.
EngelCorp builds salons, clinics, studios and workshops their own online booking and payments system, branded as you and set up and looked after for you. Clients book from Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Google or your own website, and we never take a cut.
Built and supported in Melbourne.
See it with your business name
Type your name, pick your type of business and a colour. The booking page updates as you go.
Type of businessYou're booked
A working sample. Yours is built around your services, prices and look.
One booking link, everywhere your clients are
- TikTok
- Your website
- QR code at the counter
Work on your business, not in it.
Bookings, cancellations, changes, reminders, chasing payments. One at a time it's nothing, but it adds up fast and it gets overwhelming. We take that load off your hands so you can focus on your clients, your team and growing.
With your own booking system there's one link in your bio. Clients book, pay, change or cancel under your rules and get their reminders, without messaging you at all.
What is booking admin costing you?
Put in your own numbers.
Replying, finding a time, moving it, reminding and chasing, all in.
Your own time counts too.
Time you could get back
20 hours a month
About 2.6 working days a month, or an admin shift you no longer need to roster.
What that time is worth
$8,400 a year
An estimate from the numbers you enter, not a guarantee. Most of this time comes back once clients book, pay, change and get reminded on their own.
Built for your business, not for a marketplace.
The big booking apps are built for everyone at once, and for their own marketplace. We build one system at a time, and it's yours.
| Typical booking apps | EngelCorp | |
|---|---|---|
| Your booking page | A template carrying the app's branding | Designed around your brand, on your own web address |
| Fees on your clients | Some take a commission, often 20% or more, on a new client's first booking | No commission on any booking, ever |
| Where the money goes | Through the app's own payment service | Straight into your own Stripe account |
| Setting it up | Mostly on you, with a help centre | Done for you, start to finish |
| When you need help | Chat, email or a support queue | Local support, direct from the people who built it |
| How you're charged | Per staff member or location, plus add-ons | One monthly fee based on your bookings, not your staff numbers |
| If you leave | Export whatever the app allows | Your client list, booking history and web address go with you |
You keep working. We do the setup.
Switching should never feel like a second job. Here's what the move looks like, and how little of it lands on you.
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1
A quick chat
Your partSpend 30 minutes showing us how bookings work for you today.Our partMap your services, team, hours and the way you like to work. -
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We build it
Your partSend your price list and logo. A photo of your menu board is fine.Our partBuild your booking site, payments, reminders and admin, in your colours, on your own web address. -
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You try it
Your partMake a test booking on your phone.Our partFine-tune anything that doesn't feel right. -
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We move you in
Your partConnect your Stripe account. We'll guide you through it.Our partBring across your clients, set up texts in your business name, and show you and your team around. -
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Go live
Your partPut your new link in your Instagram bio and Google listing.Our partKeep it running: monitoring, fixes and small changes every month.
All up, your part is a couple of hours. The rest is on us.
Everything a busy business needs. Nothing it doesn't.
Online booking, around the clock
Clients book from Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Google, your website or a QR code at the counter, even at 11pm.
Payment when they book
Card payments go straight into your own Stripe account. No middleman holding your money.
Texts and emails in your name
Confirmations and reminders arrive from your business name, so clients know exactly who they're from.
Your rules, built in
Your hours, breaks, service times and cancellation terms, applied to every booking automatically.
More than one location
Each location gets its own calendar and inbox, so every manager sees their own bookings, and you can see the lot.
A simple admin on your phone
See the day at a glance, move a booking or block out time in a couple of taps.
Your own web address and email
A professional address like hello@yourstudio.com.au, set up for you.
A client list you own
Every client and every booking is yours to keep, even if you leave.
Built for businesses that run on appointments.
Every system is set up around how your business actually works. Tap any of these to see a sample booking page.
From manual bookings to fully automated.
One of the businesses we've helped: a spray tanning studio across two locations that was drowning in manual booking admin.
Spray tanning studio
Two locations, Melbourne
Every booking, change and cancellation used to arrive as a message. Now it runs itself.
Sample screens with illustrative data.
Before
- Every booking, change and cancellation handled by hand in Instagram and WhatsApp messages
- Two studios run by different people, with no system keeping their bookings apart
- More booking admin than they could keep up with, on top of serving clients
After
- Fully automated online booking, 24/7, from social media or the studio's own website
- Text confirmations and reminders sent to every client automatically
- Secure card payments taken when clients book
- A custom dashboard staff use to manage, maintain and monitor bookings
- Each studio with its own calendar and inbox, and the owner sees both
24/7
Clients book any time, from social media or the studio's website
2 studios
One system, with a calendar and inbox for each
0
Messages needed to make, change or cancel a booking
1 dashboard
Where staff manage, maintain and monitor every booking
Simple pricing that works the way you do.
We have plans with or without a contract, or you can pay as you go, month to month. It's up to you and what works for your business.
A one-off setup fee
We design and build your system in your brand, bring your clients and services across, and train your team. Done once.
One monthly fee
Based on how many bookings you take, not how many staff you have. It keeps everything running, with all of the below included.
12-month plan
Our lowest setup fee, and a monthly price that's fixed for the year.
Month to month
No lock-in. Pay as you go each month and stop with 30 days' notice.
Every plan includes
- Hosting, security updates and monitoring
- Your own web address and professional email
- A monthly allowance of text messages
- Fault fixes, always at no extra cost
- Small changes every month
- Local support, direct from the people who built it
What you'll never pay
- Commission on your bookings
- Fees for new clients
- Per-staff charges
- Marketplace listing fees
Card payments go to your own Stripe account at Stripe's standard rates. Texts beyond your allowance cost a few cents each, and bigger changes are quoted before we start.
Need more than bookings?
Booking systems are where most clients start. We also help local businesses get found, cut the admin and sell more.
Get found
A fast, clean website, a Google Business Profile that works for you, and booking links everywhere clients look for you.
Cut the admin
Automate the repetitive jobs: reminders, forms, invoices, payments and follow-ups, so your evenings are your own again.
Tell your story
Pin down what makes you different and say it clearly, on your site and your socials, so the right clients choose you.
Ralph Engel
Founder, EngelCorp
Ralph is an engineer and consultant with more than 20 years leading technology and automation programs inside some of Australia's largest financial institutions, including cloud and data-centre programs at Macquarie, NAB and Vanguard worth up to $100 million.
He started EngelCorp to bring that same discipline to local businesses. The goal is simple: more revenue, less admin, and systems that help you run your business better, built around how you actually work.
Ralph lives in Melbourne's north with his family.
- 20+ years in technology and automation
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect
- Based in Melbourne
"Big companies spend millions making things simple for their customers. Local businesses deserve the same, without the jargon."
Questions owners ask
Where can clients book from?
Anywhere you share your link: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Google, WhatsApp, your own website, or a QR code at the counter.
Do I need to be good with technology?
No. If you can post on Instagram, you can run this. We set everything up, walk you through it, and we're a message away when you need a hand.
Do you take a cut of my bookings?
No, never. You pay one monthly fee, agreed before we start. Card payments go straight to your own Stripe account. Stripe charges its standard card fees, and we add nothing on top.
I'm already on Fresha, Square or Timely. Can I switch?
Yes. Most booking apps let you export your client list, and we'll bring it across along with your services and prices. We plan the switch-over with you so upcoming appointments aren't lost.
I run a clinic. Does this replace my practice software?
No. We handle online booking, payments and reminders, so clients can book any time without calling. Clinical notes and health fund claiming stay in the practice software you already use.
Who owns my client list?
You do. If you ever decide to leave, we hand over your client list and booking history, and your web address goes with you.
What happens if something stops working?
You contact us directly, not a call centre. Urgent problems are worked on the same day, and fixing faults never costs extra.
Can clients still message me on Instagram?
Of course. The difference is you can reply with your booking link instead of going back and forth about times.
How much does it cost?
A one-off setup fee, then one monthly fee based on how many bookings you take, not how many staff you have. After a short chat we'll give you a fixed quote with no surprises. See how pricing works.
Do I have to sign a contract?
No. Choose a 12-month plan for our lowest setup fee, or go month to month with no lock-in. Whatever works for your business.
Is my business too small?
No. It works for a solo operator with one chair through to a team across more than one location.
Talk to us
Tell us a little about your business. We'll get back to you within one business day to set up a 30-minute chat. No obligation, no hard sell.
Online 7am to 10pm, 7 days.
Prefer email? Write to info@engelcorp.com.au