Class booking software for studios with only so many seats.
Class booking software for pottery, craft and small studios. People book a spot in a session on your own website, and bookings stop at the number of wheels, benches or stations you have. Reminders go out before every session. No app and no login.
- One booking per wheel, bench or station
- Session packs and punch cards
- Reminders a day and an hour before
Book a spot,
the way your students will.
Click through it. A student picks a session, adds anything they need, and books a spot in about thirty seconds, without creating an account.
Used a pottery wheel before? *
Never ▾You're booked, Sam!
Wear clothes that can get muddy. We'll remind you the day before and an hour before.
A preview with sample data. Nothing is booked.
You're teaching.
Your website isn't.
While your hands are in the clay, the AI receptionist on your website answers questions about your sessions, prices and studio rules, and books spots the visitor confirms with a tap.
A preview with sample data. Your assistant uses your own services, prices and notes.
Made for studios
with a set number of seats.
Class booking software for studios where the wheels, benches or stations decide how many people fit.
Limit bookings to the seats you have
Set how many people can book each hour, such as eight for eight wheels. Once it's full, that time isn't offered.
Sell session packs and punch cards
Prepaid packs of sessions valid for the days you choose, punch cards like buy five, get one free, and coupons for intro offers.
Reminders and a cancellation window
Reminders a day and an hour before, a cancellation window so students can't cancel late, a deposit or a saved card when they book, and the no-show fee charged to the card.
Ask what you need to know
Required questions on the booking form, such as experience, age or allergies. Answers are saved to the student's record.
Answers while you're teaching
The AI receptionist answers questions about sessions, prices and studio rules, books spots, and passes group requests to you as leads.
Turn a first class into a regular
Set when each session should be repeated so a follow-up list shows who to invite back, and ask happy students for a Google review.
Plus sell clay, tools and supplies on the student's invoice, with stock tracked in batches.
A booking is only
the beginning.
Every booking from your website lands in the same calendar, and the rest happens on its own.
Set up in three steps.
Sign up in a minute. A guided setup walks you through the rest, and every step can be skipped and finished later.
Find your business on Google
Search for it on Google Maps and your details are filled in for you.
Add your services and hours
Pick your type of business, add what you offer, and check your opening hours.
Paste the form on your site
Copy two lines into your website. Try it first with the preview in settings.
All of it, in one place.
From the first booking to the payroll report. Every feature here works today.
Get booked
- Booking form on your siteSits in your page. No customer login.
- AI receptionistAnswers questions and books, day and night.
- Your own questionsText, dropdown, date, yes/no and more.
- Approve bookings firstOnline bookings can wait for your OK.
- Know where bookings come fromUTM tags, referring site and device.
- Calendar inviteAdd to Google Calendar or download .ics.
Run the day
- CalendarDay, week and month, a column per person.
- Check-in to completedClear statuses, and change services on arrival.
- Recurring bookingsUp to 26 visits, with clashes flagged first.
- Automatic reminders24 hours and 1 hour before, by text, WhatsApp or email.
- Two-way textsCustomer replies land in your Inbox.
- Alerts on your phoneNew bookings, requests, cancellations, messages.
Get paid
- Invoices from bookingsComplete a visit and the invoice is ready. PDF too.
- Tax your wayIncluded or added on top. GST codes for India.
- DepositsA fixed amount or %, paid when they book online.
- Card on fileSaved with Stripe, charged only if they don't show.
- Record any paymentCash, card, UPI or online, including part payments.
- TipsSuggested amounts, tracked per staff member.
- Card surchargeAn optional % on card payments, never on cash.
- No-show feesPre-filled, and charged to the saved card.
Bring them back
- Follow-upsWho is due back today, cleared when they rebook.
- Prepaid packagesBundles of sessions, valid for a set time.
- Punch cardsBuy X, get Y free.
- CouponsLimits, minimum spend and expiry dates.
- Referral programCredit for them, a discount for their friend.
- ReviewsHappy customers sent on to Google, Facebook or Yelp.
Run the business
- Customer recordsHistory, notes, packages and lifecycle stages.
- SegmentsGroup customers by visits, spend or recency.
- Staff and rolesOwner, Admin and Staff. Prices and commission per person.
- Time clock and payroll reportHours, commission and tips per person.
- Retail productsStock in batches, sold on the invoice.
- Dashboard and 14 reportsMost of them export to CSV.
- 16 currencies
- Any timezone
- Sign up from your Google listing
- Import customers from CSV or Excel
- Installs like an app
- Address autocomplete
Questions studio owners ask.
Straight answers, including what FreshBookings doesn't do yet.
How many people can book each session?
You choose. Set how many bookings each hour can take, such as one per wheel or bench, and once it's full that time isn't offered.
Does it show a class timetable with spots left?
Not yet. Students pick a session and an open time, and only times with room are offered. If your studio runs on a fixed weekly timetable of different classes, FreshBookings isn't the right fit today.
Is there a waitlist for full sessions?
Not yet. When a session is full, the AI receptionist can take the person's name and number and pass it to you as a lead.
Can a parent or a group book several spots at once?
Not yet. Each booking is one spot. For birthdays and groups, the AI receptionist takes their details so you can plan it with them.
Can I sell class packs and intro offers?
Yes. Sell prepaid packs of sessions valid for the number of days you choose, punch cards such as buy five, get one free, and coupons for intro offers.
Do you handle memberships or monthly tuition?
Not yet. FreshBookings suits studios paid by the session or with packs.
Can students pay online when they book?
Deposits and a saved card for no-shows, yes; buying packs online, not yet. A deposit is a fixed amount or a % of the booking, paid by card through your own Stripe account, and it comes off their bill. Other payments are recorded against the invoice: cash, card on your own terminal, or a bank transfer or payment link. How deposits and no-show fees work.
Can students sign a waiver when they book?
Not yet. You can add required questions to the booking form, such as age or allergies, and answers are saved to the student's record.
What about no-shows?
Reminders go out a day and an hour before, and a cancellation window stops students cancelling late online. You can take a deposit when they book, kept if they cancel late or don't show, or ask flagged students, or everyone, to save a card. Mark a no-show and the no-show fee is charged to the card, with any deposit counted towards it. You can still block someone who keeps missing sessions.
Can students enrol in a multi-week course?
Not yet. Each session is booked on its own. A prepaid pack works for students who come back week after week.
Your next booking
starts here.
Get FreshBookings for your business, from the first booking to the next one.
- No account needed to book
- AI receptionist included
- No message credits to buy