Getting paid
Take a card on the phone in your hand.
No reader, no dongle, nothing to charge or lose. Pick the treatment, hold their card or watch to your iPhone, done.
No card reader Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay Straight into Stripe Nothing extra to buy
In detail
The card machine you already own.
01
For the ones who forgot
The client who meant to pay online, or wants to add a treatment on the day, can still pay by card there and then.
02
Mobile without the kit
If you work at clients' homes, it is one less thing in the bag and one less thing to forget.
03
Into the same account
Payments land in your Stripe account alongside everything else, and show up in your income summary.
04
No monthly rental
Card readers usually come with hardware costs or rental. This is the phone you were carrying anyway.
Tap to Pay on iPhone
How it works.
Nothing to buy
It runs on the iPhone you already own, so there is no reader to order, charge or leave at home.
The amount is already there
Take it from the booking, or set the amount yourself for a top-up or a bit of retail.
They just hold it there
Card, phone or watch against the top of your iPhone. Contactless, the way they pay everywhere else.
Getting paid
Money in, without asking twice.
Paid before they arrive
The deposit is taken when they book, and it saves their card at the same time.
The balance on the day
Hold their card to your iPhone for the rest. No reader, nothing to buy.
Counted while you work
Every payment lands in your income, listed by client, with the fees already taken off.
What our customers say
★★★★★
“Payments feel so secure and easy with Solo. All my clients have to do is put their card details in and they love it.”
Lindsey Hare
Relax & Retreat · Massage therapist
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Do I need a card reader?
No. That is the point. Tap to Pay works on your iPhone on its own, so there is no separate machine to buy, charge or carry.
How does the client pay?
They hold their contactless card, iPhone or Apple Watch against the top of your iPhone, exactly as they would against any card machine.
Which iPhones does it work on?
Tap to Pay on iPhone is an Apple feature with its own device and region requirements. If your iPhone supports it, Solo can use it.
Where does the money go?
The same place as your other card payments: your own Stripe account, and it appears in your income summary with everything else.
Leave the card reader at home for good.
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Pricing
Simple pricing. Everything included.
Every booking feature is included in one plan. No per-booking fees, no commission, no add-ons.
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A price per person, per service
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