What is the best booking software for a contrast therapy studio?
For a studio that sells shared sauna and cold plunge sessions, Session is the best fit: it’s built around sessions many guests book at once, with private hire, per-guest waivers, gift vouchers and memberships, and it costs 0.5% per booking capped monthly (larger operators agree a rate). Zipper suits studios that want a branded app and POS, and Arketa suits studios that also sell treatments.
What booking software do contrast therapy spas use?
Spas that mainly sell time in the sauna, ice bath and hot tub use session-based tools such as Session, Zipper or Arketa. Spas built around treatments tend to use Boulevard or Fresha, and hotel spas with wristbands and lockers use Trybe.
Can one system handle shared sessions and private hire of the same sauna?
Yes, if shared and private bookings draw on the same capacity. In Session, a private price on a session competes with the shared spaces, whichever sells first, so the sauna is never sold twice.
Do I need a waiver for every guest?
It’s safer. Cold water and heat carry real health risks, and a waiver signed only by the person who booked doesn’t cover their friends. Session can ask each guest to sign on their own phone before they arrive.
What’s the cheapest booking software for a contrast therapy studio?
Compare the total for a typical month, not the headline rate. Session is free to set up and charges 0.5% per booking capped at £100 or US$150 a month, and larger operators agree a rate. The subscription tools here start between about £15 and US$143 a month, and some add a platform or transaction fee or limit how many clients you can have. Card fees apply on every platform.
What sauna booking software works in the US, Australia or New Zealand?
Session works in any country: each venue charges in its own currency with its own timezone and tax label, and card payments go into the venue’s own Stripe account. It’s used by mobile and community saunas in the US, Australia and New Zealand as well as the UK, with a fee capped at US$150, A$150 or NZ$170 a month. EasyWeek and Fresha are international generalists; Wunderbook and Periode are European.
Can I use Wix Bookings for a sauna?
Yes, for a simple class schedule: Wix Bookings runs classes with a maximum number of participants, on a Core plan or above (from £16 a month billed yearly in the UK). Its site doesn’t describe communal sessions and private hire sharing one room’s spaces, and waivers are linked to the person who booked. You can keep a Wix website and point its Book buttons at a sauna booking system.
