How a barber sets up their own app on RunTheChair

RunTheChair gives every barber and stylist their own branded booking app. This 90-second video is a screen recording of the live app: a barber named Kay sets up "Kay's Cutz" from scratch. Card payments in the recording run in test mode.

Download the MP4 (1080×1920, vertical for phones and social).

The steps in the video

  1. Sign in with your cell number. No password: RunTheChair texts a 6-digit code.
  2. Tap "Set up my shop". New barbers land here, and setup takes six short steps.
  3. Name the shop and claim the link. The link (here, kays-cutz) is made from the name and checked live.
  4. Pick services and set prices. A starter menu is ready to untick, edit, or add to.
  5. Set your hours. Tap a day to open it. Clients only see open times.
  6. Add the shop address. It shows on the booking page with directions.
  7. Pick a look, or upload a logo. With a logo, the app takes on its colors.
  8. Connect a bank to take cards. Stripe handles payouts.
  9. Share the link and QR code. The app is live, and clients can book from the link or the QR code on the mirror.

The video ends on Kay's branded page, the way a client sees it: Kay's logo, colors and prices, a service, an open time and the booking review screen.

What it costs

There's no subscription or setup fee. RunTheChair's fee is 1.5% of each card payment for a service and stops at $19.99 a month per chair. Card processing is separate, at cost and never above Booksy's rate while our 1.5% is running; past the cap, each card payment covers only what it costs us (Stripe's processing plus a 0.25% payout fee). Tips, cash and Zelle are free. More about RunTheChair.