Appointments with deposits
Bookings that hold, because there’s a deposit behind them — no booking software required.
- 0% platform fee
- Free forever
- No credit card
- Cancel anytime
Sound familiar?
Free bookings get skipped
With nothing down, a booking is a suggestion. Your calendar deserves better.
Booking suites are heavy
Full scheduling platforms cost monthly and bury you in features you’ll never open.
Payments live elsewhere
Deposit in one app, booking in another, customer in a third. Nothing reconciles.
Blinko handles it in three steps
Share your booking link
From your QR, a broadcast, or any chat — customers pick a time on their phone.
Deposit comes with the booking
One flow: choose the slot, pay the deposit. Commitment built in, 0% platform fee.
Reminders do the rest
Confirmations and day-before nudges send automatically; the deposit applies at checkout.
Guides for this
How to Charge a Deposit Before an Appointment — and End the No-Show Problem
No-shows cost service businesses hours every week. A deposit automation collects service preference and a small upfront payment before the booking is confirmed — customers who pay show up.
How to Take Appointment Requests Without Booking Software
Calendly and booking apps suit businesses with fixed slots. Service providers doing bespoke work need something lighter — a structured request that lands in your DMs so you can confirm with one reply.
How to Book Appointments in Blinko: Requests, In-Person Bookings & Confirmations
Three ways to set appointments in Blinko — let customers request a time, propose one in person by QR, or send a time to a specific customer — plus one-tap add-to-calendar to cut no-shows.
Set it up this afternoon
Free forever to start — the whole flow above takes minutes, not a migration.
- 0% platform fee
- Free forever
- No credit card
- Cancel anytime