Comparison
piercer.io next to Booksy, Fresha and BeautyCheck.
What changes for a piercing studio, point by point. Facts from each tool's public pages, checked on October 20, 2026.
No commission on your clients
You pay for the tool, never for a client. Booksy takes a commission on a new client's first visit when its Boost promotion brought them; Fresha charges a one-off fee for each new client from its marketplace.
Minors sign, then their guardian
When the client is a minor, they sign first, then a parent or legal guardian. The server enforces that order: it is not a checkbox in a form. We found no such flow on the public pages of Booksy, Fresha or BeautyCheck.
Consent you can prove
Every consent form has versions. At the first signature the text is frozen with who signed, when and on which version, an integrity fingerprint and a PDF to keep.
One tool instead of several
Bookings and deposits, consent, client records, jewelry stock, aftercare and Instagram messages in one place, instead of a booking app, a forms app and a binder. Keeping Booksy for visibility? Import your clients and sync the calendars.
Side by side,criterion by criterion.
- How you pay
- piercer.ioA plan, no commission
- BooksySubscription, plus a commission on new clients brought by Boost
- FreshaSubscription, plus a one-off fee for new marketplace clients
- BeautyCheckSubscription, no commission found
- INKbusinessSubscription
- Minor, then guardian, signing in order
- piercer.ioYes, enforced by the server
- BooksyNot found
- FreshaNot found
- BeautyCheckNot found
- INKbusinessNot found
- Consent frozen at signature (version, fingerprint, PDF)
- piercer.ioYes
- BooksyForms and consents, PDF download
- FreshaConsultation forms
- BeautyCheck140 templates, signature on a tablet
- INKbusinessNot found
- A marketplace that brings clients
- piercer.ioNo: your booking page, Instagram and Google
- BooksyYes
- FreshaYes
- BeautyCheckNo
- INKbusinessInkSearch, for tattoo
- Deposits
- piercer.ioYes
- BooksyYes (Booksy Pay)
- FreshaYes
- BeautyCheckNot found
- INKbusinessYes
- Jewelry stock tied to the procedure
- piercer.ioYes, by size and variant
- BooksyNot verified
- FreshaStock and point of sale
- BeautyCheckNot found
- INKbusinessNot found
- Aftercare
- piercer.ioAftercare email and check-up link
- BooksyNot found
- FreshaReminders
- BeautyCheckAutomatic recommendations
- INKbusinessNot found
- Instagram messages
- piercer.ioInbox sorted by AI, linked to the client
- BooksyNot verified
- FreshaBooking from Instagram
- BeautyCheckNot found
- INKbusinessOne inbox for social networks
- Native mobile apps
- piercer.ioNo: a web app for phone and tablet
- BooksyYes
- FreshaYes
- BeautyCheckiOS
- INKbusinessiOS and Android
- Made for
- piercer.ioPiercing studios
- BooksyBeauty and wellness
- FreshaBeauty and wellness, with a tattoo and piercing page
- BeautyCheckBeauty and cosmetology
- INKbusinessTattoo studios, piercers included
| Criterion | piercer.io | Booksy | Fresha | BeautyCheck | INKbusiness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| How you pay | A plan, no commission | Subscription, plus a commission on new clients brought by Boost | Subscription, plus a one-off fee for new marketplace clients | Subscription, no commission found | Subscription |
| Minor, then guardian, signing in order | Yes, enforced by the server | Not found | Not found | Not found | Not found |
| Consent frozen at signature (version, fingerprint, PDF) | Yes | Forms and consents, PDF download | Consultation forms | 140 templates, signature on a tablet | Not found |
| A marketplace that brings clients | No: your booking page, Instagram and Google | Yes | Yes | No | InkSearch, for tattoo |
| Deposits | Yes | Yes (Booksy Pay) | Yes | Not found | Yes |
| Jewelry stock tied to the procedure | Yes, by size and variant | Not verified | Stock and point of sale | Not found | Not found |
| Aftercare | Aftercare email and check-up link | Not found | Reminders | Automatic recommendations | Not found |
| Instagram messages | Inbox sorted by AI, linked to the client | Not verified | Booking from Instagram | Not found | One inbox for social networks |
| Native mobile apps | No: a web app for phone and tablet | Yes | Yes | iOS | iOS and Android |
| Made for | Piercing studios | Beauty and wellness | Beauty and wellness, with a tattoo and piercing page | Beauty and cosmetology | Tattoo studios, piercers included |
“Not found”: not on the tool's public pages, which does not prove it is missing. “Not verified”: we could not check it.
Where they do better.
- Booksy and Fresha bring new clients through their marketplace and apps. We do not run a marketplace: your clients find you through your booking page, Instagram and Google.
- They have apps in the stores. piercer.io is a web app, made for a phone at the counter and a tablet for signing.
- Booksy is the tool piercers know best: it is the one named most often in our survey of 50 piercers in Poland.
Sources
Read on each tool's public pages on October 20, 2026. Tools change: if something here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
- Booksy, pricing (Poland)(opens in a new tab)
- Booksy, forms and consents(opens in a new tab)
- Fresha, pricing(opens in a new tab)
- Fresha, tattoo and piercing(opens in a new tab)
- BeautyCheck(opens in a new tab)
- INKbusiness(opens in a new tab)
Booksy, Fresha, BeautyCheck and INKbusiness are trademarks of their owners. piercer.io is not affiliated with them.