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A Telegram booking bot for barbershops, salons and car services
How booking through a bot works, what it can do and what it costs in 2026.How booking through a bot works, what it can do, how it differs from online booking services and what it costs in 2026.
Danylo, founder of spacebarupdated iOS and full-stack developer · Lviv
in short
- The “start” bot — $150, 5 business days.
- Booking bot — itemised, ≈ from $240.
- Reminders 24 and 2 hours ahead cut no-shows.
- The “start” bot — a fixed $150, 5 business days, if it fits the criteria: a menu of up to 10 sections, one form, Google Sheets, broadcasts.
- A bot with time-slot booking gets an itemised estimate; for 3 staff members, roughly from $240.
- Reminders 24 and 2 hours ahead cut no-shows.
- No monthly fee per staff member, unlike online booking services.
How booking through a bot works
- The customer opens the bot from Instagram or Google Maps.
- Picks a service, staff member and time.
- Gets reminders 24 and 2 hours ahead.
- You see the booking in Telegram and your calendar.
- The customer opens the bot from a link on Instagram or Google Maps.
- They pick a service, a staff member and a free slot — the bot sees your schedule.
- They get a confirmation and reminders 24 and 2 hours ahead.
- You see the booking in Telegram and in your calendar; a cancellation frees the slot automatically.
We’ll price your project in 15 minutes
Free, no strings attached. We reply within a day.
What a booking bot can do
- Services, prices and durations — you edit them yourself in a spreadsheet or admin panel.
- Up to 3 staff members, each with their own schedule.
- Reminders and visit confirmations.
- Cancelling and rescheduling without phone calls.
- A notification to the owner for every booking.
- Styled in your branding.
Bot or online booking service
| Bot | Service | |
|---|---|---|
| Payment | one-off | monthly |
| Booking | in Telegram | on the service’s page |
| Brand | yours | theirs |
| spacebar bot | Online booking service | |
|---|---|---|
| Payment | one-off | monthly, often per staff member |
| Where customers book | in Telegram, which they already have | on the service’s page |
| Your brand | all the way | the service’s logo |
| Integrations | fitted to your process | only the existing ones |
What it costs
| Product | Price | Timeline | What’s included |
|---|---|---|---|
| “start” bot | $150 | 5 days | requests to your Telegram |
| Booking bot | ≈ from $240 | from 7 days | itemised |
| CRM integration | from $90 | 2–4 days | KeyCRM, Calendar, Sheets |
| Product | Price | Timeline | What’s included |
|---|---|---|---|
| “start” bot | $150 | 5 days | menu, request form, Google Sheets, broadcasts |
| Booking bot | ≈ from $240 | from 7 days | schedule, reminders — itemised estimate |
| CRM integration | from $90 | 2–4 days | KeyCRM, Google Calendar, Sheets |
Questions
Do customers need a separate app?Do my customers need to install a separate app?
No, the bot lives in Telegram.No, the bot lives in Telegram, which is already on their phone.
Can you connect my calendar?
Yes: Google Calendar, Sheets or KeyCRM.Yes: Google Calendar, Google Sheets or KeyCRM.
What if Telegram changes its rules?What happens if Telegram changes its rules?
Bot updates are included in support from $35 a month.Updating the bot for Telegram’s changes is included in support, from $35 a month.