Your clients book by text or phone call. No app. No internet.
ZmanBook answers every text and call, offers only the times you're open, books the appointment, and sends the reminders, in English or Yiddish. You see it all on one calendar.
Nothing is one-size-fits-all. You set it up your way.
Every business works differently, so nothing is fixed. From your dashboard you choose what clients see and what they're allowed to do, and you can change it any time. Nothing to install, nothing to call us about.
You can change:
- The wording of every text and reminder
- English, Yiddish, or both
- Services, lengths, and prices
- Weekly hours for each staff member
- Start times (every 5, 10, 15 minutes...)
- Gaps between appointments
- Who may book, and client groups
- How far ahead, and minimum notice
- Cancelling by text, and until when
- Reminders: how many and when
- The voice on phone calls
- Alerts to your own phone
- Your colors and logo
- Which Google calendars block time
Not sure how to set something up? We'll set it up with you when you start, and help any time after.
English, Yiddish, or both
Real conversations from the system. Clients write the way they talk, like "tuesday after 1", "מארגן אינדערפרי", or "מער", and get the right times back.
English
אידיש
Both mixed
Good to know: texts written in Yiddish letters cost more to send. Phone carriers bill texts in segments: one segment holds 160 English letters but only 70 Yiddish letters, so a Yiddish text usually costs about 2 to 3 times as much as the same text in English. You choose the language, and you can switch any time.
One calendar for everything
Bookings by text, by phone, and the ones you make yourself. Open times, closed days, and your Google Calendar, side by side.
See it in action
A few of the things ZmanBook does for you every day.
Book in a popup, right from your calendar
Click any open time and book without leaving the calendar. Only open times are offered, and the client can get a confirmation text right away.
- Search clients by name or phone
- Open times shown as buttons
- Add a new client without leaving the popup
- Repeating appointments in one go
New booking ×
Run your business by text
Text your booking number from your own phone, even a kosher phone, like you'd text a secretary. It always asks before it books, moves or cancels.
- "today", "tomorrow", "free times friday"
- "book Dovid tue 10am", "move", "cancel"
- "close friday" for a day off
- Heads-up texts for every new booking
Reminders, confirmations and a waitlist
Reminders go out when you choose, in your words. Clients reply 1 to confirm. When someone cancels, the waitlist fills the spot by text.
- As many reminders as you like
- "Reply 1 to confirm"
- Waitlist: first to reply gets the opening
- No-show and "time for your next visit" texts
Intake and consent questions by text
New clients answer your questions by text, one at a time, so even clients without internet can fill out your forms. Answers are saved under each client.
- Your own questions
- Saved under each client
- Ready to print or save as PDF
- English or Yiddish
Reports that show what's working
See bookings, no-shows, your busiest days and hours, your top services and income at a glance, plus an optional weekly summary text.
- Bookings and no-show rate
- Busiest days and hours
- Income and top services
- Weekly summary by text
Every text, in one place
Read what each client texted and what they were told, in English or Yiddish. See who opted out, and text any client back.
- Search by name or phone
- English and Yiddish side by side
- See who texted STOP
- Text a client back
Yaakov Gross 9:41 AMYou: You're all set! Tue 10/20 at 10:00 AM.
Rivka Stein 9:12 AMאיר זענט פארשריבן! דינסטאג 11:30 אינדערפרי.
Aharon Mandel Yesterdaywhat time do you open on sunday?
Bas Sheva Lowy YesterdayYou: Reminder: your appointment is tomorrow at 2:15 PM.
Dovid EhrmanOpted out MonSTOP
Built for how your clients actually book
No app, no internet
Clients book with plain texts, or call and press 1, 2, 3. Kosher phones, flip phones, landlines, and smartphones too.
You decide who may book
Only clients on your list, or anyone. Unknown numbers give a name first; shared family phones are asked who it's for.
Your words, your language
One switch loads every text in Chasidish Yiddish. Then change any word, so it sounds like you.
Limits for each client group
Daytime-only, certain days, one appointment at a time: set it per group, and each client is only offered what fits.
When you want, how you want
24 hours before, 2 hours before, or any timing you choose, in your own words. Add as many as you like.
Two-way Google Calendar
Time you block in Google closes here, and every booking shows on your Google Calendar. Holidays can close whole days.
See every text
Read what each client texted and what they were told, so you can see what's working and what to change.
A real client list
Import from Google Contacts or a spreadsheet, merge duplicates, keep notes, visit history, and no-show counts.
Run it by text, from any phone
"book Sara Tue 10am", "close Friday", "who's tomorrow?". Text it from your own kosher phone.
AI answers
Clients text questions (prices, address, what to bring) and get answers from what you taught it. You read every answer and set limits.
Integrations
Zoom and Google Meet links, intake forms, payment links, and Zapier or Make for thousands more apps.
Help assistant & live chat
Ask the built-in assistant any time, or chat with a real person from our team, right inside your dashboard.
Book in a popup
Click an open time on your calendar and book in a popup, without leaving the page.
Reply 1 to confirm & waitlist
Clients confirm with one key. When someone cancels, the waitlist fills the spot by text.
Questionnaires by text
Intake and consent questions by text, one at a time, saved under each client.
Reports
Bookings, no-shows, busiest hours and income at a glance, plus a weekly summary text.
Protected accounts
Sign-in protection, a code for new computers, and only real texts from the phone company are accepted.
Repeating appointments
Every week, every 2 weeks, or monthly, booked in one go. Dates that aren't open are skipped.
Help whenever you need it, from a real person too
You're never on your own. Every page of your dashboard has a Help button.
We're listening, and always improving
ZmanBook is shaped by the businesses that use it. Wish it did something differently? A word that should read better? An idea that would save you time? Tell us. We read every message.
Share an ideaYou tell usFrom this page, or from "Suggest an improvement" in your dashboard.
We work on itGood ideas get built and added for everyone.
You get it automaticallyUpdates arrive on their own. Nothing to download or install.
How you get started
Your account and booking number are set up quickly, and booking by phone call can start right away. Texting starts as soon as the phone companies approve your number, usually within 3 to 5 business days. You don't pay monthly until your texting is approved.
Sign up
Tell us about your business. We set up your account and your booking number, and send it to the phone companies for texting approval.
Make it yours
Add your clients, services, and hours. Choose English or Yiddish, and set the rules and wording you want.
Share your number
Clients text or call it to book. You see every booking on your calendar and get a text for each one.
Simple monthly plans
No long contract. Switch plans any time.
Basic
- Booking by text and by phone call
- English and Yiddish
- Reminders, "Reply 1 to confirm" and a waitlist
- Calendar with two-way Google Calendar, booking popup
- Clients, groups, and booking rules
- Conversations log
- Owner text assistant
- Reports and repeating appointments
- Help assistant and live chat with our team
Premium
- Everything in Basic
- Broadcast: one text to all your clients, or to one group
- AI answers: your number answers clients' questions, the way you teach it
- Card payments, deposits and review requests
- Online booking page for smartphone clients
- Video-meeting, intake-form, and payment links with every booking
- Connect to Zapier, Make, and thousands of apps
Ready to start?
Sign up in two short steps. We set up your account and your booking number, and help you get going.
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