Built for African salons & beyond

Run your chair, not your spreadsheet.

Kinara is the operating system for salons, barbershops, spas and nail studios. Bookings, payments, commission, inventory and customer love — in one place. M-Pesa & WhatsApp ready.

No card required M-Pesa included Setup in 12 minutes
Book at Mwangi & Sons

Saturday, 29 Nov

CUSTOMER VIEW
Step 3 of 4 · Pick your time
Skin Fade KSh 800
Beard Trim KSh 400
Hot Towel KSh 300
Lineup KSh 250
JM
James 4.9 ★
EK
Eric 4.8 ★
DO
David 4.9 ★
KN
Kevin 4.7 ★
9:00
10:00
11:30
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13:30
14:00
15:00
16:30
YOUR TOTAL KSh 800
Trusted by 1,400+ barbershops
M-Pesa & Stripe ready
From Nairobi to Lagos to Cape Town
Built for commission businesses
WhatsApp reminders included
Trusted by 1,400+ barbershops
M-Pesa & Stripe ready
From Nairobi to Lagos to Cape Town
Built for commission businesses
WhatsApp reminders included

Everything your shop needs,
nothing it doesn't.

Ten products in one platform. From the front door to the back office, Kinara handles the work so your team can focus on the craft.

Payroll

Commission, calculated to the shilling.

Percentage, tiered, fixed, bonuses on products — Kinara handles every commission rule your shop runs. Payroll exports to PDF and Excel.

JM
James Mwangi — 47 services / 60%
KSh 38,400 THIS WEEK
EK
Eric Kamau — 38 services / 55%
KSh 27,200 THIS WEEK
DO
David Otieno — 32 services / 50%
KSh 21,800 THIS WEEK
Bookings

Calendar that never double-books.

Real-time syncing across every device. Waitlist auto-fills cancellations. Chairs stay full.

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POS

Cash, card, M-Pesa, transfer.

Every payment method your customer wants. Every receipt automated. Every shilling tracked.

Skin Fade800
Beard Trim400
Beard Oil 50ml650
Tip (James M.)200
TOTALKSh 2,050
● M-PESA
CARD
CASH
TRANSFER
Comms

Reminders that land — on WhatsApp.

Where your customers actually read. Bulk SMS, email, and WhatsApp — automated reminders, birthday offers, win-back campaigns. Plug-and-play with Twilio, SendGrid, and Africa's Talking.

Habari Anne! 👋 Reminder: skin fade with James tomorrow at 12:00pm. Reply 1 to confirm or 2 to reschedule. via WhatsApp · sent automatically · 14:22
1 Anne · 14:24
Asante sana! See you tomorrow ✂️ Mwangi & Sons auto-reply · 14:24
Scale

Many branches, one brain.

Westlands, Karen, Lavington. See each shop separately or all at once. Move stock between branches in two taps.

📍 WestlandsKSh 184k
📍 KarenKSh 142k
📍 LavingtonKSh 121k
Stock

Inventory that warns you.

Barcode scan in, automatic deduction with every service. Low-stock alerts before you run out. Expiry tracking for products.

Shea Butter 200g▼ 3 left
Beard Oil 50ml11 left
Razors (box)42 left
Hair Wax28 left
CRM

Every customer, remembered.

Visit history, preferred stylist, allergies, loyalty points. Birthdays get a free trim. VIPs feel like VIPs.

AW
Anne Wanjiku
⭐ VIP · 23 visits
Prefers James M. · Birthday Mar 14
Notes: allergic to lavender oil
Loyalty: 480 pts → free wash

Built for builders.

The view you'll actually open every morning.

The owner's view: every chair, every employee, every shilling. Live data, deep history, simple language.

app.kinara.shop / dashboard
⌘K

Good morning, Joseph.

SATURDAY · NOV 29 · 7 BOOKINGS TODAY
Today's Revenue
KSh 42,300
▲ 18% vs last Sat
Services
28
▲ 4 from yesterday
Avg. Ticket
KSh 1,510
▼ 3% this week
Utilisation
82%
▲ 6 chairs busy

Revenue, last 14 days 7D 14D 30D 90D

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Top earners

JM
James Mwangi 47 SERVICES · 60% TIER
KSh 38,400
EK
Eric Kamau 38 SERVICES · 55% TIER
KSh 27,200
DO
David Otieno 32 SERVICES · 50% TIER
KSh 21,800
KN
Kevin Njoroge 24 SERVICES · 45% TIER
KSh 14,600
SM
Samuel Mutiso 18 SERVICES · 45% TIER
KSh 10,200

Owners who got their Sundays back.

Real shops, real numbers. Here's what changed when they put down the notebook and picked up Kinara.

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Before Kinara, I spent every Sunday with a calculator working out commission. Now payroll takes 10 minutes. My barbers trust the numbers because they can see them too.

JK
Joseph Kariuki OWNER · MWANGI & SONS · NAIROBI
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We added 40% more bookings in three months. WhatsApp reminders are everything — almost zero no-shows now. The chair stays full.

AN
Aisha Njeri OWNER · ROSE NAIL STUDIO · MOMBASA
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Running four locations used to be chaos. Now I see everything from one screen, on my phone, anywhere. I sleep better.

DO
Daniel Owino FOUNDER · THE CUT COLLECTIVE · KISUMU

Honest pricing, no surprises.

Free 30-day trial on every plan. Cancel any time. M-Pesa and card both accepted.

— Starter

Chair

KSh 1,900/mo
~ $14 USD · billed monthly
  • 1 location, up to 3 staff
  • Online booking page
  • POS with M-Pesa
  • Basic commission rules
  • SMS reminders (100/mo)
  • Email support
Start free trial
— Multi-shop

Empire

KSh 9,800/mo
~ $74 USD · per location
  • Unlimited locations
  • Everything in Shop, plus:
  • Consolidated analytics
  • Inter-branch transfers
  • Custom commission engine
  • API + GraphQL access
  • Custom branding
  • Dedicated account manager
Talk to sales

Everything you wanted to ask.

How long does setup take? +
Most shops are live in 12-15 minutes. Add your services, your team, your prices — and you can start taking bookings the same day. We also offer a free 30-minute onboarding call if you'd like a hand.
Do you really integrate with M-Pesa? +
Yes. Built-in M-Pesa Daraja integration on every plan. Customers pay via STK push at checkout, money lands in your till, the receipt is generated automatically. No extra setup, no extra fees beyond Safaricom's standard rates.
What if my internet goes down? +
Kinara works offline. The POS keeps recording sales, bookings keep being saved on the device. When you're back online, everything syncs automatically. Your day doesn't stop because the network does.
Can I migrate from another booking system? +
Yes. We import customer lists, service menus, and historical sales from Fresha, Booksy, Vagaro, Square Appointments, or even a simple Excel file. Our team handles the migration for free on Shop and Empire plans.
Is my data safe? +
Bank-grade encryption at rest and in transit. Automatic daily backups to multiple regions. Full audit logs of every change. You own your data — export it any time, in any format. We never sell or share customer information.
What support do I get? +
Email support on Chair plans (24-hour response). Priority WhatsApp + email on Shop (4-hour response, working hours). Dedicated account manager on Empire (with phone access). All plans include access to our help center and video tutorials.

The chair is waiting.
Take it.

30 days free. No card. No catch. If you don't love it, walk away — and we'll send you your data on the way out.