Goldenhour review
A free-first booking and client-management system for spray-tan businesses.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Goldenhour is cloud and mobile software for spray-tan studios, mobile artists, and small teams. It combines online booking with availability and deposits, appointment calendars, client records, visit histories, intake forms, waivers, notes, aftercare reminders, checkout, and retail inventory. Solo providers can use the free plan to manage bookings, payments, packages, memberships, gift cards, invoices, and an online store without moving to a paid tier.
The Free plan costs $0 per month and includes a booking page and calendar, card payments, client records, email confirmations, reminders, and follow-ups. The Founding cohort plan costs $19.99 per month and adds 250 client text messages monthly, custom booking and email domains, a business number and front desk, and the Goldie assistant. The paid tier retains everything in Free. Goldenhour runs on web and iOS and connects with Stripe, Square, and Google Calendar, giving small operators payment and calendar options alongside the built-in tools.
Its strongest fit is a spray-tan workflow that needs more than appointments: recurring memberships can include visit credits and member discounts, while prepaid packages, gift cards, QR payments, tips, team and room calendars, and reporting extend the operating toolkit. The product also lists GDPR and PCI DSS compliance. Businesses centered on UV tanning beds should look elsewhere, since the stated focus is spray tans and mobile artists rather than UV-bed operations. Providers needing round-the-clock support should also weigh the email-only support channel. Goldenhour suits solo and small spray-tan businesses that want a free starting point and an upgrade path for messaging and business communications.
Goldenhour pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Free plan covers booking, payments, packages, memberships, and intake forms
- Supports deposits, visit credits, gift cards, inventory, and aftercare reminders
- Web and iOS access with Stripe, Square, and Google Calendar integrations
- Where it doesn't
- UV-bed scheduling is outside its stated spray-tan focus
- Texting, custom domains, and business number require the paid plan
- Support is email-based rather than 24/7 coverage
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