Built for the way small salons actually work
You run on WhatsApp and Instagram, not a booking app your clients won't download. Saponly is the AI receptionist that meets your customers where they already are — and keeps you in control of every booking.
Dubai · Abu Dhabi · Sharjah · Riyadh · Jeddah · Doha · Kuwait City · and small salons across the Gulf.
What does Saponly automate for a salon?
Saponly is an AI receptionist for small hair, beauty and nail salons using WhatsApp, including single-location salons in Dubai. It answers from the salon's approved services, prices and hours in English or Arabic, and collects booking requests for the salon team to approve.
- Which salon enquiries can Saponly answer?
- Saponly answers WhatsApp questions about your approved services, prices and opening hours in English or Arabic. Guided setup uses the information your salon approves; it does not require you to replace your salon's website.
- Does Saponly confirm appointments automatically?
- No. Saponly collects booking requests, and the salon team must approve them. A customer's requested time is not a confirmed appointment.
- Can I keep Fresha or another booking calendar?
- Yes. Keep your existing booking process. Saponly does not automatically synchronise with external calendars such as Fresha or Zenoti. Your team checks availability in its calendar before approving a booking request.
- Can Saponly use my salon's WhatsApp number?
- We check your salon's WhatsApp number for eligibility during guided setup. Connection options depend on that number and Meta's requirements; we confirm the supported setup before making changes.
- When do the 30 trial days start?
- The 30 trial days begin after a successful live test on your salon's own eligible WhatsApp number. Opening the example demo or submitting an application does not start a live salon trial.
- How much does Saponly cost after the trial?
- US$99/month for the first 10 eligible Gulf founding salons, locked for the first 12 paid months. The standard plan is US$149/month. The 30 trial days start after a successful live test on your salon's own eligible WhatsApp number. Meta messaging charges are separate and may apply during the trial.
The daily WhatsApp grind at a small salon
We built Saponly around the exact problems salon owners told us about. Here's how it helps with each.
"How much for keratin?" — for the tenth time today
Saponly answers repeat questions from your real price list, so your team stops retyping the same replies.
Messages pile up while you're with a client
It replies even when every chair is full — no customer sits waiting hours for a price.
Late-night DMs you only see the next morning
After hours, it keeps answering and captures booking requests for you to approve when you're back.
No-shows leave the chair empty
24-hour and 2-hour WhatsApp reminders on bookings you approve — live once Meta approves the message templates we file for your number — help clients actually show up.
Bookings made by mistake or double-booked
Nothing auto-confirms. Every request waits for your approval — and in calendar mode, the slot engine checks availability first.
Half the chat is spent collecting the same booking details
Saponly collects the service, preferred time and the customer's name in the chat, so your team confirms with everything in hand.
An AI receptionist that actually understands salons
It knows your services, prices, staff and hours — so it answers the questions your team answers all day, and turns the ones that end in a booking into a request waiting for you.
Knows your salon
Uses your services, prices, staff and hours to prepare replies — and asks you when the answer isn't in your data.
Lives on WhatsApp
No new app. Customers message you on the same number — and Saponly answers without waiting for you to be free.
Captures bookings
Asks for the missing details and lands a clean booking request in your dashboard — offering real slots when it runs your calendar, or taking a preferred time when you keep your own.
You stay in control
Every booking waits for your approval. Saponly never confirms behind your back.
Connecting Saponly is safe — your number and chats don't move
This is the question every salon owner asks first. Here's the honest answer.
Keep your number
Saponly runs on the salon WhatsApp number you already use — no new number, nothing for your customers to re-save. Whether the WhatsApp Business app keeps working alongside it depends on Meta Coexistence eligibility, which we check with you during setup.
Keep your old chats
Where Meta's official Coexistence flow is available for your number — we confirm eligibility during setup — your existing conversations stay intact, and you can still reply from your phone too.
Official WhatsApp Business Platform
Built on the official WhatsApp Business Platform, not unofficial browser automation. Account quality still depends on compliant, customer-friendly messaging — we help you stay within Meta's policies.
Disconnect anytime
You stay in full control. Turn the AI off or disconnect Saponly completely whenever you want — your number stays yours.
The receptionist work, done on WhatsApp
Saponly handles the repetitive layer so your team can focus on the chair — and steps aside the moment a human is needed.
Service questions
"Do you do balayage?" — answered from your real service list.
Pricing
Quotes prices and ranges straight from your data — and hands off to you rather than guessing when it isn't sure.
Opening hours
"Are you open Friday?" — answered from your working hours and holidays.
Availability
Checks real open slots for the service and staff requested.
Booking requests
Captures a complete request and sends it to you to approve.
Reminders
24-hour and 2-hour reminders on bookings you approve, live once Meta approves the WhatsApp templates we file for you during setup.
Handoff
When it's unsure or the customer asks for a person, it pings you.
One link. Everything customers ask for.
Drop saponly.com/s/your-salon in your Instagram bio and WhatsApp profile. Customers see services, prices, staff, hours, and a button to message you on WhatsApp.
- ✓Mobile-first, fast, shareable.
- ✓WhatsApp + booking-form CTAs.
- ✓Live the moment you publish — no website needed.
Dubai Luxe Salon
Hair · Nails · Beauty
If it doesn't help your salon, you don't pay
First 30 days free, no Saponly card. Then if your first paid month doesn't wow you, we refund it under our refund policy. Your money is refundable — your time and setup effort are not, so we keep setup short.
Month 1 — free
Use Saponly free for a full month. No credit card to start.
Month 2 — money-back
Not impressed in your first paid month? Message us for a full refund — no questions asked.
No lock-in
No contracts. Cancel anytime and keep access until your period ends.
Your price, locked
Founding-salon pricing is locked for 12 months, even as we add features.
Your data is yours
Export or delete your salon's data anytime. We never sell your data — ever.
Try Saponly with your own salon
Guided setup for your approved services, prices and hours. Your 30 trial days start after a successful live test on your salon's own eligible WhatsApp number.
- ✓Service, price and hours answers in English or Arabic.
- ✓Your team approves booking requests; no automatic external-calendar sync.
- ✓Standard plan: $149/month after trial.
- ✓Meta messaging charges are separate, including during the trial.
Stop typing the same answers.
We put an AI receptionist on your WhatsApp — you don't set anything up. Free for the first 30 days. Cancel anytime.