WhatsApp booking system for UK businesses — books, reminds and takes deposits, 0% commission

Customers message your number; the AI books against your real diary, sends the reminders and takes a card deposit to your own account — and it can text back a missed call with a UK number.

WhatsApp is the messaging app most people in the UK already use, and for a hair salon in Manchester, a barber in Leeds, a dental practice in Bristol, a driving instructor in Birmingham or a mobile beautician anywhere, it is where the “any chance of Saturday morning?” messages land — usually while you are with a client. Someone has to stop, check the diary, reply and write it down. The evening messages wait until morning, and by then the slot has often gone.

Welqo puts an AI front desk on the number you already have. The customer messages as normal; the assistant checks the real diary of the right team member, offers only the slots that are genuinely free, and books. Where a booking fee makes sense — colour, a course of lessons, a long treatment — it asks for a card deposit that settles straight to your own account. A day before and two hours before, the reminder goes out by itself; if a client cancels, the freed slot is offered to the waitlist. If a call goes unanswered, missed-call rescue sends an instant WhatsApp back from a UK number and books the appointment from there, priced per rescued call with no monthly fee.

The economics suit a small business. Welqo is flat per business: 0% commission on a booking, no per-seat fee for staff and no markup on your messages. The free plan is the whole front desk — bookings, reminders, deposits, no-show recovery, waitlist and your client list — for up to 50 bookings and 100 broadcasts a month, no card required. Paid plans start at 15 US dollars a month. Your client list is yours and exportable on every plan, and most businesses connect their number through Meta’s official sign-up and go live the same day.

Why businesses choose Welqo

Books on the app the UK already uses. Customers message you as they do now; the AI checks the real diary, offers free slots and books — 24/7.
Card deposits to your own account. A booking fee for colour, a course of lessons or a long treatment settles straight to you. Welqo takes 0%.
Missed-call rescue, UK number. A call you cannot answer gets an instant WhatsApp back that books the appointment — pay per rescued call, no monthly fee.
Staff logins, no per-seat fee. Every stylist, instructor or therapist gets their own diary and login. The plan is flat per business.

The old way vs the WhatsApp way

	Booking marketplaces	Welqo
Where customers book	A marketplace app they must install	The WhatsApp chat they already have
Commission	Often a cut of every booking	0% — flat price per business
Missed calls	Voicemail nobody leaves	Instant WhatsApp text-back that books
Your client list	Held on their platform	Yours, exportable on every plan
Team	Per-seat pricing	Everyone included, no seat fee

Go live the same day

Sign up and add your services and hours
Connect your WhatsApp number
Customers book — you get the calendar

Frequently asked questions

Can it take a booking fee or deposit?

Yes. You connect your own payment account and the AI asks for a card deposit on the services you choose — settling to you directly, with 0% taken by Welqo. Deposits are the single most effective way to cut no-shows on high-value appointments.

What is missed-call rescue?

When a call goes unanswered, Welqo sends an instant WhatsApp back — “Sorry we missed you, want to book?” — and the AI books from there. It uses a UK rescue number and is priced per rescued call, with no monthly fee, on any plan.

Do I need a developer or an agency?

No. You connect your own WhatsApp number through Meta’s official sign-up in a few minutes. There is no setup fee, and most businesses are live the same day.

Is my client list locked in?

No. Your client list, notes and history are yours and can be exported as CSV on every plan. Your WhatsApp number stays yours.

What does it cost?

Free for up to 50 bookings and 100 broadcasts a month, with reminders, deposits and the waitlist included and no card needed. Paid plans start at 15 US dollars a month, billed flat per business — never a percentage of your bookings.

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