Your full menu in your bio — services, prices, deposits.
Clients book knowing exactly what it costs.
Free for 6 Months — No Credit Card • Market Rate Advisor • Ready in Minutes
Tattooing has an unusual commercial shape: the design work happens before the appointment and is rarely paid for, the appointment itself can run a full day or across multiple sessions, and the client is booking weeks or months ahead. That combination makes deposits universal in the trade — not as a nicety but as the mechanism that makes the business possible at all. The other defining feature is that tattooists are booked through Instagram, where the portfolio lives, and the gap between someone seeing the work and being able to actually book is where most enquiries die in a DM backlog.
The billing structures this trade actually uses — and what each one means for getting paid. Every one of them can sit on a single rate card.
Large pieces, sleeves, back work, multi-session projects.
How most established artists price. Sells the slot rather than the square inch.
Medium pieces of uncertain duration.
Standard, though it penalises fast artists.
Small pieces and walk-ins.
Setup, needles, and station turnaround cost the same regardless of size.
Every booking.
Universal practice, and the thing that pays for drawing time that would otherwise be free.
The payment problems specific to this trade, and what actually fixes each one.
Design work is unpaid. Hours of drawing for a client who then cancels or ghosts.
A deposit taken at booking covers design time and is deducted from the final price.
Booking lives in Instagram DMs, and a backlog of enquiries means real bookings get buried under questions.
A booking link in the bio filters serious enquiries from browsers automatically.
Multi-session pieces mean payment spread over months with no structure.
Each session is booked and paid as its own appointment against the same project.
RateCards turns your bio link into your booking page — menu, prices, deposits, and tips, all handled before the appointment starts.2
Every no-show is money gone. Collect a deposit when clients book so your schedule stays real and your time gets respected.
✓ Deposits At BookingSingle appointments, bundles for regulars, add-ons at booking — price your menu the way tattoo artists actually work.
✓ Per-Service · Packages · Add-OnsCustom pieces, flash, cover-ups, and multi-session projects — all listed with clear prices. Clients see exactly what you offer and book without the back-and-forth.
✓ Unlimited ServicesPrint the QR where clients see it and drop the link in Instagram and TikTok. Walk-ins and followers book the same way — instantly.
✓ Instant Print-Ready QR CodeSell large-piece session series billed automatically. Steady income you can count on between new bookings.3
✓ Automated Membership BillingMessage clients straight from your dashboard. No more missed calls or scattered texts — every job stays on track from booking to done.
✓ Built-In Client MessagingRateCards puts the power of artificial intelligence in the hands of tattoo artists — not just big corporations.
Describe what you do and AI builds your profiles and rate cards in seconds — your services, prices, and descriptions ready to share.
Stop guessing what to charge. Benchmark your rates against real market data so you win jobs — without leaving money on the table.
Never miss a client again. The AI Voice Receptionist answers your calls 24/7, quotes from your rate cards and books the job while you're on site.
Three steps. That’s it.
Add your services and pricing in minutes. No tech skills needed.
Text it, post it, or print it — customers open it on any device instantly.
They book and pay. You show up and do the work. Money in your account.
One link in every bio, every post, every text — wherever your clients already find you.
Free for 6 months. No credit card required.
Everything your customers need to pay you —
nothing they have to figure out.
Free for 6 months. No credit card required.
Regulars are on memberships, new clients book from my bio. My income finally feels predictable.
RateCards is a booking and payment link for Tattoo Artists: list your services and prices on one page, take bookings and deposits, and get paid by card through Stripe — no website, no app, no code. Free to start, and most providers are set up in minutes. See how RateCards works or explore every feature.
A deposit taken when the appointment is booked covers your design time and is deducted from the final price. It is standard practice across the trade and clients expect it.
Day and session rates suit larger pieces and reward speed; hourly suits medium work of uncertain duration. Both can sit on the same rate card so you can quote whichever fits the piece.
Book and take payment for each session as its own appointment. The client knows what each sitting costs, and you are not carrying an open balance across months.
Yes. A link in your bio takes them from the work to your availability directly, rather than adding another message to a DM backlog.
With RateCards.app, clients pay directly through your link — no invoices, no chasing. Payment is processed through Stripe and typically arrives in your account fast.1
It’s a simple page listing your services and prices where clients can book and pay quickly — like your own mini storefront.1
Yes. Collect a deposit at booking so empty slots stop costing you money.
No. They open your link in any browser on any device and pay in seconds — no download required.
Yes. Custom pieces, flash, cover-ups, and multi-session projects — add every service you offer, all on one profile.
Yes. Tipping is built in and optional for every job — one tap at checkout.4
Drop the link in your Instagram or TikTok bio and print the QR code at your station.
Starter is free for your first 6 months — no credit card required. After that it’s $5/mo billed annually ($60 a year) or $7/mo billed monthly. Solo is $24/mo billed annually ($288 a year) or $29/mo monthly, and Business is $119/mo billed annually ($1,428 a year) or $149/mo monthly. See the full breakdown on the RateCards pricing page.
Two, and both are flat percentages of the listed price. A 5.5% service fee is deducted from your payout — that rate is all-inclusive, so Stripe’s processing costs are absorbed within it rather than charged to you separately.7 A 5.5% client booking fee is added to your client’s total at checkout.7 Solo cuts your service fee by 20% and Business by 30%; the client booking fee stays 5.5%. Every rate is listed on the pricing page.
RateCards gives tattoo artists one shareable link where clients see services and prices, book, and pay by card through Stripe. This page covers how the trade prices its work — day rate or session rate, hourly rate, minimum charge, and non-refundable deposit against design time — and the payment problems specific to it: unpaid design time, booking buried in Instagram DMs, and unstructured multi-session payment. Deposits, recurring billing, tips, and a print-ready QR code are built in, and clients need no app or account. Free to start.
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Create Your Rate Cards →Starter is free for your first 6 months — no credit card required. $5/mo billed annually after that.7