Built for independent tattoo artists
Your tattoo business. Yours.
All your clients, bookings, messages, and projects. Owned by you, portable everywhere. Studios welcome, without control.
14-day free trial. Add a card to extend to 30 days.
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The reality
Tattoo artists run independent businesses inside shared spaces
But most tools assume someone else owns the clients, someone else controls the system, and you lose everything when you leave. That doesn't match reality.
The problem
Your business lives everywhere
Right now, your business is scattered: Instagram DMs for inquiries, email for follow-ups, notes apps for designs, calendars for bookings, paper for waivers.
- Messages get missed.
- When inquiries live in five different apps, some slip through.
- Bookings fall through.
- Without a unified system, appointments get lost in the shuffle.
- Clients disappear.
- No single place to track who you've worked with and what you discussed.
- Studio changes get messy.
- When you move, your client history stays behind.
The pencild promise
One professional system you own
No studio control. No data hostage situations. No unnecessary friction.
- Your clients stay yours.
- No studio can take your client list. Your relationships belong to you.
- One inbox for everything.
- Instagram DMs and email in the same place. No more switching apps.
- Bookings that work.
- Accept requests, collect deposits, confirm appointments. You approve, pencild handles the rest.
- Portable across studios.
- Your business moves with you. Change studios, keep everything.
- Your data is encrypted.
- Every user has their own encryption key. Even we can't read your client data.
- Works on your phone.
- Respond to DMs, check your calendar, and manage bookings from anywhere.
Everything in one place
Everything you already do, finally organized
Built specifically for how tattoo artists actually work.
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- Unified inbox
- Instagram DMs and email in one place. Connect your accounts in minutes.
- Calendar and availability
- Manage your schedule with full control. No open calendars, no surprises.
- Client profiles
- Contact details, conversation history, tattoo projects, reference images, appointments, and notes.
- Project tracking
- Track each tattoo from first message to healed photo. Notes, references, and appointments all linked.
- Deposits and payments
- Request deposits as part of booking. Track payment status. Multiple methods supported.
- Consent forms
- Digital waivers clients sign before their appointment. Stored securely, accessible when you need them.
For studios
Studios, the right way
pencild respects studio reality: artists are self-employed, studios are shared spaces. Studios can support artists, sponsor professional tools, and see what artists choose to share. Without owning artist clients, payments, or data.
Run your tattoo business like a professional without losing control of it.
Your clients, projects, and messages belong to you. Portable across studios. Always.
14-day free trial. Add a card to extend to 30 days.