Before
Typical messages
Messy manual booking back-and-forth
Customer: Hi, are you available tomorrow?
Stylist: What do you want to do?
Customer: Install braids
Stylist: What time?
Customer: Maybe 10?
Stylist: Let me check...
Web Booking Platform with WhatsApp Updates
You run your business,
Chataa handles
your bookings.
Give clients one clear booking page to choose their service, date, and time, then keep confirmations, reminders, deposit follow-up, and booking updates flowing on WhatsApp. Chataa is built for service businesses that want cleaner booking admin and a more professional booking experience.
14-day free trial. No credit card required.
Built for South African service businesses
Local pricing, local payment flow, and a setup that matches how small businesses already work.
WhatsApp confirmations and reminders
Keep important booking updates in a channel your clients already check every day.
0% Chataa commission on deposits
You keep your deposit value after Paystack processing fees. Chataa does not take a percentage.
Cleaner booking admin
Stop manually sorting out service, price, date, time, and follow-up across scattered messages.
Before and after
From messy manual booking messages to a clean online booking flow
Chataa moves clients onto a clear web booking page, then uses WhatsApp for the updates that matter after the booking is made.
After with Chataa
Online booking
Clean online booking flow
1
Welcome to your booking page
Clients land on your branded booking page and start from one clear place.
2
Select a Service
They choose the service they want before seeing available dates and times.
3
Select Date & Time
They pick an open slot from the booking calendar.
4
Your Details
They enter their name, phone number, and choose WhatsApp or email for booking updates.
5
Booking Summary
They review the service, date, time, location, and deposit if one is required.
6
Continue to Payment or Confirm Booking
Deposit bookings continue to payment. Non-deposit bookings confirm straight away.
7
Booking Confirmed
Chataa confirms the booking and keeps follow-up updates flowing afterward.
How it works
How Chataa handles the booking flow
1
Share one booking link anywhere
Share your Chataa booking link on WhatsApp, Instagram, your website, or your profile bio so clients always start from one clear place.
2
Clients book on your web booking page
Chataa guides clients through service, date, and time selection on a clear booking page instead of leaving the booking process inside back-and-forth messages.
3
Updates keep the client in the loop
Once the booking is made, confirmations, reschedules, and follow-up can keep flowing on WhatsApp while you manage the calendar in one dashboard.
Why web booking plus WhatsApp works
Let the website handle booking, let WhatsApp handle updates
Clients get a cleaner booking experience on the web, while WhatsApp stays useful for confirmations, reminders, payment follow-up, and other updates after booking.
Share one booking page link anywhere
You do not need to explain the booking process every time. Share one booking page link anywhere you talk to clients and let the booking flow do the rest.
Use WhatsApp for the updates that matter
Booking confirmations, payment confirmations, appointment reminders, cancellations, reschedules, and thank-you messages can all stay in WhatsApp.
Keep booking admin out of chat
Your clients can still hear from you on WhatsApp, but the actual booking flow stays structured and easier to manage on the web.
Chataa Partner Network
Know business owners who need cleaner bookings? Refer them.
The Chataa Partner Network is free to join. Share your referral link, help businesses discover a better booking flow, and earn commission when referred businesses become paying subscribers.
Free to join
Anyone can register as an affiliate, even if they do not run a business on Chataa.
25% commission
Earn 25% of each successful subscription payment from eligible referred businesses.
Simple tracking
Use one referral code and one dashboard to track signups, trials, and commission progress.
Start sharing
Join the Chataa Partner Network
Create your affiliate profile in a few minutes, get your referral link instantly, and start sharing it with business owners in your network.
- Get a unique referral code and referral link
- Track referred businesses from trial through paid subscription
- See pending, approved, and paid earnings in one place
Internal links
Explore Chataa by booking goal
Whether you are trying to reduce no-shows, clean up manual booking admin, or launch a more professional booking experience, start with the page that fits your need.
Booking system
See the full picture of how Chataa handles bookings while you focus on running the business.
Booking platform
Explore the broader system behind online booking, reminders, deposits, and day-to-day booking control.
Online booking system
Learn how clients move from your shared link into a clean branded booking flow.
Appointment booking software
Understand how Chataa helps appointment-based businesses spend less time coordinating bookings manually.
Salon booking software
Explore the salon-focused setup for services, categories, deposits, reminders, and team bookings.
Booking system South Africa
See why Chataa is a strong fit for South African small businesses that want web booking with local-friendly payments and updates.
Features
Features that reduce booking admin
Online booking system
Let clients book from your website, profile link, or social pages whenever they are ready.
Branded booking page
Give clients one clear place to choose services, check prices, select a time, and book without needing a long explanation over messages.
Deposits for selected services
Protect valuable appointment time by only asking for deposits where stronger commitment matters.
WhatsApp reminders and updates
Send confirmations, reminders, payment updates, and follow-up messages in the channel clients are most likely to actually see.
Team bookings and service categories
Start simple for solo work and grow into shared schedules, service categories, and team coordination later.
Who Chataa is for
Built for businesses that sell time
Whether you work alone or run a growing team, Chataa helps you spend less time coordinating bookings and more time doing the actual work.
Works for solo professionals, shared studios, and growing appointment-based teams across South Africa.
Deposits
Deposits that protect valuable appointment time
Turn deposits on only where you need stronger commitment, choose your own amount, and keep the booking flow clear for both you and your clients.
Optional, not forced
Switch deposits on only for the services that need them. Leave them off when you want bookings to confirm straight away.
Set your own amount
Choose the deposit that fits your service, whether it is R50, R100, or any amount that works for you.
Reduce no-shows
Use deposits to encourage customers to commit before you reserve time in your schedule.
Stay in control
Decide which services need deposits and whether bookings confirm instantly or after payment.
Flexible for different business styles
Works for solo operators, shared studios, and growing teams without forcing the same deposit rule onto every booking.
Hybrid control
Keep booking structured and communication familiar
Chataa is built for businesses that want the booking to happen on the web while client communication stays familiar on WhatsApp.
Booking starts on the web
Customers start booking from your shared link instead of trying to arrange service, price, date, and time manually over messages.
WhatsApp stays for communication
Regular conversation can stay personal, while the actual booking steps happen on your online booking page.
Pause or resume anytime
Pause the booking flow when needed, then resume when you're ready without changing how you keep clients updated.
Pricing
Simple pricing for businesses that want cleaner bookings
Starter
R170/month
100 bookings/month
- Online booking page
- Deposit payments
- Booking confirmations
- Best for solo or early-stage businesses
Smart
Most PopularR240/month
200 bookings/month
- Everything in Starter
- Team mode
- Appointment reminders and thank-you messages
- Best for active businesses with repeat bookings
Pro
R330/month
300 bookings/month
- Everything in Smart
- Team mode
- Best for growing teams
- Priority support
All plans include a free trial.
All plans include WhatsApp booking confirmations. Smart and Pro add appointment reminders and thank-you messages.
Deposit fee transparency
Your deposits stay yours.
Chataa does not take a commission or percentage from your customer deposits.
0% Chataa commission
Chataa does not take any commission. You keep the full deposit amount after Paystack processing fees.
Paystack fees may apply
Paystack may charge a processing fee for each deposit transaction.
Example
For a R50 deposit, Paystack may charge about R2.82. The remaining amount goes to your business.
Paystack handles payment processing and payouts securely.
Payments
Simple payments, clear setup
Start with a 14-day free trial, then move onto a paid plan only if Chataa fits your business. Subscription payments and deposit payments are handled through secure checkout with Paystack.
14-day free trial
Set up your services, test the flow, and see if Chataa fits your business before you pay.
Secure checkout
Subscription payments and deposit payments are processed through trusted payment tools like Paystack, so the experience stays safe and straightforward.
Clear and transparent
No confusing setup fees. No hidden steps. Just simple monthly pricing if you want to keep going after your trial.
Ready to launch
Keep running your business while Chataa handles the booking flow
Create your account, add your services, and launch a cleaner booking flow with online booking, WhatsApp updates, deposits, and reminders built for South African service businesses.