Switch

Switch off Vagaro, Boulevard, or Mindbody, without going dark.

The fear is never the new app. It is whether the move breaks bookings, drops a membership, or loses the client book your business spent years building. So we run the switch in parallel: your current platform stays live and taking bookings until the new app is proven, your data and App Store accounts end up in your name, and nothing goes dark on a Monday.

Run in parallel, nothing goes dark Accounts and data in your name Month-to-month, no setup fee

Why multi-location groups leave per-seat platforms.

Vagaro, Boulevard, Mindbody, and Booksy are fine for a single shop. The shape stops working once you run more than one location. The bill is priced by the chair or the provider, so it climbs every time you hire, and a transaction cut often sits on top of your processing. The booking app carries the platform's brand, not yours. And the client book lives on the platform, so when a provider leaves, who owns those clients gets murky fast.

Rehost replaces that with one branded app your business owns, operated for you, priced flat by monthly active users instead of by headcount. Growing the team does not grow the subscription. The full math is on the multi-location beauty page and the pricing page.

The 30-day parallel-run plan.

Days 1 to 7

Scope and design.

First call documents your current setup: how many locations and providers, which platform you are on, your memberships, deposits, gift cards, and processor. By the end of week one the configuration is documented and the design direction is approved. Your current platform keeps running and taking bookings the whole time.

Days 8 to 14

Build, in parallel.

We build your branded app and website alongside your live platform. Your services, providers, memberships, and per-location structure are replicated and customized. We create the App Store and Google Play developer accounts in your business's name if you do not already have them. Those accounts stay yours forever.

Days 15 to 21

Data export and import.

We pull your client records, booking history, memberships, and gift-card balances from the current platform's export tools or API. Client identifiers carry over so your regulars keep their history and recurring memberships keep billing without a gap. App Store reviews are tied to the old listing, not the account, so a fresh app starts at zero. That is the one piece nobody can transfer.

Days 22 to 28

App Store submission and staff briefing.

We submit to the App Store and Google Play and handle any reviewer notes. Meanwhile your front desk is briefed on the new operating model, which is mostly that you message us instead of logging into a dashboard. Most teams find it needs less training than they expected, because there is no admin panel to learn.

Days 29 to 30

Launch and cutover.

Your new app goes live and you point clients to it with an in-shop QR code and a message from each location. The old platform stays on for one more month so nobody mid-membership is stranded. By day 60 it is sunset and the per-seat bill stops.

What carries over, what doesn't.

Carries over

  • · Client records and contact information
  • · Booking and visit history
  • · Active memberships and recurring billing
  • · Gift-card and package balances
  • · Per-location service menus and pricing
  • · Custom branding, colors, and content
  • · Your payment processor relationship (it stays in your name)

Doesn't carry over

  • · App Store reviews and ratings (tied to the old listing)
  • · The platform's marketplace listing and its discovery
  • · Vendor-specific analytics dashboards (we replace them)
  • · Push notification subscribers: clients re-subscribe via the new app (typically 80%+ within two weeks)

The one honest trade is the platform marketplace. If most of your new clients arrive through Vagaro or Booksy search, that discovery does not move with you, and we will say so on the call. For established groups whose bookings come from their own clients, that matters far less than owning the app and the book.

The concerns that come up on every switch call.

  • "Will we lose bookings during the move?" No, because both run at once. Clients keep booking on the old platform until launch day, and we only cut over once the new app is live and proven. There is no window where nobody can book.
  • "What happens to active memberships and packages?" They carry over with balances intact and keep billing on schedule. Recurring memberships are the thing we protect most carefully in the export, because a missed charge is a churned member.
  • "Do we actually own the app and the client list?" Yes, structurally. The App Store account is in your business's name, the domain is on your registrar, the code is in your repo, the client data is yours, and the processor settles to your bank. We operate it; you hold it. A provider leaving does not take the clients, because the book is the business's, not a platform's or an individual's.
  • "What if we want out after a few months?" The lease is month-to-month with no setup fee, so leaving is a decision, not a penalty. You keep the app, the App Store account, the domain, the code, and the client data. We do not offer cash refunds on past months, but you are never locked into a term, and nothing you own gets clawed back.

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Pricing

Flat MAU pricing

Business from $950/mo, flat by monthly active users.

Bring your current bill and staff count.

Tell us which platform you're on (Vagaro, Boulevard, Mindbody, Booksy) and how many locations and providers you run. Thirty minutes later you'll have the side-by-side: per-seat cost versus flat MAU pricing, and the 30-day plan to switch without going dark.