Software & Comparisons
Free trials for tattoo studio apps, compared
Trial length, card rule, and when billing starts, from the pages opened November 8, 2026. Solo is $29 a month or $239 a year.
Free trials for tattoo studio apps, compared
A trial comes down to three facts: how many days you get, whether signup asks for a card, and what happens when those days end.
I opened each page below on November 8, 2026. If a page does not say something, the cell says the page does not say it.
Tattoo Studio Pro is 30 days, and it asks for a payment method
The trial runs 30 days. It asks for a payment method, and you are not charged until it ends. You can cancel any time before then.
Solo is $29 a month or $239 a year for 1 team member, and every feature is on every plan. Yearly billing costs less than paying monthly. Your Tattoo Studio Pro subscription includes a website and hosting. Other team sizes are on the pricing page. Managers and health officials do not count. Everything the trial includes is on our tattoo studio software page.
Consent forms are on every plan. The in-studio form has parent or guardian fields when the client is under 18. The public online check-in cannot capture that consent.
Appointment messages are a confirmation text and up to 5 reminder texts. Help does not state a per-text price.
Card payments go through the studio’s Stripe account. Help does not print a Tattoo Studio Pro percent.
Trial length, card, and the first charge
| Software | Trial | Card | When billing starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tattoo Studio Pro | 30 days | Payment method required | Not charged until the trial ends |
| TattooGenda | 14 days | No credit card | Page does not say the charge day |
| Porter, Artist Essentials and Artist Pro | 30 days | Page does not say | Page does not say |
| Porter, Studio Pro | 14 days | Page does not say | Page does not say |
| DaySmart Body Art | 14 days | No credit card | Page does not say the charge day |
| SimplyBook.me | 14 days of premium features, and $0 a month | No credit card | No automatic charge. You pick a plan |
| Mangomint | No day limit. Free until you launch | No credit card | Charged when you choose to launch |
TattooGenda: 14-day trial. The visible cards are in euros
Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial. No credit card needed.
The card you see for Expert is €45 a month or €495 a year, plus €0.11 per SMS. Ultimate’s visible card is €89 a month or €979 a year. SMS there is €0.11 too.
Dollar amounts sit on the same cards, hidden until the currency toggle. The style on those nodes is display:none. Hidden Expert is $20 a month or $220 a year, and hidden Ultimate is $50 a month or $550 a year plus $0.13 per SMS.
The Full list of Features table sits lower on the page and prints Expert at $50 a month and Ultimate at $100 a month. Those dollars do not match the hidden card nodes. This post quotes neither pair, and the page does not say whether the euro prices include sales tax.
The page says you can send consent forms by email, QR code, or SMS. That is the sentence on the page.
Porter artist cards are 30 days. Studio Pro is 14 days
Artist Essentials is $35 a month and prints a 30-day free trial. Artist Pro is $65 a month, same 30 days. Studio Pro is $250 a month, and that card says 14 days. Studio Ultimate says contact sales for pricing, and it does not print a trial length.
Artist Essentials is the individual-business card. Studio Pro is the shop card. They are different prices, and the trial lengths on those cards are different too.
The page does not say whether a card is required, which day the first subscription charge hits, or whether the monthly prices include sales tax.
Artist Essentials’ list does not name waivers. Artist Pro adds automated liability waivers and consent forms.
DaySmart is 14 days, with no credit card
The packages page says to start a 14-day free trial, and that no credit card is required. It does not say the charge day, and it does not say whether the monthly prices include sales tax.
Basic is $29 a month for 1 user. Deluxe is $69 a month and Deluxe Growth is $149 a month, both for 3 users, and each extra user on either card is $9. Premium is $199 a month for 6 users, with the same $9 for each extra user. Premium Growth says contact for pricing, and the card marks unlimited users on.
Digital forms are off on Basic. They are on from Deluxe up. That is the icon on the row, not a guess.
The longer DaySmart comparison is on Tattoo Studio Pro vs DaySmart Body Art.
SimplyBook.me: $0 a month, and a 14-day trial with no automatic charge
The Free card is $0 a month, whether you look at monthly billing or annual billing. The FAQ says that plan includes up to 50 bookings a month, 1 premium custom feature, and 1 provider. No credit card. No time limit. The FAQ also says the free plan needs to be renewed monthly.
New accounts also get 14 days of premium features. Signup does not ask for a card or any payment information. At the end you pick a plan, and the page says there is no automatic charge.
Billed monthly, Basic is $13.9 a month, Standard is $29.9 a month, and Premium is $59.9 a month. Billed annually, those same cards print $11.9 a month, $24.9 a month, and $49.9 a month. Enterprise says custom. The page does not say whether those prices include sales tax.
The pricing FAQ names intake forms as a premium custom feature. It does not describe a tattoo consent record, or parent and guardian fields when the client is under 18.
Mangomint: free until you launch, then $120 a month per location and $10 a month per user
The trial article is dated August 27, 2026, and the byline says updated August 2026. I opened it on November 8, 2026.
As of August 1, 2026, the article says Mangomint is free until you launch. No credit card. You are not charged unless you choose to launch. The article says the trial does not expire.
After launch, the same article prints $120 a month per location and $10 a month per user. It does not say whether those prices include sales tax.
For one location and one user, those two lines add to $130 a month. The article does not print a tax line on that sum. The plan comparison is on Tattoo Studio Pro vs Mangomint.
What is worth clicking during the trial
Open a consent form and a deposit, if the software has them. Put one commission rate on one artist and see the amount the report says is owed. Send one reminder, and read what the page charges for that text.
Skip the demo that never lets you touch the booking page.
Questions
How long is the Tattoo Studio Pro trial, and when are you charged?
Thirty days, with a payment method on file. The first charge waits until the trial ends, and you can cancel before that.
Does Mangomint’s trial expire on a set day?
The article opened November 8, 2026 says it does not. You are charged when you choose to launch. After that, the article prints $120 a month per location and $10 a month per user.
Does Porter Studio Pro show a trial?
Yes. The Studio Pro card prints a 14-day free trial at $250 a month. Artist Essentials and Artist Pro print a 30-day free trial, at $35 a month and $65 a month. The page does not say whether a card is required.
Which TattooGenda dollar price is the one a shop pays?
Visible cards are euros. Expert is €45 a month and Ultimate is €89 a month, each plus €0.11 per SMS.
Hidden nodes stay at display:none until the currency toggle: Expert $20 a month or $220 a year, Ultimate $50 a month or $550 a year, plus $0.13 per SMS. The feature table prints $50 a month and $100 a month, which does not match those hidden nodes.
Sales tax on the euro prices is not stated.
Does SimplyBook.me charge the card when the 14 days end?
The page says no automatic charge. You select a plan. The Free plan stays at $0 a month, with up to 50 bookings a month on the FAQ.
Is an intake form the same thing as a tattoo consent form?
An intake form is a form a booking app collects. A tattoo consent form is the session record, and Tattoo Studio Pro’s in-studio form adds parent or guardian fields when the client is under 18. SimplyBook.me’s FAQ names intake forms. It does not describe that consent record.
Does the DaySmart page say when the first charge hits?
The page says 14 days and no credit card. The charge day is not on it. Basic is $29 a month for 1 user, digital forms are off there, and forms are on from Deluxe at $69 a month.