Hi Product Hunt 👋

I built Slotward for small appointment and rental shops (tattoo artists, hair colorists, nail and lash techs, barbers, and equipment and party rentals) that lose real money when someone books a slot and never shows up.

Here's how it works:

- You pick your shop type and click "Use these defaults." That sets up services, hours, a deposit amount and a cancellation policy you can edit.

- You connect your own Stripe account. Deposits go straight to the shop's Stripe account. Slotward takes $0 of any deposit. Stripe charges its own processing fees, between you and Stripe.

- You share your booking link or QR code. Clients pay a deposit to hold the slot. When they cancel outside your cancellation window, they get it back. When they cancel inside the window or don't show, you keep it.

There's a 7-day free trial, and you don't need a card to start. After that it's $39/mo or $390/yr.

It's early, and I'd really value honest feedback, especially if you run a shop or book appointments yourself:

- Is the setup clear?

- Is anything about deposits or payouts confusing?

- What would stop you from turning it on?

Thanks for taking a look.