31 May 2021

COMING SOON
New business option to restrict certain passes to be bought by new clients only

07 May 2021

STAFF BIOS (NEW!)
Upload staff bios for displaying on your live schedule page
Helps new customers browsing your classes to choose
Staff bios include a profile photo and short description

STAFF COMMISSION REPORT (UPDATED)
Staff commission report now includes earning % per booking
Set each staff member a % per booking for each service type
Quickly generate any staff earnings per % booking or per activity taught

27 April 2021

CUSTOM PUBLIC NOTICE (NEW!)
Add a customisable public notice
Set when the notice should be displayed from and to
Notice is displayed in the client app and on your live schedule
Perfect for telling clients about new class times or closure dates etc

SOCIAL LINKS & REVIEWS (NEW!)
New business Social page under My Account
Add your social media links (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube)
Add your preferred client review URL (e.g. Google reviews)
Helps generate more social follows and client reviews for your business

23 April 2021

DIGITAL WAIVERS (NEW!)
Upload a custom waiver & indemnity agreement
Includes version control so you know which version each client has signed
Clients are alerted to sign via their app / account
Send to clients for signing via email (e.g. those who haven't registered)
Client and business can view their waiver history
Run the client report to see which waiver each client signed

02 April 2021

CONTACTLESS CLIENT CHECK-IN
Contactless client check-in page now auto-updates on new check-in
Minor check-in page layout improvements

25 March 2021

GENERAL IMRPOVEMENTS
Updated recurring pass reminders to send 2 days before the next payment is due
Business and clients can enable or disable recurring pass notifications
Businesses can now find a client registration QR code on the Settings > Links page
Added Yoco (Online) as a new payment method for South African businesses
Fixed a UI issue causing iPhone devices to show NaN on client basket

CONTACTLESS CLIENT CHECK-IN (NEW!)
Contactless client check-in
Clients can scan a QR code to buy a pass or book using credit on the spot
QR code is integrated with our awesome client self check-in page

18 March 2021

GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS
Client accounts now also show who they are dependents of (relationships)
Edit past activities, e.g. change instructor or class sizes and more
Assign retrospective passes and schedule retrospective credits

16 March 2021

GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS
Price changes no longer affect unpaid bookings in the current month
Switched merchant accounts in South Africa to improve transaction success rate
Various UI improvements and minor fixes
Kakao and Naver Pay payment options added for South Korea

WEBSITE INTEGRATION IMPROVEMENTS
Improved website integration layout for mobile devices
Improved website integration layout for desktop devices
Now shows spaces if only 5 or less available
Now shows service/class descriptions

04 March 2021

GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS
Recurring credit packs can renew on expiration or if no credits remain
Renew on expiry means you can now offer packs for 2/3/4... classes per week/month
Renew if no credits remain mean the client gets a new pack before expiry
Schedule now shows the number attended (not just booked)
UI improvements for mobile

25 February 2021

iCAL INTEGRATION FOR CLIENTS
Clients can download their upcoming bookings in iCal format
iCal can be imported for Apple iCal, Outlook and other calendars

INSTRUCTOR CAN EMAIL PARTICIPANTS
Your instructors can now email their class participants

24 February 2021

CLIENT BASKET IMPROVEMENTS
Improvements to client account basket on mobile and desktop
Improved layout simplifies the payment process
Subtle design changes to make the payment process faster

20 February 2021

NOTIFICATIONS
Updates to notifications templates
Updates to notification content
Clients can now register at your studio from notifications

18 February 2021

GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS
Virtual locations no longer require a physical address
Physical location address now displayed on new booking pages
GCash wallet & BPI QR payment methods added for Philippines
Google Pay, Apple Pay and Amazon Pay payment methods added

16 February 2021

REVERT PAYMENTS (NEW!)
Business can undo/revert saved client payments
Reverting a payment also clears the bookings for that payment
Useful for if a payment was saved in error

IMPROVED PERFORMANCE
Upgraded Bookamat server to ensure a fast website experience
Business user guide updated (v5.55)

10 February 2021

GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS
PayID payment support for Australian businesses
Minor usability improvements to client basket payment options
Sleeker client invoice layout to better promote your business branding

21 January 2021

GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS
Copy pricing links for sharing from Service Manager
Awesome new client check-in layout and design
Business account user-interface improvements
Client account user-interface improvements
New system status page for Bookamat partner sites

12 January 2021

UPDATED CLIENT USER GUIDE
Updated our client user guide (v2.18)
Shows clients how to register, book, pay and manage bookings

REPORT QUICK LINKS ADDED
Access the client report from the clients page
Access the sales report from the client account payments page
Access the attendance report from the client account booking history page

GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS
Fixed a bug that caused unlimited credit bookings to be returned to clients unnecessarily when their class was cancelled

10 January 2021

VIEW CLASSES IN YOUR TIME ZONE (NEW!)
Class times are presented in each clients local time zone
Clients can modify their time zone (e.g. if travelling abroad)
Simplifies the booking process for people joining Zoom classes in other regions

ACCOUNT SET UP WIZARD (NEW!)
Added friendly getting started cards to guide business owners through set up
Get set up in minutes without without needing to refer to help documentation

18 December 2020

GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS
Fixed a bug that was causing a 404 error when booking from embed schedule using Safari browsers
Fixed an issue which prevented images from displaying on Safari browsers
Fixed an issue that was causing some Peach Payments to fail

10 December 2020

BULK PAUSE & RESUME PASSES (NEW!)
Bulk pause and resume all client passes, credits and memberships
On resume, new expiry dates will be applied based on how long the pass was paused for
Pause and resume all credits for specific clients or credits
Perfect for end of year studio closure or unexpected lockdown
Saves time and keeps your customers happy

04 December 2020

MAILCHIMP INTEGRATION (NEW!)
Boost your email marketing with Bookamat & Mailchimp
Mailchimp integration for all Bookamat business accounts
Mailchimp is free for up to 2000 contacts & 10k sends p/m
Auto synchronizes your client list with Mailchimp
Send branded newsletters, drip campaigns & more

10 November 2020

GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS
Updated home page
Updated client history to refresh daily instead of weekly
Fixed a bug so that when removing an activity series it also removes past bookings
Fixed a bug which caused some online payments to fail (South Africa & Namibia)
Text updates to various site notifications

04 November 2020

DIRECT DEBIT (NEW!) & IMPROVEMENTS
You can now add a Direct Debit Agreement link for client payments
One click to view attendees from calendar view
Changed the date format on calendar view
Teacher surnames are now hidden on the integrated schedule

27 October 2020

GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS
Upcoming class reminders can be set to send 24 hours or 1 hour before class
Improvements to client import including functionality
Added account name info to invoices etc
Added client contact details to upcoming birthday notifications

07 October 2020

BROADCAST IMPROVEMENT
There is now a dedicated password field for online (broadcast) classes
Clients can see the meeting password by signing into their account
Clients will also receive the password an hour before the class start time

05 October 2020

GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS
Updated payroll report to show unpaid booking revenue
Client accounts can now create their own linked business accounts

30 September 2020

STAFF COMMISSION REPORT (NEW!)
New staff commission report
Set staff commission rates per activity
Instantly generate staff earnings

29 September 2020

GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS
Set payment methods to be hidden from public
Download billing/sales report in Excel format for accounting

18 September 2020

TRANSACTION REPORT (NEW!)
New transaction report to track earnings per payment channel

15 September 2020

FRIENDS & FAMILY MEMBERS
New business setting to allow clients to use own credits to book on behalf of friends & family members
If enabled, clients can use their own credits to book for their relationships
If enabled business can use clients own credits to book for their relationships

10 September 2020

GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS
Improvements to client sign in and registration flows
Business account usability tweaks
Customise the book now button text (Settings > Links)

03 September 2020

FRIENDS & FAMILY (NEW!)
Clients can create bookings on behalf of friends and family
Primary account holder can pay for dependents
Business can manage relationships (view, create and book)

ZAPPER & SNAP SCAN (SOUTH AFRICA ONLY)
Take payments via SnapScan
Take payments via Zapper

20 August 2020

BUG FIXES
Fixed a bug which caused the clients date of birth to not display correctly
Fixed a bug which caused the clients gender setting to not display correctly

06 August 2020

CLIENT AVATARS (NEW!)
Upload and display client profile pictures
Added default client avatar icons for clients pages
Emergency contact details can now be added for clients
Added business logo to new booking page
Added online card payments for NAD currency

27 July 2020

BOOKAMAT DESKTOP APP (NEW!)
You can now install Bookamat as a desktop app on Windows and Linux
Works with Google Chrome from version Chrome 70 onwards
To install, visit https://blog.bookamat.co/introducing-the-bookamat-desktop-app/

24 July 2020

REFERRAL TRACKING (NEW!)
New clients can enter who referred them to your business on the registration form
Track who was referred by who in your clients report
Great if you want to reward clients who are top referrers

18 July 2020

GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS
Clients can now modify their own email addresses
Updated the active packs report

13 July 2020

GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS
Clients can now enter their date of birth on the registration form
You can now instant-send the broadcast link to participants on save & close
Your website URL is now linked to your business logo

08 July 2020

EMBED SCHEDULE IMPROVEMENTS
Made the sign in and create an account links more prominent
Fixed the button styling across all devices
You can now hide the free spaces column from view
Changed 'Book Class' button to 'Reserve'

07 July 2020

BROADCAST IMPROVEMENTS
Broadcast links have been added to the view activity series pages
Broadcast link now saves for all activities in a series
Broadcast link page will now automatically close on save & close
Control which participants (all, paid or none) should receive the broadcast link 1 hour before start
If broadcast link is modified less than 1 hour before start, participants will be notified

06 July 2020

ADD ACTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS
You can now add activities which recur once every 2 weeks
Great for those bi-weekly short courses, etc

30 June 2020

NOTIFICATION IMPROVEMENTS
Business accounts can now view each client's notification settings
Business accounts can now toggle each client's notification settings

25 June 2020

BILLING IMPROVEMENTS
Billing now highlights the payments selected for easier use
Billing now shows the total number of payments selected

23 June 2020

GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS
Added Assign Staff button to Staff page to quickly add new staff to services
Added a Joined On column to show when Clients & Staff joined your business
Fixed the Client Activity page to now display actions in your local time zone
Saving the attendance form now redirects back to the schedule

15 June 2020

IMPROVEMENTS TO SERVICE MANAGER
A host of exciting improvements to the service manager including:
'Duplicate' any service and pricing!
'Edit Pricing' is now accessible from the service manager
You can now 'Select All' when adding / modifying services and staff
'Sell Online' option has been added to the Create New Pricing page
Updated accordion styling for improved readability on long lists

11 June 2020

IMPROVEMENTS TO SCHEDULE NEW ACTIVITY
You can now add multiple recurring activities which repeat on certain days of the week
This saves a lot of time when scheduling the same activity type on multiple days
Various other usability improvements to streamline the schedule new activity page

RENAMED PAIRED SERVICES
Pair Services (service manager) has been renamed to Connect Services
Connect Services is a better description of the function it performs

ADDED QUICK SETUP GUIDE
You can now download the business quick setup guide from the links page

05 June 2020

FIND MY STUDIO (NEW!)
Added 'Find My Studio' link from our home page for clients
Clients can now find and join your studio more easily from our home page

03 June 2020

GENERAL MPROVEMENTS
Changed client upcoming activity reminder to send 1 hr before class (was 30 minutes)
Clients can now access broadcast links for past classes by viewing their attendance history
Recurring credit packs are now added to client baskets 2 days before their current pack is due to expire
If a recurring credit pack runs out of credits before it expires, a new pack will be added to client baskets 1 day after their last activity

29 May 2020

ADDED TIME ZONES
Display or hide your activity time zones during client booking process (Settings > Views)
Helps clients who are in other time zones when booking online classes
Check your account country, currency and time zone settings (Settings > Locale)

20 May 2020

GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS
Client account upcoming activities only shows upcoming activities from today
Attendance pages now show participant's pricing plan name instead of pricing type
Fixed a bug that caused a small number of recurring credit packs to be active from the wrong date

19 May 2020

ADDED PAYPAL ID
You can now add your PayPal ID for accepting client payments
PayPal ID will show on client invoices and on the client basket

14 May 2020

IMPROVEMENT TO ONLINE PAYMENTS
Online client payment flow has been streamlined in RSA & NAM
Clients can now apply coupon codes before adding a payment method

CHANGED DROP IN TO CASUAL
Our drop in pricing name is now called casual
This is consistent with international terminology

13 May 2020

IMPROVED WAITING LISTS
Social distancing means reduced in-person class space.
Clients can now join waiting lists using valid credits directly from their account

11 May 2020

IMPROVED BROADCAST CLASSES
Want to let participants know what to bring for their online class?
Now you can add a note to every broadcast to let them know
Can also be used to share streaming access passwords

29 April 2020

IMPROVED WAIVER COLLECTIONS
Send your pre-attendance documents to all clients
Send your pre-attendance documents to individual clients
Record when you receive a signed client waiver
Works with Waiver King, Google Drive and more!

23 April 2020

IMPROVED UPCOMING CLASS REMINDERS
Business can now enable or disable upcoming class reminders for clients

17 April 2020

INSTRUCTOR ACCOUNTS (NEW!)
Invite your staff to create their own instructor account to view classes and activities which they are teaching
Instructor accounts can also access the attendance form for their classes
Protects your primary account data

IMPROVED PAYROLL REPORT
You can now generate an income report for individual instructors

IMPROVED USER GUIDES
Updated guides with information about instructor accounts and booking online / live streamed classes

02 April 2020

IMPROVED BROADCAST CLASSES
One streaming link can be set for all classes in a series (recurring)
Send streaming link to all participants or only paid participants

IMPROVED WEB APP
Our web app now asks visitors every 14 days to install (was 30 days)

31 March 2020

IMPROVED BROADCAST CLASSES
Add up to 200 participants per class
Streaming link is now sent to participants on edit / modify
Streaming link can be sent even after the activity has ended
Streaming link is sent to clients on booking if class is free

IMPROVED ACTIVITY REPORT
Filter report by time to generate data for individual classes
Fixed a display issue when exporting to PDF

16 March 2020

BROADCAST CLASSES (NEW!)
Use any 3rd party streaming service including Zoom, Skype and Google to broadcast online classes via Bookamat
Students receive the streaming link on payment confirmation

STRIPE PAYMENTS INTEGRATION (NEW!)
Bookamat is now integrated with Stripe to allow businesses in 36 countries to accept online card payments
Payments processed by Stripe are paid into your account in as little as 3 business days
Bookamat deducts AUD30c per transaction for using Stripe. Please check Stripe Pricing for their fees in your country

EMAIL ALL PARTICIPANTS (NEW!)
You can now email all participants in any activity
Easily notify all class participants if you are running late etc

09 March 2020

TIERED PRICING FOR ATTENDING UP TO 5 CLASSES PER WEEK (NEW!)
Create recurring tiered pricing for clients attending 1 to 5 classes per week
Automatic calculation based on how many classes a student joins / leaves
Recurring billing per calendar month means a steady revenue
Pricing can stack across one or more class types

IMPROVED BUSINESS REGISTRATION
It is now easier for new businesses to register on Bookamat from anywhere in the world

21 February 2020

IMPROVED LIVE SCHEDULE
Added a Sold Out tag to classes which are fully booked on the live schedule page

IMPROVED SERVICE MANAGER
Business can now link staff to all pricing in a service
Saves time for businesses which have many pricing and services

IMPROVED NOTIFICATIONS
Upcoming class reminders are sent to clients by default
Clients can opt out from these reminders

18 February 2020

IMPROVED WEB APP
Business App now opens on the Schedule page for instant class view
Fixed a bug with the add participants page

GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS
Fixed a bug but that caused some client and staff names to appear in lower case
General speed improvements

29 January 2020

IMPROVED BUSINESS NOTIFICATIONS
Added a suite of notification settings for the account holder and members

24 January 2020

MINIMUM PAYMENT COMMITMENT (NEW!)
Set the minimum number of payments clients must commit to when buying a pass or membership
Works on all recurring plans (weekly reservation + packs + unlimited passes)
Track the number of payments a client has made / has remaining

IMPROVEMENTS TO HOMEPAGE
New content and layout added

UNLIMITED FREE TRIAL
We now offer an unlimited subscription free trial
Businesses with 10 or less active clients do not pay a subscription fee

14 January 2020

ACTIVITY REPORT (NEW!)
Performance analysis for activities and classes
Can be downloaded into Excel format

IMPROVED CLIENT REPORT
See the latest activity for each client to help with retention and reward campaigns

IMPROVED NOTIFICATIONS
You can show or hide your business address on all client payment confirmation emails

IMPROVED SOCIAL SHARING
Share any activity via email by copying the link to your clip board

IMPROVED BUSINESS DETAILS
Added a practice number to the account page which displays on invoices

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