Pet notes live in a notebook
The blade size, the matting and the nervous spot are in a paper diary that stays at the salon.
Nothing to wire up. You describe the business in plain language, Ifa designs and builds it, and you check the plan before any of it exists.
Dog grooming software
Dog grooming software for independent groomers: pets, owners, appointments and the notes that make the next groom easier.
Ifa is pet grooming software you set up by describing your salon or your van. Each pet and owner is a record with your own fields. Groomer working hours are set once, and availability is checked before an appointment is booked.
Illustrative workflow · Guided pre-launch setup
Starting workflow
- 1Enquiry
- 2Pet profile
- 3Booking
- 4Groom notes
- 5Pickup
- 6Rebook
Pet grooming scheduling software books the slot. The groom depends on what you remember about the dog.
Coat condition, the blade that worked last time, the owner who is always late: none of it fits in a calendar entry.
Owners and pets get mixed up
Two dogs called Bella, one owner with three dogs, and a phone number that belongs to the ex-husband.
Slots ignore the real groom time
A full de-shed booked into a 45-minute slot puts the whole afternoon behind.
Rebooking depends on memory
The six-week rebook is offered only if someone remembers at pickup.
From the first message to the rebook.
Six stages a grooming salon already names, each showing who holds it and what happens next.
- Step 01
Enquiry
Capture the owner, the pet and what they are asking for.
- Step 02
Pet profile
Record breed, weight, coat, temperament and vet details on the pet record.
- Step 03
Booking
Reserve the groomer and a slot sized to the groom after the availability check.
- Step 04
Groom notes
Log the cut, the blade sizes, the products and anything the owner should know.
- Step 05
Pickup
Mark the pet ready, attach the photo and record the pickup.
- Step 06
Rebook
Track when the next groom is due and who will contact the owner.
Illustrative workspace
See this week's grooms and which ones need attention.
An illustrative workspace built from example records. It shows the views a groomer would review during guided setup.
Guided setup
Guided setup starts with one dog on this week's list.
We follow one real appointment from the enquiry to the rebook, agree the stages, then go through the workspace with you before any pilot.
Questions we map together
- How do owners reach you: a text, a social message, a call or a booking link?
- Who confirms the slot, and how long does each groom really take?
- Which pet details must be visible before the dog is on the table?
- When should a rebook appear as due, and who owns it?
You see the proposed stages, fields and responsibilities, and correct them, before the pilot starts.
Who this starting workflow is (and is not) for
A practical fit for
- Independent groomers and small grooming salons
- Mobile grooming vans with one or two groomers
- Groomers moving off a paper diary or a spreadsheet
Not designed for
- Boarding and daycare operations that need kennel management
- Veterinary clinics or any regulated animal-health records
- Groomers who need payments and tips inside the tool from day one
Compared
How Ifa compares with dog grooming software
MoeGo, Gingr, Pawfinity and DaySmart Pet are appointment books with pet profiles and reminders attached. Ifa is a workspace around the pet record, with appointments as one part of it.
| What matters | Ifa | Typical grooming apps |
|---|---|---|
| Where the day starts | The pet record and the appointment, from enquiry to rebook. | The appointment book. |
| Custom records and fields | Pets, owners, appointments, groom notes and vaccination records as your own record types with your own fields. | A fixed pet profile with some custom fields. |
| Customer online booking and reminders | Bookable records with working hours, policies and conflict checks; customers book through a booking page Ifa creates or in chat on a connected channel, and your team can always book for them. Reminders are a workflow you define that sends through a connected channel. | Usually included. |
| Payments and tips | Planned. Today payments and tips stay in your card terminal. | Usually included. |
| Photos and notes | Files upload and attach to the pet or the appointment, with preview. | Usually a photo field on the pet profile. |
| Bringing your data in | CSV, Excel and JSON exports imported with preview, checks and your approval. | Varies. Client and pet CSV is common. |
| Pricing | Preview the workspace, then pay. No free tier. | Monthly plans per groomer or per location. Check each vendor. |
Written by Ifa from the vendors' public pages on September 1, 2026. Features and prices change, so confirm them with each vendor before deciding.
Switching
Switching from your grooming app or a spreadsheet
Export clients and pets, import them, and approve the match before anything is written.
Google Sheets or Excel
Download the sheet as CSV or keep it as XLSX. Column names become the field names you approve.
MoeGo
Export clients and pets as CSV from the Clients list.
Gingr
Export owners and animals as CSV from Reports.
Pawfinity
Export the client list as CSV.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this dog grooming software or just an appointment book?
- Both. Groomer working hours, availability checks and bookings sit beside the pet record, the owner record, the groom notes and the photos.
- How does booking work for owners and groomers?
- Groomers, tables and vans are bookable records with working hours; a policy per service sizes the slot, and every booking is checked for conflicts. An owner can book through a booking page Ifa creates or in chat on a connected channel, and you can always book for them. Reminders are a workflow you define that sends through a connected channel.
- How do I import my clients from MoeGo, Gingr or a spreadsheet?
- Export clients and pets as CSV or Excel and import. Ifa previews the columns, checks the values and asks you to approve the match before anything is written.
- Can I keep photos and groom notes with each pet?
- Yes. Files upload to the workspace, preview in the browser and attach to the pet or the appointment.
Continue exploring
Whichever one answers your next question.
Map the way a groom moves from enquiry to rebook.
Join the waitlist and tell us where a note, a slot or a rebook goes missing.
We check every waitlist request against what we can actually support during pre-launch.