Appointments + walk-ins

Booked and walk-in, in one fair line

Light appointments that check in to the same queue as walk-ins. No separate calendar app, no double-booking, no argument about who was here first.

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The turnda Bookings screen for a day: a count of 7 bookings with 1 due now, 4 upcoming and 2 arrived, a timeline of the day's slots, and tables listing each booking by time and name with check-in and reschedule actions.
What it is

Appointments + walk-ins

turnda takes simple bookings for a time slot. When that person arrives and checks in, they enter the same line as everyone else — placed ahead of walk-ins once their booking is due, and treated as a normal arrival if they turn up early. Walk-ins are always implicit: you never have to configure them.

How it works

Step by step

1

Publish your times

Set the hours and slot length for a line. That is the whole setup.

2

People book a slot

They pick a time and get a confirmation with their tracking link.

3

They check in when they arrive

Checking in is what puts them in the line — a booking alone does not hold up your counter.

4

The line stays fair

A due booking is served ahead of walk-ins; an early arrival waits like anyone else until their slot comes round.

The honest edge

Deliberately light, on purpose

turnda does not try to be a per-staff calendar with resources, rotas and recurring rules — those exist and they are heavy. What it does is make a booking and a walk-in land in the same queue under the same fairness rules, which is the part that actually goes wrong at a busy counter.

Also included

Everything else on this page

Customers book their own slot

A public page of your open times. They pick one, and they are booked — no phone call and nobody at your desk taking it down.

They can move it or cancel it themselves

Their booking page offers reschedule, cancel and check in. You decide how many times somebody may move a booking.

Decide when self-booking is open

The earliest and latest time people may book, and how far ahead — a day, a season, or up to a year.

Slot length and how many per slot

Set the length of a slot and how many people may take the same one, for a counter that serves several at once.

Check in from their own phone

Checking in is what puts them in the line, and they can do it themselves — or you can do it at the desk.

Stop early check-ins

Set how early a booking may check in, or leave it open to any time that day.

Show a booking before it is due

Choose how far ahead an upcoming booking appears in the live line, so the counter can see it coming.

A reminder before the slot

Sent by email, as far ahead as you choose. It cannot ride WhatsApp: a reminder arrives long after the guest last messaged you, and WhatsApp only allows a free message inside that window.

A grace period for a no-show

How long a called booking is held before it counts as a no-show — short for a fast line, longer where people wander.

Common questions

Is this a full booking system?

No, and deliberately so. It handles time slots that feed your queue. If you need per-staff calendars and resource scheduling, a dedicated booking product will serve you better.

What if a booked customer arrives early?

They wait like a walk-in until their slot is due, then take their place. That is what keeps the line fair to people who came without an appointment.

Can I take walk-ins only?

Yes — walk-ins work with no configuration at all. Bookings are opt-in.

Can customers book themselves in, without calling?

Yes. There is a public booking page showing your open times; they pick a slot and they are booked. You set when self-booking opens and closes, how far ahead people may book, how long a slot is and how many fit in one.

Can they change a booking themselves?

Yes. Their booking page offers reschedule, cancel and check in — and you decide how many times one booking may be moved, so a slot cannot be shuffled all week.

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