The salon operating system

The salon that remembers every guest

AI face check-in and fair turn rotation, running privately on your own iPad. One serene system for check-in, POS, payroll, inventory and marketing.

100% free · run as a non-profit
Recognized in 2 seconds
live at the front desk

Loved from the US to Vietnam to Korea

Independent salons and growing chains run their whole front of house on ULAN.

Vietnamese-American nail salon in Westminster, CA using ULAN check-in
🇺🇸 USA

Bellariva Nails · Westminster, CA

Face check-in keeps our Saturday rush calm, no clipboard at the door.

Nail salon in Garden Grove, CA using ULAN booking
🇺🇸 USA

Lacquer Lounge · Garden Grove, CA

Online booking and fair turn rotation in one place, my techs trust the queue now.

Nail salon in Houston, TX using ULAN point of sale
🇺🇸 USA

Sole & Polish · Houston, TX

Checkout that took five minutes now takes thirty seconds, and tips went up.

Nail salon in San Jose, CA using ULAN turn rotation
🇺🇸 USA

Modern Tips · San Jose, CA

The fairness board ended every “whose turn is it” argument on the floor.

Vietnamese nail salon using ULAN
🇻🇳 Vietnam

Hương Nail Atelier · Sài Gòn

Face check-in cut the front-desk line in half during weekend rush.

Nail studio in Hanoi using ULAN client profiles
🇻🇳 Vietnam

Mây Nail Studio · Hà Nội

Regulars’ saved nail art pops up instantly, consultations are so much faster.

Beach nail salon in Da Nang using ULAN self check-in
🇻🇳 Vietnam

Maison Nail · Đà Nẵng

Self check-in on the iPad saved our front desk on the busiest days.

Korean nail salon using ULAN
🇰🇷 Korea

소담 네일 · 서울 강남

Returning guests are greeted by name with their saved nail art.

K-beauty nail salon in Hongdae, Seoul using ULAN booking
🇰🇷 Korea

글로우 네일 · Hongdae, Seoul

Reservations, reminders and reviews finally live on one calm screen.

Upscale nail salon in Busan using ULAN checkout
🇰🇷 Korea

미오 네일 · Busan

Checkout and loyalty in one tap, guests rebook before they leave.

One serene system, from open to close

Revenue, appointments and top locations tracked automatically, so your team checks one screen instead of five.

ULAN dashboard showing daily revenue, appointment count and top-performing salon locations

Everything your front desk needs

Watch ULAN run a real front desk

Tap through the features, every clip is captured from the real app.

Nail salon supplies sourced through ULAN

Never overpay for supplies again

10,000+ vetted suppliers across Vietnam and China. ULAN's AI matches every product to its best price, then reorders before you run out.

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    10,000+ suppliers

    Vetted factories & distributors across Vietnam and China, in one catalog.

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    AI best-price match

    Every gel, tip and tool matched to the cheapest in-stock source, automatically.

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    Auto-replenish by demand

    ULAN learns what guests book, tracks your stock, factors in busy and slow seasons, and reorders at the right time, so supplies run themselves.

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Award-winning salon software

Best Salon Software 2026

Beauty Tech Awards

Editors' Choice

NAILS Magazine

Top 10 Retail AI

Asia Beauty Summit

Highest Rated

4.9/5 · 800+ reviews

Built by people who love salons

A small team across nail tech, design and AI, obsessed with giving salons calm, beautiful tools.

Meet the team →
The ULAN office
Front-desk hardware

Free software forever. Hardware near cost.

We’re not here to profit off nail salons, we’re here to help you build and grow. No hidden fees, no subscriptions: ULAN runs free forever on your own iPad, computer or any browser. Our hardware is optional, sold near cost.

Most salons choose this
iPad on the ULAN spin-and-flip stand with tap-to-pay card reader

iPad Flip Stand + Card Reader

$149
  • 360° spin-and-flip stand, turn the screen to your guest in one motion
  • Auto-rotating display, guests review every service detail at checkout
  • Tap-to-pay reader, Apple Pay, Google Pay and contactless cards
  • Uses the iPad you already own, ULAN is free on iPad
Reserve the combo · $149
Optional black cash drawer with key lock

Cash Drawer, optional add-on

$35
  • Auto-opens on cash sales, right from ULAN checkout
  • Standard 16″ heavy-duty drawer with key lock
  • Plugs into any receipt printer or USB
  • Or buy any drawer on Amazon, ULAN works with all of them
Add a drawer · $35
  • ULAN software free forever, no subscription, no hidden fees
  • Free setup, menu import & training
  • No contract, no monthly lease, no lock-in
  • Keep your own card processor

Already have an iPad, computer or tablet? You need nothing else, ULAN is free forever on all of them.

$149 once, or $6,456 in two years?

Most salon POS bundles hide the “free” hardware inside a 12-month marketing contract. Here's the honest math.

ULAN.

$149
  • $149 stand + card reader, you own it
  • $0/month software, forever
  • No contract, cancel anytime
  • Marketing optional, from $19.99
  • 2-year total: $149

Typical POS + marketing bundle*

$6,456
  • “Free” $2,185 hardware, tied to a contract
  • $288/month year one, $250/month after
  • 12-month commitment
  • Marketing bundled in, whether you use it or not
  • 2-year total: $6,456
You keep $6,307enough to renovate the whole salon

Feature for feature

ULAN.
Typical bundle
AI face check-in
Fair turn rotation
Online booking & reminders
POS, payroll & tips
SMS & review marketing
AI supply marketplace
Multi-store analytics
Runs on your own iPad or browser
Keep your own card processor
10× ROI marketing guarantee
Marketing on ULAN is an optional $19.99 add-on, in typical bundles it's forced into the monthly contract. *Publicly advertised pricing of a leading nail-salon POS + marketing package, July 2026.

Free software. Optional growth.

ULAN is run as a non-profit. The software is free, forever, for every salon and tech, in every country. We sustain it through the optional supply marketplace, never by charging for the tools.

Free forever
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On your own iPad, the App Store app, or any browser.

  • Unlimited check-ins
  • All features included
  • Keep your own card processor
  • Free setup & training
Start free
Boost
$19.99/mo

Self-serve marketing tools to fill slow days.

  • Everything in Free
  • SMS & email win-back campaigns
  • Review boosting & QR menu
  • Social posts & promo scheduler
Add Boost
Growth Team
$49.99/mo

Our marketing team runs it all for you.

  • Everything in Boost
  • Dedicated marketing team
  • Monthly growth report
  • 10× ROI guarantee, or that month is refunded
If tracked bookings don't return at least 10× your $49.99 in a month, we refund that month.
Hire the team
Optional front-desk hardware from $149 one-time, see the options above. No contracts. No lock-in. Cancel anytime.
New · ULAN Supply

The supply closet,
softened.

Premium pastel essentials for your salon, thank-you bags, gloves, spa liners and very happy mail. Made responsibly in our own factory, fronted by the Bag Crew: UNI, LOLO, ANA and NINI.

30% recycled resinFree shipping over $99Ships in 24h
Visit the supply shop
UNI the bunny, Waste line
UNI · Waste
LOLO the duck, Gloves line
LOLO · Gloves
ANA the cat, Mailers line
ANA · Mailers
NINI the hamster, Spa line
NINI · Spa