New to Book Visit Now? Start with the Initial Setup guide. Add your company information, a provider, a location, and a service, then create your first appointment.

GUIDES:

• Watch the initial Setup Video on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@BookVisitNow
• Initial Setup
• Optional Settings
• Business Settings
• Creating an Appointment

Four things are required before you can book appointments: 

• A company name
• One provider,
• One location,
• One service. 

The app shows you a checklist on first launch. You should spend 3 extra minutes going through the additional settings, especially if you collect taxes.

Common questions

My appointments are not appearing on my other device. Check that both devices are signed in to the same Apple Account and that iCloud Drive is switched on. The first sync can take a minute. If it persists, open the app on both devices and leave them in the foreground for thirty seconds.

A client's details are different in the app and in Contacts. Use Settings → Sync Contacts. It scans, shows you every difference side by side, and lets you pick which version to keep, field by field. Nothing is overwritten until you approve it.

I have the same client twice. The Sync Contacts scan also finds duplicate client records and offers a guided merge. Merging combines both histories into one client. It cannot be undone, and it never changes anything in Apple Contacts.

My reports show no profit. Reports can only calculate profit if you have entered what things cost you. Add your costs under Settings → Services Menu → Back-End Accounting, and the item cost on each product. The $0 Cost Audit report lists exactly what is missing.

An appointment is not showing up in my income reports. Only appointments marked Completed or Checked In count as revenue. An appointment still sitting at Scheduled after the fact will not appear. Past appointments needing a final status are listed under "Action Required" on the client's profile.

I cannot find my appointment in Apple Calendar. Look for a calendar named Book Visit Now, created automatically the first time you book. If you cannot see it, check it is switched on in the Calendar app.

I have reached 10 clients. See the pricing page for exactly what happens and what your options are. Nothing is deleted.

Apple Calendar

With Calendar permission, Book Visit Now can save appointment information to Apple Calendar. Look for the Book Visit Now calendar group, and check that it is visible. Calendar saving is separate from Book Visit Now's own appointment record, so a missing Calendar event does not necessarily mean the Book Visit Now appointment is missing.

Additionally, allowing Apple Calendar access will also use your existing calendar notification reminders. Book Visit Now does not have push reminders of its own.

Syncing Devices

Check that both devices use the same Apple Account and that Book Visit Now is allowed to use iCloud. Intake documents also depend on iCloud Drive. Open Book Visit Now on both devices with an internet connection and allow time for synchronization. If the records still differ, contact support before deleting the app or resetting data. Depending on internet connection speed, full syncing can take several minutes.

Guides

(These pages are still being built and will link here as they are published.)

• Setting up for the first time
• Booking and managing appointments
• Working with clients
• Sending reminders and messages
• Running reports and exporting your data
• Syncing with Apple Contacts

Updates and Problems

See What’s New for release highlights. If something is not working as expected, email support@bookvisitnow.com with your device, operating-system version, app version, and the steps that led to the problem. Tell us what happened, what you expected, and the steps to reproduce it if you know them. Screenshots help enormously. Remove or blur client information in screenshots before sending them.

Requesting a feature

Send it. Genuinely. 

Requests from working professionals are the main thing that decides what gets built next.

Two things I will not build, so you can save the email: online client booking, and anything that requires your client list to pass through a server of mine. 

The reasoning is on the Privacy Promise page.