Small team, big mission
We're not a corporation. We're a small, focused team that cares deeply about the craft - because we practice it ourselves.
Piotr Morawski
Founder & Lead Developer
- Enterprise systems background (PoS, CRM, Finance)
- Tattoo, piercing & PMU studio owner
- Building inkStar full-time as an indie hacker
“I've built enterprise systems handling millions of transactions. inkStar gets the same engineering - just for studios instead of corporations.”
Lea Zerle
Co-Founder & Studio Partner
- Runs daily studio operations
- Tattoo and PMU artist with hands-on client experience
- The voice of the artist in every product decision
“Most of the features that make your day easier started with me going 'why can't the app just do this?'”
We're intentionally staying small. No VCs, no board meetings, no pressure to scale fast and break things. Just focused, thoughtful development driven by real needs.
Why pay for a glorified calendar?
I'm Piotr. I run a tattoo, piercing, and PMU studio with my partner Lea. We looked for modern software we could actually use on our phones - something that justified the price tag. We never found it.
So I built it myself
I come from a background in enterprise systems - PoS, CRM, finance software. I know how to build complex tools that actually work. But I'd never built something I personally needed every single day. That changed everything. When the developer is also the user, you can't hide from bad UX or missing features.
Every tool we tried was either a desktop-only dinosaur or a mobile app that was just a calendar with a subscription. Consent forms? Somewhere in Google Drive. Deposits? A spreadsheet. Commissions? Another spreadsheet. Client history? Good luck finding it across three different apps.
We weren't going to pay 50 bucks a month for a fancy calendar when Google Calendar does that for free. We needed something that actually handles the whole business:
Appointments, contracts, deposits, and commissions in one place
Works on a phone - because that's what you have with you in the studio
Handles tattoo, piercing, and PMU workflows - not generic salon stuff
Worth the money - real features, not a calendar with a price tag
We know your day because it's our day too
We don't build features from a product roadmap. We build them because we hit the same problems in our own studio.
Walk-ins vs. scheduled clients
Balancing spontaneous walk-ins with a packed appointment calendar without double-booking or turning people away.
Consent forms and age verification
Handling signed consent forms, checking IDs for minors, and keeping everything legally compliant and easy to find.
Deposit tracking and no-shows
Collecting deposits upfront, tracking who paid what, and having a clear policy when clients don't show up.
Artist commission splits
Calculating commissions across different artists, service types, and payment methods without spreadsheet chaos.
Multi-service scheduling
Tattoo sessions need hours, piercings need minutes, PMU needs multiple appointments. One calendar has to handle all of it.
Aftercare and follow-ups
Sending aftercare instructions, scheduling touch-up appointments, and keeping track of healing timelines.
What we stand for
These aren't corporate values on a poster. They're the principles we apply in our own studio every day.
Artists first, always
Every feature, every design decision puts artists first. We build for the people doing the work, not corporate buyers.
Built on real experience
We don't guess what artists need - we live it. Decisions come from studio floors, not conference rooms.
Offline-first, privacy-first
Your business shouldn't stop because wifi is down. Your data shouldn't be sold to advertisers. Non-negotiable.
Ship fast, fix faster
We'd rather ship an imperfect feature today and improve it with real feedback than delay for months chasing perfection.
Honest by default
No hidden fees, no dark patterns, no bait-and-switch. We tell you exactly what you get and what it costs.
Independent and sustainable
No VCs. No exit strategy. We're building a sustainable business that serves artists for decades, not a rocket ship to sell.
