Mobile grooming is booming, but most pet software was built for brick-and-mortar salons with reception desks and desktop computers. You are in a van. You need software that works from your phone, handles route logistics, and lets you manage every client interaction on the go. Animal Friends OS is built for exactly that.
You do not have a front desk. You do not have a reception computer. Your "office" is the driver's seat between appointments. Every piece of software you use needs to work perfectly from a phone screen while you are parked in a client's driveway.
Animal Friends OS is built mobile-first. Your daily route, client profiles, grooming notes, photo pipeline, payment processing, and schedule management all work from your phone. No laptop in the van, no "I'll update that when I get home," no lost information.
| Expense | Traditional Route | With Animal Friends OS |
|---|---|---|
| Pet business software (12 months) | $1,140 - $3,000/yr ($95-250/mo) | $540/yr ($45/mo) |
| GPS route tracking (12 months) | $600 - $1,200/yr | $360/yr ($29.99/mo) |
| Professional website | $5,000 - $8,000 | $175 (one-time) |
| Branded mobile app | $9,000 - $15,000 | $299 (one-time) |
| Client portal | $2,000 - $5,000 | Included |
| SMS reminders & notifications | $600 - $1,200/yr | Included |
| First-year total | $18,340 - $33,400 | $1,374 |
Your entire day on your phone: appointments in route order, client addresses with one-tap navigation, and time estimates between stops. Built for how mobile groomers actually work.
Real-time location tracking, route history, and automated ETA notifications. Clients get a text when you are on the way, just like a ride-share arrival alert.
Full client and pet CRM on your phone. Breed, coat type, temperament, preferred styles, and grooming history all accessible in the driveway before you knock on the door.
Take before/after photos on your phone, apply logo watermarks and professional filters, generate branded report cards, and send everything to the client via SMS. No desktop processing needed.
Online booking with service area filtering. Clients enter their address and the system confirms whether they are within your travel zone. No wasted time on out-of-area requests.
Process payments in the client's driveway with your own processor. Square, Stripe, or your bank terminal. No forced gateway and no transaction fees to us.
Day-before reminders, 2-hour heads-up, and on-the-way notifications sent automatically. Two-way SMS lets clients reply directly to your number.
Professional website ($175) and branded mobile app ($299) as one-time builds. Clients book, view their pet's grooming history, and track your arrival from their phone.
Set clients on 4/6/8-week cycles. Auto-book their next appointment and send reminders. Build a predictable schedule that fills your route efficiently.
Most mobile groomers use generic scheduling apps and spreadsheets because traditional pet software is designed for brick-and-mortar salons. Animal Friends OS is mobile-first with GPS route tracking, mobile scheduling, on-the-go client management, and a photo pipeline that processes and sends grooming photos from your phone.
Animal Friends OS is $45/mo flat for the full platform plus $29.99/mo for the GPS tracking add-on. That gives you everything: mobile scheduling, route planning, client CRM, photo system, SMS reminders, online booking, and a professional website ($175 one-time) and mobile app ($299 one-time). Traditional alternatives cost $95-$250/mo without GPS or mobile-first features.
Yes. The GPS tracking add-on ($29.99/mo) provides real-time location tracking, route history, and the ability to share your ETA with the next client. Clients get an automated text when you are on the way, similar to ride-share arrival notifications.
Yes. Animal Friends OS is mobile-first. You can view your daily route, check client details, access pet profiles and grooming notes, take and send photos, and process payments all from your phone. No laptop required in the van.
The online booking widget includes service area settings so clients can only book if they are within your travel zone. Clients enter their address during booking, and the system calculates whether they are in your service area automatically.
Yes. Take photos on your phone, apply logo watermarks and professional filters, and send them to the client via SMS, all from the Animal Friends OS mobile interface. The photo pipeline works entirely from your phone with no desktop processing required.
14-day free trial. No credit card required. Set up in under an hour.