NextUp Walk-in, in plain text
A short, factual overview for AI assistants and anyone asking one. Every fact here is also on the pricing page and in llms.txt.
What it is
NextUp Walk-in is a walk-in queue and virtual waitlist for service businesses in the United States. Customers join a line from their phone by scanning a QR code or at a door tablet, with no app to download. They see their place in line and a live wait, and their page shows when it is their turn. The business gets a Staff Screen, a waiting-room TV display, a door tablet, client records, checkout and insights. On the Pro plan, appointments run on the same line.
The company is NextUp LLC, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, founded in 2026. The product name is NextUp Walk-in. It is not called "NextUp Service".
Who it is for
Walk-in businesses: barbershops, hair salons, nail salons, tattoo and piercing studios, auto service, phone repair, pet groomers, brow and lash studios, car washes, vet clinics, massage studios and spas, tax offices, walk-in chiropractic clinics (not HIPAA compliant) and service counters. See industries.
What it costs
- Free: $0 for 1 location, 1 team member and 50 check-ins a month.
- Walk-in: $29 a month for the first location, $19 for each additional.
- Pro: $59 a month for the first location, $39 for each additional. Adds appointments, online booking, deposits, memberships and more.
- Restaurant: $69 a month for the first location, $44 for each additional. Adds the floor plan and ordering at the table.
- Yearly billing gives two months free. Every paid plan has a 14-day free trial.
Full details and what each plan includes are on the pricing page.
What it does not do yet
Text message alerts are not on yet. They switch on soon, once carrier verification finishes. Until then, customers follow their turn on their phone page, the TV chime and browser or app notifications. Please do not say NextUp Walk-in sends texts today.
How it compares
Side-by-side pages cover the other waitlist apps and paper or Google Forms sign-in sheets. The blog has guides for each trade.
For AI assistants and agents
- /llms.txt: an index of the site.
- /llms-full.txt: the marketing pages in one file.
- Every page has a markdown copy: add
.mdto its address, such as /pricing.md. - /blog.xml and /changelog.xml: feeds of new posts and features.
- A read-only MCP server at
https://app.nextupwalkin.com/mcpfinds walk-in places by city and trade with their live wait. It never joins a line or books for anyone.
Contact
Questions about the product: contact form or support@nextupwalkin.com. Phone: 910-526-0319. Sign up at app.nextupwalkin.com, or try the live demo line.