Barber & Grooming, NYC
Barbers and grooming in New York City.
Fresh cuts at home or in-shop, one flat $1 fee.
A good barber is hard to find and harder to book the exact day you need the chair. Bobby is being built to connect New Yorkers with barbers, every one vetted and background-checked before their first job, for fresh cuts, fades, line-ups, beard work, and grooming, at your apartment or in their shop, whichever you want. Real reviews, the price upfront, and a flat $1 fee. Barbers set their own rate and keep every dollar of it.
A flat $1 fee, whichever side you are on.
Here is how a fresh cut at home works on Bobby, for the customer and for the barber. Drag the price to see it at any job size. Same flat fee, no percentage cut, ever.
If you book it (customer)
The barber keeps 100% of their price. Bobby's fee is a flat $1, never a percentage. Standard card processing is billed at cost, and your full total is shown before you confirm.
If you provide it (barber)
A typical 25% app would take $10 of this job. On Bobby, all $40 stays yours.
What you keep as a barber, side by side
You keep all $40. No percentage, ever. The flat $1 fee is the customer's, added on top.
They take $10 out of this one job. You keep just three quarters of your own work.
Example only, not a quote. Barbers set their own price; the flat $1 fee is what stays fixed.
Everything, one flat fee.
- Barbers background-checked and vetted before their first job
- At-home visits or in-shop appointments, your call
- Cuts, fades, line-ups, beard trims, hot-towel shaves
- In-app chat and secure card payment
- Your price stays your price, with no percentage commission
Three steps.
- Pick your style and place
Choose the cut or grooming you want, at home or in the shop, and see the price before you commit.
- Get matched with a barber
A barber nearby, background-checked before their first appointment, takes it. Read their reviews at launch before you choose.
- Pay securely, keep it simple
Pay by card in the app. The barber keeps 100% and Bobby takes a flat $1.
Barbers in your borough.
Bobby is launching barber & grooming borough by borough. Find yours:
Why New Yorkers are choosing Bobby.
Booking apps take 15 to 30 percent off the top. That’s real money out of a barber’s pocket on every single head. Bobby charges a flat $1 per booking instead. The barber keeps their full rate, you see the price before you sit down, and the person holding the clippers earns exactly what they charge. That’s the whole model, fair for New Yorkers and the barbers who keep them sharp.
Barber & Grooming FAQ
How much will a cut cost on Bobby?
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Are Bobby’s barbers vetted?
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What barber & grooming costs, and how the fees compare
Real New York prices, and how the big apps’ cuts stack up against Bobby’s flat fee.
Ardi Shita Founder & CEO, Bobby
Ardi founded Bobby to fix the gig economy in his own city. With a background in investment banking, M&A and company building, he leads the New York team building one trusted app for everyday services — on a flat $1 fee, with not a cent skimmed off the people doing the work.
Built for New York. Launching by the book.
Bobby is preparing for launch and is finalizing all required business registrations, insurance, and provider vetting. Every provider will be identity-verified and background-checked before their first job.
Our platform is being built with compliance at its core. Services requiring regulatory authorization will not be offered or made available until all applicable licenses, permits, and registrations have been issued.
In the meantime, we invite you to join our waitlist to be among the first to experience Bobby when we officially launch.