The Buddy App for Business

Power Your Bookings with the Buddy App

Get discovered, build trust, and convert bookings through the Buddy ecosystem — from app to web.

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Two Products. One Ecosystem.

The Buddy App vs. Buddy for Business

Mobile app interface showing team management for Dive Oahu, including team members, management, and tips, with a notification request to join the dive instructor team.

The Buddy App

Your in-app business profile, team page, dive log validation, shared dives, and discoverability — where divers find and trust you.

Buddy for Business

Calendar, bookings, customer management, payments — the full operator dashboard at business.bookwithbuddy.com.

How to Get Started

Three steps to connect a business

Step 1

Download the Buddy App & Create a Professional Profile

Download the Buddy mobile app on iOS or Android.

During sign-up, select Professional as your profile type.

Be sure to use the first and last name you’d like associated with your business — this is how we link you to your shop inside the app.

Step 2

Register or Claim Your Business on Buddy Booking

Register your business at:
👉 business.bookwithbuddy.com/register

Use this step to:

  • Claim an existing business already listed in the Buddy app

  • Create a new business if your business is not yet live

Once business is registered on Buddy Booking, you’ll manage all Business Profile details shown in app (name, description, location, activities, etc.) directly in Settings on Buddy booking.

These details will appear live in the Buddy app and on BookWithBuddy.com.

Register your business now!

Step 3

Assign a Manager & Add Your Team to Business Profile

Once your business is live on Buddy Booking, our team will reach out to confirm which professional Buddy profile should be listed as the Business Manager.

The Manager:

Has in-app control to approve or deny team members

Receives notifications when professionals request to add your business to their profiles

Once approved:

Your business appears on team members’ Buddy profiles Your shop is officially represented inside the Buddy app Customers see a verified, connected team tied to your business.

Watch how to do this →

Build Your Team in the App

Connect Your Team to Your Business

Team members can link their professional profile to your shop — so every dive log they validate, every dive they share, and every certification they hold connects back to your business.

A smartphone screen displaying a dive app profile for Romy Hart, showing certifications, a Byron badge, and diving shop options for Dive Oahu and Hawaii Eco Divers.

Step 1

Team Requests to Join

Instructors add your business in their Buddy profile under "Dive Shop."

Step 2

Manager Confirms

You get an in-app notification to confirm them as a team member.

Step 3

They Show on Your Profile

Approved team members appear on your business page in the Buddy app.

Step-by-step guide on adding a dive shop, including screens from a mobile app showing the process of adding "Dive Oahu" as a team member, with confirmation that the user needs to be verified as a team member.

Validate Customer & Student Dive Logs

Three smartphone screens showing steps to validate dive log entries via app. Step 1: Enter 'Official validation' page. Step 2: Search and select divers to add. Step 3: Confirm selected divers in 'Official Validation' page.

Shared Dives Linked to Your Business

Smartphone screen displaying a scenic underwater map, a sea turtle, and details about a dive in Honolulu, Hawaii, including date, depth, and duration.

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