Porhayr
A cross-platform booking marketplace for the Philippines' independent service economy — connecting customers with salons, makeup artists, tutors, tattoo & more.
Booked on Messenger.
Tracked in a notebook.
Independent PH service pros have no real tools to run their business — and customers have no real way to find and book them.
For providers
No calendar, manual price/slot haggling over chat, frequent no-shows, and visibility limited to their own followers.
For customers
No way to discover vetted providers, compare prices & ratings, see real availability, or book without a chat negotiation.
A two-sided market — we win the supply side first.
🎯 Primary — Providers we monetize
Independent beauty & wellness pros in Cebu — home salons, makeup & nail artists, barbers, massage therapists. Solo or micro-teams, smartphone-savvy, currently running on Facebook & Messenger.
👥 Secondary — Customers always free
Urban, mobile-first consumers (18–40) in Metro Cebu booking personal services. They already discover via Facebook recommendations and pay with GCash.
Beachhead: one city, one vertical — beauty & wellness in Cebu City — then expand to tutoring, tattoo & fitness, then other PH cities.
What we learned.
+ notebook
everywhere
📈 Market tailwinds
The Philippines ranks among the world's highest in social-media & mobile usage; post-pandemic freelance/home-based services have surged.
🧭 Competitor gap
Global tools (Booksy/Fresha) aren't localized and charge commission; nothing PH-native is multi-vertical with 0% commission.
Directional findings from early discovery. Hard figures (interview counts, market size) to be confirmed with primary pilot research.
Discover → Book → Show up.
One app that replaces the Messenger-and-notebook workflow with a real booking system.
- Discover — browse & filter vetted local providers by service, area & rating.
- Book real availability — the engine shows only bookable slots and locks them — no double-booking.
- Pay directly — optional GCash deposit straight to the business. Porhayr never touches the money.
- Stay in sync — in-app chat, post-booking reviews & push notifications.
What we build first.
- In: auth, provider profiles & services, availability + booking engine, discovery, direct-payment display, chat, basic reviews, notifications.
- Platforms: iOS & Android apps + a lightweight web public profile/booking page (shareable links).
- Deferred: subscription billing, advanced search, staff, KYC, full admin console, localization.
Subscription-only.
0% commission.
Providers keep 100% of every payment — customers pay them directly via GCash. Money never flows through Porhayr, so no escrow or merchant licensing. Our revenue is recurring provider subscriptions.
| Tier | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | Free | Basic profile, limited services |
| Professional | ₱149/mo | Unlimited services, priority placement, analytics |
| Business | ₱399/mo | Multiple staff, advanced features |
Pilot runs free to build supply; billing switches on once the loop is proven.
Back the build.
I'll design & develop Porhayr. To ship the Cebu pilot, I need the company's support across four areas:
Budget
Cloud/hosting (Firebase pay-as-you-go), Google Maps API usage, Apple (≈₱5,600/yr) & Google Play (≈₱1,400 one-time) accounts, domain & dev tools.
Manpower
A UI/UX designer, a QA tester, and a marketing/community hand for the pilot — so I can focus on building.
Resources
Test devices, brand assets, legal support (Terms/Privacy, RA 10173), and intros to Cebu pilot providers.
Time & trust
Dedicated development time, a realistic timeline, decision-making support, and patience through the pilot.
Fixed costs are small and mostly one-off; cloud spend is usage-based and scales only as the pilot grows.
What I'll ship, in milestones.
M1 · Foundation
Auth, profiles, services, availability & booking engine (core loop).
M2 · Payments & comms
Direct GCash-deposit display, chat, reviews, notifications.
M3 · Web & polish
Public web profiles, empty/error states, QA, store submission.
M4 · Pilot
Cebu launch, monitoring, fixes & feedback loop.
Goal: a working pilot in the hands of Cebu providers — proving completed bookings before we add billing & scale features.
From notebook to Porhayr.
The spec is ready, the market timing is right, and I'm ready to build. With your backing on budget, team & resources, we can put Porhayr in the hands of Cebu providers.
- Approve the pilot budget & resources.
- Assign design / QA / marketing support.
- Align on the timeline & kick off the build.