Today's brief
Fishable★★★★★
Light wind 4–6 mph · Sea state 0.3 ft · Storm risk lowBest window 11:30 AM – 1:30 PMLoading public portal...
2 months free · no credit card
Fishing charter booking software.
Guide the water.
Charter boat management software and a fishing guide scheduling app built for professional guides. Bookings, calendar, clients, payments, expenses, communications, weather, and marketing - one connected system built around the way guides actually work.
Tides · click for detail
1.0 ft↑ Rising · High 1:50 PM8 AMNow10 PM
Today's forecast
85°Cloudy · NE 4 mph · Sea 89°Wed🌧93/76°Thu🌧93/76°Fri🌧94/78°
Today's trips
Arthur Pendelton · Half Day Inshore8:00 AM – 12:00 PM · 4 anglers · $550PaidWaiver needed
Run your business.
Get found. Keep your customers.
guideOS gives you the tools to run your guide business and the public presence to help customers find it. Take direct bookings, manage clients, run trips, and build repeat business without giving up a percentage of every booking.
One platform
Run the business.
Run the day. Grow the business.
One connected system for the work before, during, and after every trip.
Keep the whole operation together.
Manage bookings, calendar, clients, payments, waivers, expenses, and communications from one connected platform.
Know what matters before you leave.
See today's trips, clients, payments, weather, tides, and fishing conditions before you leave the driveway.
Turn each trip into the next one.
Turn trips, reports, photos, species, and locations into searchable content that helps customers discover and book your guide business.
Your client records stay private while your public guide content keeps working to bring in future business.
Build direct momentum
Get found. Get booked.
Get them back.
guideOS connects discovery, direct booking, and follow-up so the work put into every trip can keep supporting the next one.
Get found.
Your guide profile, trips, species, locations, photos, and reports create useful public content that search engines and AI-powered discovery tools can find.
Get booked.
Clients can see your trips and availability, choose a date, pay a charter boat deposit online, and complete waivers through a booking flow connected directly to your calendar, helping prevent double-booking.
Get them back.
Keep client history, trip details, photos, reviews, and follow-up together so one good trip can turn into years of repeat business.
Client marketplace
A better way for clients
to find the right guide.
The guideOS Marketplace brings public guide profiles, trip types, species, and locations together so clients can discover an experience that fits their day on the water.
Search by what matters.
Browse guides by location, species, and trip style instead of starting with a generic listing.
See the full trip picture.
Review guide profiles, public trip details, reports, and availability before choosing a date.
Book with confidence.
Move into a direct booking flow for payments, waivers, trip details, and clear communication with the guide.
One operating system
Designed for 5:30 AM
at the ramp, not a desk at noon.
Software designed around a guide's day.
Let routine client communication run itself.
Send automated text reminders for fishing trips, deposit reminders, waiver collection, weather advisories, launch instructions, and post-trip review requests while you're guiding.
Deposit ReminderBefore tripOn
Waiver CollectionBefore tripOn
Weather AdvisoryBefore tripOn
Launch InstructionsBefore tripOn
Trip ReviewAfter tripOn
Know the day before you leave the driveway.
See today's trips, client status, payments, weather, tides, and fishing conditions in one view.
Your business stays with you.
Access client information, trip details, payments, notes, and communications from a mobile-first workspace built for the dock, truck, and boat.
Built for your business
Your clients are your clients.
guideOS is not built to sit between you and your customers. Your client list, trip history, preferences, and relationships stay connected to your guide business.
Your brand
Customers book your guide business, not a generic marketplace listing.
Your clients
Build a customer database and trip history that supports repeat relationships year after year.
Your revenue
guideOS does not take a commission every time one of your customers books a trip.
Guide business lifecycle
One system for the whole guide business.
Booking is only one part of running a guide business. guideOS connects the work before, during, and after every trip.
Capability comparison
| guideOS | Typical marketplace | |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplace discovery | ✓ | ✓ |
| Direct booking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Calendar and scheduling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Client CRM | ✓ | Partialvaries |
| Waivers and client workflow | ✓ | Partialvaries |
| Expenses and revenue tracking | ✓ | Partialvaries |
| Weather, tides, and conditions | ✓ | Partialvaries |
| Automated client communication | ✓ | Partialvaries |
| Marketing and social content tools | ✓ | Partialvaries |
| Searchable public content | ✓ | Partialvaries |
| guideOS marketplace commission | 0% | Varies |
Typical marketplace capabilities vary by product, channel, plan, trip type, and agreement.
A practical start
From setup to running your season.
Start with the essentials, then build repeat business without switching platforms.
1. Set up the business
Add your guide profile, service areas, boats, trips, policies, and payment connection. Manage multiple boats and keep each charter's schedule in one place.
2. Publish availability
Configure your calendar and share your direct booking page from your website, social profile, email, or text.
3. Run the season
Manage clients, trips, payments, waivers, conditions, expenses, and communications from one workspace.
4. Build repeat business
Turn completed trips into reports, follow-up, reviews, public content, and future booking opportunities.
Straightforward pricing
$75 a month. Not a percentage of your business.
One plan. Every feature. No guideOS marketplace commission.
Guide plan · all features included
2 months free - then $75/month$75/month
after your free 2 months
One complete system for booking, operations, weather, and growth - without a guideOS commission on every trip.
AutoPilot - all 5 automationsWeather + tide + solunar conditionsUnified calendar + Fishable DaysClient CRM + waiver managementMoney - revenue + expenses + OCRAI trip reports (voice-first)Social Content Creator + CampaignsPublic booking pages + Stripe
Start free - 2 months on us →No credit card required · cancel any time · no guideOS marketplace commissions
Compare the yearly cost
Keep more of each season.
Change the expected revenue and comparison platform to see an illustrative annual cost comparison. guideOS stays at $75 per month, with no marketplace commission.
Illustrative 20% marketplace commission. Actual terms can vary.
FishingBooker annual cost-$8,000
guideOS annual cost$900
You keep an extra
$7,100
in your business each year
Questions
Built to be easy to adopt.
Straight answers for guides considering a simpler way to run the business.
Is guideOS a booking marketplace?
guideOS includes a marketplace, but it is built around the guide experience and running a fishing charter business. The marketplace is just one facet of your business, alongside direct bookings, client relationships, operations, payments, communications, public content, and many other capabilities. Look at our to see why a client marketplace is just one of our features.
Can I use guideOS with my current website?
Yes. Link directly to your guideOS booking page or embed the booking flow into your existing website. Clients book, pay, and sign waivers without leaving your site.
Do I still own my clients and customer data?
Yes. guideOS is built for direct guide businesses. Your client records, trip history, preferences, and communication context stay connected to your business and can be exported when you need them. The platform is designed to help you build repeat relationships, not put a marketplace between you and your customers.
Can guideOS replace my separate booking and business tools?
That is the goal. guideOS brings your calendar, bookings, payments, expenses, waivers, clients, reports, and campaigns into one guide-focused workspace. While guideOS helps manage payments and expenses, it is not a replacement for dedicated accounting software such as QuickBooks.
How does guideOS help me get more direct bookings?
guideOS gives you a public guide and booking page, then connects your locations, trips, species, photos, and reports into useful content for search and AI-powered discovery.
Can I use guideOS alongside FishingBooker, Guidesly, or Charter Pro?
Yes. You can keep the products and channels that work for your business, but guideOS is built to give you one full-featured platform for running the charter operation. As you get to know the product and build confidence in its features, you may find guideOS is all you need to manage bookings, clients, communications, marketing, financial visibility, and the work around every trip.
Do my customers need an app?
No. Clients can book, pay, sign waivers, and view trip information through a mobile-friendly web experience. No download required on either side.
Can I import my existing clients?
Yes. Existing client records can be bulk-imported so you begin with the customer relationships you already own. Your data is always exportable.
How long does setup take?
A guide can create a profile, configure core trips, and publish a booking link in a single focused session - typically under an hour. The Setup Wizard walks through each step in order.
Spend less time managing trips.
More time guiding them.
Run bookings, clients, payments, communications, and the work around every trip from one guide-focused platform.
Start free - 2 months on us →$75/month after your free period · no guideOS marketplace commissions · cancel any time