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
Run the business.
Guide the water.
guideOS brings bookings, clients, payments, weather, tides, and client communications into one place — built for how guides actually work.
No marketplace commissions. Built in the USA.
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
Your infrastructure,
with marketplace reach.
Every registered guide receives a public page and marketplace visibility while keeping their own brand, client relationships, and commission-free bookings.
Built to grow a guide business
One platform in the field.
One discovery engine online.
guideOS gives guides the operating system they need to run the day, plus a public content network that makes their business easier to find.
Built for the dock, truck, and ramp.
Core booking, calendar, client, payment, condition, and communication workflows are designed to work wherever the guide is working.
Run the entire guide business together.
Manage trips, clients, availability, payments, waivers, weather, marketing, reports, and follow-up from one connected platform.
Public content keeps working for the guide.
Guide profiles, trips, reports, photos, locations, and species become searchable public content for search engines and emerging AI discovery. Client records stay private.
Pair social media with guideOS to build an owned, searchable library that helps customers discover the guide business long after a post is published.
One operating system
Designed for 5:30 AM
at the ramp, not a desk at noon.
AutoPilot - client communications run themselves
Five plain-English toggles cover the full client lifecycle. Deposits chased, waivers collected, weather advisories sent, launch instructions delivered, reviews requested - automatically.
Deposit ReminderBefore tripOn
Waiver CollectionBefore tripOn
Weather AdvisoryBefore tripOn
Launch InstructionsBefore tripOn
Trip ReviewAfter tripOn
Today - go/no-go in one screen
Fishable / Marginal / No-Go verdict, live tide curve, 3-day forecast, today's trips with payment status. Everything before you leave the driveway.
Conditions - tide, temp & solunar
Cosine-accurate tide curve, NOAA water temp, and solunar feeding windows with a time scrubber to preview any hour. A composite verdict tells you if conditions are with you.
Guide business lifecycle
More than a booking.
One system for the whole business.
GuideOS includes marketplace reach and booking, then extends into the operating, financial, client, content, and trip-day work that guides manage across the full lifecycle.
Full lifecycle capability comparison
| guideOS | FishingBooker | Guidesly Pro | AnyCreek | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marketplace discovery | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Public guide profile | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Direct booking flow | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Online deposits and payments | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Calendar and availability | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Client database and notes | ✓ | Partialbooking records | Partialguide profile records | ✓ |
| Direct client communication | ✓ | Partialbooking-led | Partialplan-dependent | ✓ |
| Waiver collection | ✓ | Partialbooking flow | Partialplan-dependent | Partialsetup-dependent |
| Booking balance management | ✓ | Partialbooking payments | Partialplan-dependent | ✓ |
| Revenue tracking | ✓ | Partialpayout view | Partialplan-dependent | Partialpayment reporting |
| Expense management | ✓ | × | × | × |
| Weather and tide decisioning | ✓ | × | × | × |
| Solunar conditions | ✓ | × | × | × |
| Trip reports and photos | ✓ | Partialreviews and photos | Partialmarketplace content | × |
| AI trip report creation | ✓ | × | × | × |
| Campaigns and client outreach | ✓ | × | Partialplan-dependent | × |
| Social content creation | ✓ | × | × | Partialmarketing support |
| Specials and seasonal offers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Partialconfigured offers |
| Search-ready public content | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Owned website integration | ✓ | Partialmarketplace tools | Partialplan-dependent | ✓ |
Based on publicly described capabilities as of August 2026. “Partial” indicates a narrower, booking-led, plan-limited, or separately configured version of the capability.
Cost and revenue model
| guideOS | FishingBooker | Guidesly Pro | AnyCreek | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | $75 flat | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Commission per booking | None - ever | 10-30% | 10% | 3-15% |
| Annual cost on $82K season | $900 | $8-24K | $8,250 | $2,475+ |
Illustration: 150 trips/year at $550 average trip value, or $82,500 gross. Competitor fees may vary by product, channel, plan, trip type, and agreement.
Straightforward pricing
Start small. Grow without
changing systems.
One plan. Every feature from day one. Two months free - full access, not a demo.
Guide plan · all features included
2 months free - then $75/month$75/mo
after your free 2 months
For guides who want one complete system for booking, operations, weather, and growth - without paying a commission on every trip they run.
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 commissions ever
Questions
Built to be easy to adopt.
The answers to what's stopping most guides from starting.
Is guideOS a booking marketplace?
Yes (app.guidesos.io). Every registered guide receives a public guide page that they can share and distribute from their own website, social channels, emails, and marketing. That page also appears in the guideOS marketplace, where the combined guide, trip, location, and content network helps customers discover guide businesses through search and emerging AI-powered discovery tools. Guides keep their own brand and customer relationships, and guideOS does not take a marketplace commission on bookings.
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 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.
Build your guideOS workspace, publish your booking page, and let AutoPilot run the paperwork while you're on the water.
Start free - 2 months on us →$75/month after month 2 · no commissions · cancel any time · built in the USA