Showcasing Whizzly®: our 0%-commission appointment booking system, restaurant & takeaway ordering engine, and retail storefront platform.
Born during the 2020 lockdown and expanded into a three-way company by founder Brian Revie alongside company partners Brian Smith and John King, Whizzly® gives independent shops, barbers, salons, and takeaways enterprise-grade ordering, bookings, and AI tools with 0% commission.
- Client / Platform
- Whizzly® Platform
- Year
- 2020 – 2026
- Architecture & Scope
- Full-Stack Product Architecture, AI Engine & Stripe Connect
- Live Deployment
- whizzly.co.uk
Whizzly® Live Platform — Multi-mode storefront engine supporting physical retail, 24/7 service bookings, and hot food & takeaway ordering.
- 0%
- Platform sales commission charged to merchants
- 3-in-1
- Service bookings, takeaway ordering & retail
- <0.8s
- Mobile storefront load speed on Google Cloud
- UK®
- Official Registered Trademark (Whizzly®)
Why standard off-the-shelf tools weren’t enough
Small business owners don't sit behind a laptop all day—they are behind the barber chair, in a busy kitchen, or on the shop floor. They needed a single platform capable of handling service appointment slots with deposits, timed takeaway food orders, and physical product variants without writing a line of code.
How Expressive Media architected the platform
We engineered a multi-tenant cloud architecture backed by Stripe Connect (enabling instant Apple Pay, Google Pay, and direct merchant payouts with 0% platform commission), paired with 30+ native powerups and built-in AI tools that turn a single smartphone photo into a complete, SEO-optimised menu or service listing.
Whizzly® 24/7 Service & Appointment Booking Demo
Interactive Whizzly® demo store illustrating 24/7 barber and salon appointment scheduling—featuring live slot scheduling, automated turnaround buffers, £5/£10 Apple Pay no-show deposits, and instant WhatsApp alerts.
Whizzly® Restaurant & Takeaway Ordering Demo
Interactive Whizzly® demo store illustrating the restaurant and takeaway ordering engine—complete with Click & Collect, Local Delivery toggles, live prep times, and 1-tap 0% commission checkout.
What we delivered
24/7 Appointment & Service Booking System
Dedicated service booking engine built for barbers, salons, clinics, and studios—complete with 24/7 calendar slots, turnaround buffers, and upfront Apple Pay deposit protection.
0%-Commission Restaurant & Takeaway Ordering
High-speed hot food, burger, pizza, and dessert ordering storefront featuring Click & Collect, Local Delivery postcode zones, and instant WhatsApp kitchen dockets.
Integrated Whizzly AI & 30+ Native Powerups
Vision-powered AI Menu Importer, automated SEO metadata generator, digital loyalty stamp cards, and automated VIP lapsed-customer re-engagement.
Direct Stripe Connect & WhatsApp Fulfilment
1-tap Apple Pay and Google Pay checkout with 0% platform commission and instant order or appointment updates sent straight to WhatsApp.
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