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Batting cage booking software that keeps every cage swinging
Players and teams book a cage in a few taps and let themselves in from their booking. Your cages earn before school, after practice and long after the desk would close.
Sound familiar?
What holds batting cages back
Teams and walk-ins collide
A team rental takes the cages just as a family walks in.
Cages idle outside staffed hours
Players want to hit early and late, when nobody is at the desk.
Quiet cages before school
Evenings are packed while mornings and early afternoons sit empty.
How HiO helps
What changes with HiO
- 01
Open whenever players want to hit
Players unlock the door from their booking, so the cages run without a desk.
- 02
Teams booked in one go
Several cages in one checkout, clear for everyone to see on the calendar.
- 03
Packs that bring players back
Hitting hours sit in the player's wallet, ready for the next session.
Smart pricing
Fill your quiet hours automatically.
School-day mornings and early afternoons turn into booked cage time, with deals players spot first and the gaps between rentals filled.
Hot times
Your quietest hours, spotted and priced to sell on their own.
Hot deals
The first thing customers see: great times at a better price.
Gap fill
Short gaps sell too, and players extend into them in one tap.
Best-fit bays
Every booking lands where it leaves the fewest awkward gaps.
Features that matter
Built for batting cages
Cages booked from early till late, no desk needed
Cage calendar
Every cage and machine on one screen.
Team bookings
Several cages, one checkout.
Machines that follow the booking (add-on)
Connect your machines, and they switch on for each booking.
Memberships and packs
Hitting hours in the player's wallet.
Walk-in QR booking
Scan, book and pay at the cage.
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FAQ
Questions we hear
Can a team book several cages at once?
Yes. Add more cages to the same booking and pay once.
Can pitching machines switch on by themselves?
Yes, with the automation add-on and a machine you can control online.
Do you support hitting memberships?
Yes. Memberships can include monthly hours, member prices and earlier booking.
Can HiO help fill quiet hours?
Yes. HiO spots the hours when your cages are quietest and offers them as hot times at a better price, shown first in the Hot deals list on your booking page. Short gaps between rentals are discounted, a hitter can extend into one with a tap before their time runs out, and every booking goes to the cage that leaves the fewest awkward gaps.
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See HiO set up for batting cages.
Book a demo and we'll set HiO up to look like your venue, then show you how it fills your calendar.