Beauty & Salon · head to head
MyTime vs Square Appointments

MyTime
Beauty & Salon
Online booking and appointment scheduling platform
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -

Square Appointments
Scheduling & Booking
Free scheduling for beauty businesses
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: MyTime aimed at chains and franchises from 5 to 500 locations rather than single-site independents; Square Appointments the free plan is aimed at solo professionals; booking across multiple staff requires the paid Plus plan
- They diverge on capability: MyTime covers Appointment scheduling, Square Appointments covers Client management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which MyTime and Square Appointments actually diverge.
| Attribute | MyTime | Square Appointments |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Web, Mobile-responsive | Web, Ios, Android |
| Category | Beauty & Salon | Scheduling & Booking |
| Founded | 2010 | 2009 |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (subscription), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in MyTime
- Appointment scheduling
- Client database
- Email & SMS reminders
- Custom branding
- Marketing tools
- Reporting
- Stripe
Only in Square Appointments
- Client management
- Point of sale
- Automated reminders
- Instagram booking
- Google booking
- Mobile app
- Square POS
- Google My Business
Both cover
- Online booking
- Payment processing
- Google Calendar
- SSL encryption
- PCI DSS
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
MyTime
- Appointment scheduling across multiple salon or spa locationsnot Square Appointments
- Point of sale and integrated payments at the counternot Square Appointments
- Staff scheduling and labour forecastingnot Square Appointments
- Email, SMS and push marketing to clientsnot Square Appointments
- Loyalty, referral and membership programmesnot Square Appointments
- Multi-location reporting for a franchise groupnot Square Appointments
Square Appointments
- Online appointment booking for salons, barbers and personal servicesnot MyTime
- Taking card payments and deposits at the time of bookingnot MyTime
- Managing staff calendars, waitlists and no-show policiesnot MyTime
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
MyTime
- Aimed at chains and franchises from 5 to 500 locations rather than single-site independents
- Pricing is not published
Square Appointments
- The free plan is aimed at solo professionals; booking across multiple staff requires the paid Plus plan
- Cancellation policies, no-show fees and waitlists require the Plus plan
- Resource management, service cost tracking and the future bookings report require the Premium plan
- Custom processing rates are reserved for Square Pro, which is aimed at businesses processing over $250,000 a year
- Card processing fees are charged on top of the plan fee on every tier including the free one
Pricing, plan by plan
MyTime
Free- FreeFree
- Online booking
- Client management
- Email reminders
- Professional$39/month
- Everything in Free
- Custom branding
- Marketing tools
Square Appointments
Free- FreeFree
- Unlimited appointments
- Online booking
- Client management
- Plus$29/month
- Everything in Free
- Multiple staff calendars
- No-show protection
- Premium$69/month
- Everything in Plus
- Multi-location
- Staff management
Which should you pick?
Choose MyTime if
- You need appointment scheduling.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Mobile-responsive.
- You also want client database.
Choose Square Appointments if
- You need client management.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want point of sale.
Questions people ask
- Is MyTime or Square Appointments better?
- Neither clearly leads. MyTime starts at Free and Square Appointments at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, MyTime or Square Appointments?
- MyTime starts at Free and Square Appointments at Free.
- Does MyTime or Square Appointments run on more platforms?
- MyTime runs on Web, Mobile-responsive. Square Appointments runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- Can I use MyTime for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is MyTime best used for?
- MyTime is most often used for appointment scheduling across multiple salon or spa locations, point of sale and integrated payments at the counter, staff scheduling and labour forecasting, email, sms and push marketing to clients. Of those, appointment scheduling across multiple salon or spa locations and point of sale and integrated payments at the counter are not what Square Appointments is typically brought in for.
- What can MyTime do that Square Appointments cannot?
- MyTime covers Appointment scheduling, Client database, Email & SMS reminders, Custom branding. Square Appointments covers Client management, Point of sale, Automated reminders, Instagram booking. Both handle Online booking, Payment processing, Google Calendar, Instagram.
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