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Square Appointments vs StyleSeat

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Square Appointments

Software

Free scheduling for beauty businesses

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Free
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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StyleSeat

Software

Book beauty appointments instantly

From
Free
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Square Appointments the free plan is aimed at solo professionals; booking across multiple staff requires the paid Plus plan; StyleSeat introductory price of $19/month for the first 3 months rises to a standard $35/month afterward, per StyleSeat's own pricing page.
  • They diverge on capability: Square Appointments covers Point of sale, StyleSeat covers Professional profiles.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Square Appointments and StyleSeat actually diverge.

Attributes where Square Appointments and StyleSeat differ
AttributeSquare AppointmentsStyleSeat
Pricing modelsubscriptiontransaction
Founded20092011

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 Square Appointments

  • Point of sale
  • Automated reminders
  • Instagram booking
  • Google booking
  • Square POS
  • Google My Business
  • QuickBooks
  • Wix

Only in StyleSeat

  • Professional profiles
  • Marketing tools
  • Reviews & ratings
  • Calendar management
  • Facebook
  • Apple Calendar
  • Stripe
  • PayPal

Both cover

  • Online booking
  • Client management
  • Payment processing
  • Mobile app
  • Google Calendar
  • Instagram
  • PCI DSS
  • SSL encryption
  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Square Appointments

  • Online appointment booking for salons, barbers and personal servicesnot StyleSeat
  • Taking card payments and deposits at the time of bookingnot StyleSeat
  • Managing staff calendars, waitlists and no-show policiesnot StyleSeat

StyleSeat

  • Client acquisitionnot Square Appointments
  • Online bookingnot Square Appointments
  • Personal brandingnot Square Appointments
  • Payment collectionnot Square Appointments
  • Client retentionnot Square Appointments

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

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

StyleSeat

  • Introductory price of $19/month for the first 3 months rises to a standard $35/month afterward, per StyleSeat's own pricing page.

Pricing, plan by plan

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

StyleSeat

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Online booking
    • Client management
    • Professional profile
  • Pro$35/month
    • Everything in Free
    • Smart pricing
    • No-show protection

Which should you pick?

Choose Square Appointments if

  • You need point of sale.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want automated reminders.
Square Appointments review

Choose StyleSeat if

  • You need professional profiles.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want marketing tools.
StyleSeat review

Questions people ask

Is Square Appointments or StyleSeat better?
Neither clearly leads. Square Appointments starts at Free and StyleSeat at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Square Appointments or StyleSeat?
Square Appointments starts at Free and StyleSeat at Free.
Does Square Appointments or StyleSeat run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Square Appointments for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Square Appointments best used for?
Square Appointments is most often used for online appointment booking for salons, barbers and personal services, taking card payments and deposits at the time of booking, managing staff calendars, waitlists and no-show policies. Of those, online appointment booking for salons, barbers and personal services and taking card payments and deposits at the time of booking are not what StyleSeat is typically brought in for.
What can Square Appointments do that StyleSeat cannot?
Square Appointments covers Point of sale, Automated reminders, Instagram booking, Google booking. StyleSeat covers Professional profiles, Marketing tools, Reviews & ratings, Calendar management. Both handle Online booking, Client management, Payment processing, Mobile app.
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