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BOOKIN AND SQUARE APPOINTMENTS

A Square Appointments alternative

Square Appointments is free for one location, with no limit on staff calendars. Plus is £29 a month per location and adds no-show fees. Online card payments are 1.4% + 25p, and payments go through Square.

Bookin works with your own Stripe or SumUp, and adds deposits, vouchers and class packs on Basic for £20 a year.

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SIDE BY SIDE

Bookin and Square Appointments, side by side.

BookinSquare Appointments
Free planYes, 20 bookings a monthYes, one location
Price for one person£0, or £20 a year for Basic£0, or £29 a month for Plus
Price for a team of 3£10 a month (Super)£0 on Free
Commission on new clientsNoneNone listed
Online card paymentsYour Stripe or SumUp's own fee, nothing from us1.4% + 25p
Your own payment providerYesNo

Square's pricing page doesn't say whether VAT is added. Super Basic isn't VAT registered, so our prices are the full price. Square Appointments's details checked on 8 November 2026 from its own pages, listed at the bottom of this page. Prices change, so check before you choose.

WHERE WE DIFFER

Why people move from Square Appointments.

  • Deposits from £20 a year, not £29 a month
  • Vouchers, gift codes and class packs on Basic
  • Use the payment provider you already have

WHEN SQUARE APPOINTMENTS SUITS BETTERYou already take card payments with Square, or need a whole team on a free plan. Bookin's free plan is for one person.

MOVING ACROSS

Moving from Square Appointments to Bookin.

  1. Set up your page

    Add your services, prices and opening hours. Free needs no card, so you can set everything up before you tell anyone.

  2. Connect your payments

    On Basic or Super, connect your own Stripe or SumUp for deposits. Bookin adds nothing to their card fee.

  3. Swap your link

    Put your Bookin link wherever your Square Appointments link was: your Instagram bio, Google profile and website.

  4. Let Square Appointments wind down

    Keep Square Appointments for the bookings already made there. Once they've happened, you can close your account.

QUESTIONS

Square Appointments questions

Is Square Appointments free?

Yes, for one location, with no limit on staff calendars. Plus is £29 a month per location. Online card payments are 1.4% + 25p, through Square.

Do I need Square to take payments on Bookin?

No. Bookin works with your own Stripe or SumUp account, and adds nothing to their card fee. Without one, Super Basic payments cost 3% + 20p a booking on Basic or 1.5% + 20p on Super, card fee included.

Is Bookin really free?

Yes. Free has 20 bookings a month on one booking page, with clients paying on the day. Basic is £20 a year for 500 bookings, card deposits and your own look. Super is £10 a month with no cap on bookings.

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Where the rival details come from

Checked on 8 November 2026. Names belong to their owners, and we're not linked to any of them. Tell us at hello@thesuperbasic.com if anything here is out of date and we'll fix it.

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WORKS WITH

Part of Super Basic.

Bookin.to is one of eight small apps with one login. Show your services and a Book now button on your OneSite.to page, send a booking to TaskTrack.to as a job, and put your booking link on flyers with a QR8.to code.

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