Bookedin review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Bookedin report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for solo bookings with a free plan
Bookedin handles appointments and classes with a free plan of 50 bookings a month. After that, price rises per calendar, from $19 on Plus, and text reminders and reports need Pro at $39.
Who Bookedin is for
- Fits if you work alone and take under 50 bookings a month
- Works for coaches and tutors who sell classes and calls
Who Bookedin is not for
- Tight if you stay free: 50 bookings a month, no payments, no email reminders
- Pricey if you have a team, as price rises per calendar, to $64 on Plus
- Watch out: text reminders, reports and follow-up emails need Pro at $39
- Watch out: texts have monthly limits and extras are top-ups
- Skip it if you want a long trial, as the length isn't stated
Why Bookedin gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for moneyPlus is $19 a month for 1 calendar on yearly billing, below the category's cheaper quarter of $25. It climbs to $64 for unlimited calendars.
- CFree plan and trialFree for 50 bookings a month with a booking page and client list. But no online payments and no email reminders, so you'll outgrow it.
- CFeaturesAppointments, classes, payments, a client list and staff logins. Text reminders, follow-ups and reports are Pro only.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. Booking pages and payment links mean some setup.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb plus iPhone and Android, with Stripe, Square, PayPal, Zoom and Google Meet links. No computer app.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Bookedin's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/bookedin#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/bookedin.svg" alt="Bookedin: 2.4 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Bookedin stands among salon, spa and studio booking apps
Bookedin's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 58 of the 85 other salon, spa and studio booking apps we grade, and level with 16.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 69 of 85) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $19 a month, against a middle price of $49 for the category: 6 of the 57 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 2 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 86 salon, spa and studio booking apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Bookedin’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 69 of 85, level with 14
- CFree plan and trialAbove 47 of 85, level with 35
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 85, level with 41
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 85, level with 80
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 22 of 85, level with 61
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 58 salon, spa and studio booking apps. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Bookedin, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Bookedin you could make: appointment booking, class booking, calendar and templates. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.4 is higher than 58 of the 85 other salon, spa and studio booking apps we grade. It costs $228 a year.
What you could make
- Appointment booking, class booking, calendar and templates: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Booking pages that read and write other people's calendars and send the emails.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, Stripe, Square and PayPal among them.
What this rests on. Bookedin’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Bookedin?
Bookedin is an online scheduling system for small service businesses such as salons, tattoo shops, trainers and chiropractors. Clients book appointments or classes on a hosted page or a website button, and the business gets reminders, payments and a client list. Pricing steps up with the number of calendars on the account.
Worth knowing
- The free plan caps bookings at 50 a month and has no online payments or email reminders.
- Price is set by the number of calendars, so a multi-staff business pays more as calendars are added.
- Text messages have a monthly limit based on plan and country; more can be bought as top-ups.
- Text reminders, reports and follow-up emails need the Pro plan.
Key features
- Appointments and classes
- Clients book one-on-one appointments, classes or workshops from a booking page, with recurring bookings available on paid plans.
- Reminders and confirmations
- Email confirmations are on every plan; email reminders start on Plus, and text reminders and confirmations by reply are on Pro.
- Online payments
- Plus and Pro can require a deposit or full payment at booking, or send a payment request, through Stripe, Square or PayPal.
- Booking links for your site and social pages
- A Book Now button or a full calendar embeds on a website, and a button can go on an Instagram profile or Facebook page.
- Client database
- Each client record keeps booking history, private notes and attachments.
- Staff logins and roles
- Unlimited staff logins on every plan; the free plan has Viewer and Admin roles, paid plans add Staff and Manager.
Bookedin pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Bookedin has a free plan, and paid plans start at $19 per month for 1 calendar, billed annually ($24 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $19 per month for 1 calendar, billed annually ($24 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- 50 bookings per month, an online booking page, email booking confirmations, a client database and the mobile app.
- Free trial
- Free trial on Plus and Pro, no credit card required; the length is not stated on the pricing page.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 50 bookings a month for appointments and classes, email confirmations, client database, unlimited staff logins and the iPhone and Android app. |
| Plus | $19per month for 1 calendar, billed annually ($24 billed monthly) | Unlimited bookings, email reminders, online payments, calendar sync and priority support. Price rises with calendars: $64 a month at unlimited calendars, billed annually. |
| Pro | $39per month for 1 calendar, billed annually ($48 billed monthly) | Everything in Plus, plus text reminders, follow-up emails, add-on services and reports. $129 a month at unlimited calendars, billed annually. |
Read from bookedin.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Bookedin before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave up to 18% with annual billing
The pricing page says annual billing saves up to 18%, which it likens to getting 2 months free; the per-plan tooltips show 16% savings at the 1-calendar level.
Stated on bookedin.com
How people rate the Bookedin app
4.6
out of 5 for the iPhone and iPad app
- 5 stars80%
- 4 stars9%
- 3 stars3%
- 2 stars2%
- 1 star5%
499 ratings on the App Store in the United States, read Nov 13, 2026. It rates the app, not everything the product does. See the listing
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Common questions
Does Bookedin have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Bookedin is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Bookedin have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Bookedin is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Bookedin open source?
Bookedin is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026. What people say is linked where it appears.