# Bookedin review (2026): is the free plan enough?

> Online booking for appointments and classes, with a free plan

Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA.

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.

- **Category:** Salon, Spa & Studio Booking
- **Made by:** Coldwin Software Inc.
- **Website:** https://bookedin.com
- **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android
- **Who should skip it:** Tight if you stay free: 50 bookings a month, no payments, no email reminders.
- **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026

## 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).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **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 | $19 per 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 | $39 per 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 https://bookedin.com/appointment-booking-payment-system-plans-and-pricing/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Bookedin before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Save up to 18% with annual billing** (Annual discount): 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. Source: https://bookedin.com/appointment-booking-payment-system-plans-and-pricing/

## 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.

## Good for

- Solo practitioners and small shops that want a free starting point
- Businesses that sell both one-to-one appointments and classes
- Teams that need reminders to cut no-shows

## 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.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. 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.

- **Value for money: B.** Plus 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.
- **Free plan and trial: C.** Free 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.
- **Features: C.** Appointments, classes, payments, a client list and staff logins. Text reminders, follow-ups and reports are Pro only.
- **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. Booking pages and payment links mean some setup.
- **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web plus iPhone and Android, with Stripe, Square, PayPal, Zoom and Google Meet links. No computer app.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. 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.

## Where it 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.

The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/service-booking

## Keep it, 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.

- You could make: Appointment booking, class booking, calendar and templates: an app builder makes these well.
- You could not: Booking pages that read and write other people's calendars and send the emails.
- You could not: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- You could not: It plugs into other products, Stripe, Square and PayPal among them.

A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.6 out of 5 from 499 ratings in the United States, read Nov 13, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1105958910

## Works with

Stripe, Square, PayPal, Zoom, Google Meet, Skype, Instagram, Facebook

**Tags:** Appointment booking, Class booking, Booking links, Calendar, Templates

## Alternatives

- [Appointedd](https://toolgpa.com/tools/appointedd): Online booking system for retailers and large brands. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/appointedd-vs-bookedin)
- [Bookeo](https://toolgpa.com/tools/bookeo): Online booking for appointments, classes and tours. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bookedin-vs-bookeo)
- [Square Appointments](https://toolgpa.com/tools/square-appointments): Booking, point of sale and payments for appointment businesses. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bookedin-vs-square-appointments)
- [PocketSuite](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pocketsuite): Booking, payments and client messaging for service pros. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bookedin-vs-pocketsuite)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026:

- https://bookedin.com/
- https://bookedin.com/appointment-booking-payment-system-plans-and-pricing/

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/bookedin
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