# Square Appointments

> Booking, point of sale and payments for appointment businesses

Square Appointments is the booking product in Square's commerce platform, aimed at salons, barbershops, spas and other businesses that work by appointment. It pairs a booking website, staff calendars and automatic reminders with Square's point of sale, so services, retail products and payments run through one account. It is sold through the Square Free, Plus and Premium plans, which are priced per location, with card processing fees on every plan.

- **Category:** Calendar & Scheduling
- **Made by:** Block, Inc.
- **Website:** https://squareup.com/us/en/appointments
- **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

Square Appointments has a free plan. Paid plans start at $49 per location / month (Square Plus).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Square Free: no monthly fee, with a booking website, unlimited staff calendars, text and email reminders, deposits, prepayments and invoices. Processing fees apply to each payment.
- **Free trial:** 30-day free trial of Square Plus or Square Premium.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Square Free | $0 | Booking website, unlimited staff calendars, reminders, deposits and invoices. Processing is 2.6% + 15¢ in person and 3.3% + 30¢ online. |
| Square Plus | $49 per location / month | Adds no-show fees, multi-staff booking, waitlist, classes and packages, Google Calendar sync and the Bookings API. In-person processing is 2.5% + 15¢. |
| Square Premium | $149 per location / month | Adds resource management, future bookings and team performance reports, service cost tracking, 24/7 phone support and 2.4% + 15¢ in-person processing. |
| Square Pro | Custom | Custom pricing and processing fees for businesses that process over $250,000 per year, arranged through Square's sales team. |

Read from https://squareup.com/us/en/appointments/pricing on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Square Appointments before buying.

## Key features

- **Online booking site:** A customizable booking website on every plan, plus Book Now buttons for Instagram, Facebook and a Google Business Profile, a widget for an existing site and a QR code.
- **Payments and point of sale:** Take cards in person, online or with Tap to Pay on a phone, keep cards on file, and ring up services and products together. Afterpay and Cash App Pay are supported.
- **No-show protection:** Deposits and prepayments are on every plan. A cancellation policy that charges the card on file for late cancellations and no-shows needs Square Plus.
- **Reminders and Square Assistant:** Automatic text and email reminders go out on every plan, and Square Assistant lets clients reply to an SMS reminder to confirm, cancel or change a booking.
- **Staff, locations and resources:** Staff calendars are unlimited on every plan. Multi-staff bookings and multi-location management start on Plus; assigning rooms, chairs or stations is Premium-only.
- **Classes, packages and waitlist:** From Square Plus, schedule one-time or recurring group classes, sell prepaid packages of services, and let clients join a waitlist from the booking site.

## Good for

- Salons, barbershops and spas that want booking and checkout in one system
- Solo professionals who can start on the free plan
- Businesses already taking payments with Square hardware

## Worth knowing

- Square Free leaves out Google Calendar sync, no-show fees, multi-staff booking, classes and packages, the waitlist and the Bookings API.
- Plus and Premium are charged per location: $49 or $149 a month for each location you run.
- Processing fees apply on every plan, from 2.4% + 15¢ in person on Premium to 3.3% + 30¢ for online payments on Free.
- Resource management and the future bookings, service cost and team performance reports are Premium-only.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.9 out of 5 from 195,285 ratings in the United States, read Oct 5, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1023050786

## Works with

Google Calendar, Instagram, Facebook, Wix, QuickBooks, JotForm, Homebase, Afterpay

**Tags:** Booking links, Invoicing, Reports, Public API, AI features

## Alternatives

- [Acuity Scheduling](https://toolgpa.com/tools/acuity-scheduling): Appointment booking, payments and reminders for service businesses. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/acuity-scheduling-vs-square-appointments)
- [Setmore](https://toolgpa.com/tools/setmore): Appointment booking app with a free plan for up to four staff. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/setmore-vs-square-appointments)
- [SimplyBook.me](https://toolgpa.com/tools/simplybook-me): Online booking system for service businesses, priced by volume. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/simplybook-me-vs-square-appointments)
- [Zoho Bookings](https://toolgpa.com/tools/zoho-bookings): Appointment scheduling with workspaces, workflows and Zoho CRM sync. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/square-appointments-vs-zoho-bookings)
- [Calendly](https://toolgpa.com/tools/calendly): Booking links and team scheduling for external meetings. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/calendly-vs-square-appointments)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026:

- https://squareup.com/us/en/appointments
- https://squareup.com/us/en/appointments/pricing
- https://squareup.com/us/en/appointments/features
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/square-appointments-scheduler/id1023050786
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.squareup.apos&hl=en_US&gl=US

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