#1 most frequent
United States of America
82.8%4,276 installations of 5,164
What is Square Appointments?
Square headquartered in San Francisco, California offers Square Appointments, appointment scheduling software. The software is based on technology acquired with BookFresh in February 2014.
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Who Buys & Uses Square Appointments
#2 most frequent
Canada
9.9%512 installations of 5,164
#3 most frequent
Australia
3.9%200 installations of 5,164
Square Appointments Doesn't Scare Clients Away! It Books Them!
Pros
- It is free.
- It is extremely easy to understand and use.
Cons
- The interface for the site is very boring.
- Need more template choices for sites.
Return on Investment
- Square Appointments has saved me hundreds of dollars!
- The ROI on Square Appointments is fantastic! People love it!
One-Stop Shop Appointment Scheduler!
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I use this software to book and manage appointments with clients and colleagues. This software is assisting me with calendar management, coordination, and scheduling a variety of meetings and tasks that I encounter on a daily basis. I use this tool for all meeting and appointment scheduling with my clients.
Pros
- Very simple to use once set up
- Seamless integration
- Coordination
Cons
- Glitchy. Frequent crashes where data is lost
- Not a ton of customized features within an appointment
- Takes a while to set up
Most Important Features
- Ease of use in booking and managing appointments
- Alignment
- Management
Return on Investment
- Saves time/ phone calls/ emails managing appointments.
- Ease of use
- Cohesiveness
Alternatives Considered
ProviderCloud and from QGenda (with Shift Admin)
Other Software Used
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise, NetSuite SuiteCloud Platform, Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Appointment automation made seamless and professional
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Helps to manage appointments and other tasks seamlessly, with little to no effort. Keeps track of more than just appointments and helps you manage client base, inventory and more. Integrates well with some other 3rd party applications and works well with Squares payments. Excellent calendar integration with google and helps automate tasks and schedules/appointments with clients and colleagues very well.
Pros
- Scheduling
- Calendar automation
- Client appointment handling
Cons
- Customisation in the app is lacking
- Better customer support when things go wrong
- Connection to payments not very clear
Most Important Features
- client handling
- automation
- Central Appointment features
Return on Investment
- Time saving
- Helps to keep on top of client work
- Professional
Alternatives Considered
Navisite Productivity and Collaboration (Microsoft Office 365 and MDM)
Other Software Used
Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365), Microsoft Visio, Atos Unify OpenScape Voice
Hands down the most seamless scheduling software.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Our business is in the service industry. We needed a scheduling system that was flexible and simple for our clients to quickly book. A platform that is simple, yet clean and modern. We also needed something that sends out reminders and confirmations to our clients, and bonus points for additional features such as keeping records, deposits, and handling merchant processing.
Pros
- Simple
- User Friendly
- Affordable
- Easy to set up
Cons
- Logging in over and over
- The widget doesn't look great
- Functionality could be better
Most Important Features
- Elegant
- Simple
- Merchant transactions
- Sends out reminders
- Offers a "menu" for clients to pick what they want'
- All in one
Return on Investment
- Ease of scheduling brings in more appointments
- Must have a card on system to schedule and prepay for an appointment
- Offers multiple types of appointments
- Cancellation fees
Other Software Used
Book Systems, Calendly, Google Calendar
Booking made easy.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I use Square Appointments to keep track of my appointments and make sure I do not lapse between emails. Also going to use the start-up of fundraisers. The problem it address was there used to be too many bookings on one day. Now bookings are safe and secure with the proper amount of time.
Pros
- Meetings
- Fundraising
- Pricing
Cons
- More filters
- Filters to important bookings.
- Filters to important alerts.
Most Important Features
- Booking
- Appointments
- Client Data.
Return on Investment
- Numbers have gone up 40% for booking rooms easily accessible.
- Sales numbers also have gone up 45% for sales using card.
Alternatives Considered
Outlook4Gmail