Comparison
Flowlyup vs Square Appointments: which one to choose
Square Appointments is free for one specialist at one location and earns on payment processing through Square, with paid plans billed per location. It is available only in countries where Square operates. Flowlyup is free without being tied to a payment provider, counts neither locations nor staff on the Start plan and adds a business card page, a store and chat. If you already take payments through Square, its booking is a natural choice; otherwise compare the table.
The two services in brief
Square Appointments is online booking from the payments company Square. According to reviews on the date we checked: the free plan for one location includes booking, reminders and payments with processing fees of 2.6% plus 15 cents in person and 3.3% plus 30 cents online; the paid Plus plan starts at $29 per month per location and Premium is $69 per location after a price cut in February 2026. The official site shows prices by region, so verify them for your country. The service works where Square payments are available: the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, Japan and several European countries.
Flowlyup is service booking plus a business card page, a store and chat, not tied to a specific payment provider on the free plan. Plan facts:
- The Start plan is free with no time limit: online booking, a business card page, a team with no staff limit.
- The Plus plan is 990 ₽ per month, billed in Russian rubles: reminders, online payments through YooKassa, a product store, chat, a widget, branding, up to three branches.
- For the first 14 days Plus is enabled free of charge, no card required.
- The price does not depend on the number of staff or the number of bookings.
- Push and email reminders with nothing to pay for SMS: clients sign in with their email, so notifications always arrive.
- Discounted service packages: a session is deducted from the package automatically at every booking.
- Products and services sell each other: products are offered while picking a service, a service can be attached to a product, products form bundles, and only real buyers can leave reviews.
- Client money goes straight to your YooKassa account, bypassing the platform; you pay the service fee later yourself from your account.
- Chat on the business card page and inside the widget, with the whole team able to answer.
- Works without a public page too: a calendar, manual bookings and client notes - private or shared with the team.
Side by side
When Square Appointments is the better fit
- You are in a Square country and already take payments through its terminals.
- You need a point of sale, sales records and booking in one system.
When to choose Flowlyup
- Square is not available in your country or you do not want booking tied to a payment provider.
- You need one link with a portfolio, booking, products and chat for social media.
- Several locations from the start without paying per location.
Online payments in Flowlyup run through YooKassa: this suits businesses that can open a YooKassa merchant account. Booking, reminders, the business card page, the widget and chat work in any country, and the interface is available in nine languages.
Try it with your own clients
The Start plan is free with no time limit. For the first 14 days all Plus features are enabled, no card required.
Frequently asked questions
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- Is Square Appointments free?
- Yes, for one specialist at one location. Square earns on payment processing, per reviews in October 2026 from 2.6% plus 15 cents per in-person payment.
- In which countries does Square Appointments work?
- Where Square payments are available: the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, Japan and several European countries. Elsewhere you cannot sign up.
- How much do the paid Square Appointments plans cost?
- Per reviews in October 2026, Plus starts at $29 per month per location and Premium is $69. The official site shows prices for your region, check there.
- Does Flowlyup charge payment fees?
- Only on the Plus plan for online payments through YooKassa: 1% on top of YooKassa fees. The free Start plan has no online payments and therefore no fees.
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Sources
Facts about other services come from public sources and were checked on the date shown. Competitor prices and terms change, so verify them on their websites.
- Koalendar, Square Appointments pricing 2026, October 6, 2026
- Costbench, Square Appointments price change, February 2026, October 6, 2026