MassageBook Manager User Reviews

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Terrible

This is absolutely terrible to work with! I don’t like the viewing of the schedule. It is difficult to check schedules weeks out. I absolutely can not get the square to link. There really is nothing new I like about this app. Should have kept the old app. It worked great. Could have added a few features to that one but at least it worked! I’m seriously considering dropping massagebook altogether. If I can’t use the app, it’s pointless 🤷🏻‍♀️
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Response from developer

Hi! Thanks for your feedback. If you are having troubles connecting to Square, be sure to follow the steps listed here: https://support.massagebook.com/hc/en-us/articles/12362358774285-Checking-Out-an-Appointment-with-Square. Also, MassageBook Manager offers various schedule views. Try the Week view to easily see weeks at a time. If you continue to have troubles or questions, you can contact our support department at support@massagebook.com or at 843-352-2026.

Useful for basic needs but still depend on desktop

I hoped that the update would have more features and a smoother interface, but I still need the desktop app to perform many point of service functions. This app really needs these features:
- view intake forms (only shows contraindications and meds in mobile app)
- apply discounts to sale amounts
- create an invoice or super bill for pay later clients or integrate with Square invoicing
- fix buggy pre-payment requirements. For example, if you set a rule for new clients to prepay a certain amount on booking, it almost never works right. Clients are sometimes forever to prepay in full or can’t book at all.

I use the mobile app in the studio to manage schedule and simple payments and emails and that’s about all I can do with it now. It has potential to be an excellent tool
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Response from developer

Hi! Thanks for providing feedback. In regards to viewing intake forms and applying discounts, both are available within MassageBook Manager. Within a client's details you can select the Intake Form tab, then select View next to any intake form listed. To apply a discount, you can select "Edit Total" on the checkout screen to discount the total amount due. You can find more tips and walkthroughs at support.massagebook.com For troubles with online booking, it would be best to contact our support department at support@massagebook.com or 843-352-2026

Like it a lot

Huge improvement from the last app I love how it actually will send you a notification when you get an online booking that is something I complained about a lot with the last app

Response from developer

We're so glad to hear you're enjoying the new app and that its making your day-to-day better! It definitely has a lot more bells and whistles than our previous app, and - we are of course adding more to it every release cycle. Thank you for choosing MassageBook for your practice :)

Absolute nightmare

I’ve been with MassageBook for over a year. The transition to this app has very negatively impacted my business. I’ve had struggles with making appointments and intake forums. I tried to reach out for help multiple time and never made it through to an actual person. This app has created so much stress for me. My advertising, QR code and all my clients use this site. I’m seriously considering the difficult task of using a different company.
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Response from developer

Hello! I'm not sure which account is associated with this review in order to reach out directly, but please send an email to support@massagebook.com Attn: Dan, and we will absolutely move your request up to the highest level of support. If you prefer a direct phone call or video walkthrough, we can do that as well! There are no outstanding issues related to scheduling appointments or intake forms, so I'm confident we'll be able to help you navigate the new app with ease. We certainly are committed to ensuring you and your clients have a positive experience on the MassageBook platform. Please reach out so we can make this right for you. Thank you!

Hate the payment

I have to manually go to Square to charge. It doesn’t go through the app. If there is a card on file with square maybe. I can’t get the reader to work with the app but it works with square. Square allows me to just tap the card to my iPhone which is awesome but the app doesn’t. The only option I have is to manually enter and this isn’t always available. If I do enter manually it costs more. Yep hate this new app.
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Response from developer

Hello! Thank you for sharing your experience. All Square devices are compatible with the exception of the Square Register (Square's limitation for 3rd party apps using their mobile framework). If you are having trouble connecting your Square reader, ensure it is not connected within the Square app. To disconnect your reader from the Square app, you can go to bluetooth settings on your device and choose "Forget Device" for the Square reader. Then during checkout within MassageBook Manager it will reconnect. If you're still having trouble, Square may require you to disconnect and reconnect in your MassageBook account under Settings > Credit Card Processing. Our team is available to help however needed via support@massagebook.com or 843-352-2026. We hope Square will support tap-to-pay soon for their 3rd party mobile code-base, as we too would very much like that option! Let us know if you are still having trouble so we can help you avoid card-not-present fees!

Please add tip line signature back in

It is awkward to hand my phone over without the signature option. I know that the signature wasn’t required but it seems tacky to now hand my phone to the client during check out with just tip options.

Response from developer

Hello, Christina! Thank you for your feedback. We're working hard with Square to get the signature page integrated into the new app so that the app follows what you have setup in Square. We push new updates every two weeks, and this one is definitely on the roadmap :) We hope you are enjoying the app otherwise! Thank you for choosing MassageBook for your practice. Its our pleasure to serve you.

Work in progress

I keep hoping for an update that makes sense. So far. They have not. I have used massage book for almost 6 years. But i am on the fence about staying due to the changes that are NOT beneficial. Something as simple as the color for specific appts makes a big difference when scheduling at a glance. Repetitively sending intake forms (when i do not have it set to send every appt) is annoying to clients and therapist having to answer the questions over and over ..
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Response from developer

Hello! The app definitely supports color coding of appointments by Service or by Staff, it just needs to be enabled in your MassageBook account under your Schedule Settings > Color Code appointments. Whatever you have set up there will transfer over to your app. The misfiring of intake forms to clients who already have one on file will be resolved in our next release, scheduled for this week. In the meantime, you can deselect the the "Intake Form" from the client's message settings in their client record, and they will not receive the additional form. Let us know if you need anything further and we'll be happy to support you! You can reach the MassageBook Support team at support@massagebook.com or by phone at 843-352-2026. We'd love to help you experience the full benefits of the app! Have a great week.

Not great.

I see the ways it hopes to be better than the older app but it doesn’t work. It won’t accept payments correctly or at all and I can’t view the same info from the intake forms. It isn’t as cell phone friendly as I had hoped. I will be happy to alter my review as soon as these issues are resolved.

Response from developer

Hi! Thank you for your feedback! We would be happy to help resolve the troubles you are experiencing with taking payments. Please let us know exactly what is occurring through the feedback form in the main menu of the app, or you can contact our support department at support@massagebook.com or at 843-352-2026.

Love it 🙌

It really has helped my business work smoothly. Customer service is great. They are getting busy and I’ve noticed some delays on communication when I need to fix any problems but as a business woman I understand that with patience everything is possible to work out well and sure enough they always comeback to assist. They are improving on some imperfections but my business is still able to work around any glitches. I am a satisfied as a customer of Massage book. Thank you!
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Response from developer

Our team absolutely loves supporting practices such as your's, Bujongie! Its why we are here! We're glad you're enjoying the new app. We push updates every two weeks, so stay on the look out for more additions that are geared towards making your day-to-day more streamlined so that you can do what you love!

Many Issues

Where do I start? It makes me look unprofessional when I cannot navigate my own business app!
Most of the issues I was having have been resolved but this weekend, had a new client, she stood there for several minutes while I was trying to figure out why my Square Reader appeared to be working but I could not get to place to scan. It froze at scan. I finally went to the old app (MB) and manually entered card, which made my fees higher since it wouldn’t allow me to swipe!
Not sure how, but my settings for online booking were changed - causing my clients to be forced to pay in advance. Another cost to me because neither of these clients pay by credit card normally 😡
I went in and corrected that issue but cannot figure out how to correct whatever the problem NOW IS for swiping on square reader. Was fine last week.
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Response from developer

Hi! Thanks for your review and your feedback! We're always happy to help with any troubles you may be experiencing. Please reach out through the feedback form within the main menu of the app, or contact our support department directly at support@massagebook.com or 843-352-2026

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