Comparison

Square Appointments vs Tattoo Studio Pro

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Square Appointments

Manage your business with an all-in-one solution for booking, scheduling, and payments. Offer 24/7 online booking, send automated reminders, and process payments securely. Track client details and manage your team's calendars and reports.

Highlights
  • 24/7 online booking
  • Automated appointment reminders
  • Secure payment processing
  • Client management
  • Team calendar management
  • Point of sale system
Features
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Square Appointments is an all-in-one solution for booking and scheduling appointments, sending reminders, and accepting payments. ► THE ALL-IN ONE POINT OF SALE FOR BOOKING, PAYMENTS, AND MORE It has everything you need to run your business from anywhere: online booking that’s easy for you and your customers, a point of sale that tracks customer details, and a secure, fast payment system. There are three monthly plans: Free, Plus, and Premium, and each is on a per-location basis. Custom pricing is available for businesses that process over $250K in annual revenue. ► NO CREDIT CARD REQUIRED, NO LONG-TERM COMMITMENTS Get 24/7 online booking, automatic appointment reminders, seamless payment processing, and no-show protection with Square Appointments for iPhone, iPad, and desktop. This is especially beneficial for barbershops and nail salons that need to manage appointments efficiently. ► PRICING PLANS TO FIT YOUR BUSINESS Pricing for Square Appointments is based on the features that fit your business best. There are three monthly plans: Free, Plus, and Premium, and each is on a per-location basis. Custom pricing is available for businesses that process over $250K in annual revenue. ► LET CLIENTS BOOK 24/7 No website? No problem—Square Appointments includes a pre-built booking site, so your customers can book anytime, from anywhere. Easily manage and accept bookings from your iPhone or iPad. With our Square Online integration, you can customize layouts, colors, and fonts that reflect your brand and even add pages for products, testimonials, and more. This feature is perfect for nail salons and barbershops looking to enhance their online presence. ► CHECK OUT CLIENTS SEAMLESSLY Accept payments, sell products, or send invoices easily, all from one app. Let customers have Square save their card on file for even faster checkout. ► REDUCE NO-SHOWS Set up automated appointment reminders, request prepayment or charge a cancellation fee for online booking. ► MANAGE AN ENTIRE TEAM EASILY Manage your whole team’s calendars, set their access and permissions, and see individual sales and appointment reports all from one place. ► GET TO KNOW YOUR CLIENTS Keep notes on all your clients so you can keep track of their preferences, appointment and sales history. This is valuable for barbershops, nail salons, and health & beauty businesses aiming to provide personalized services. This is more than just a calendar. Square Appointments is powerful appointment scheduling, a point of sale, and payment processing—all in one place.

About

Tattoo Studio Pro

Streamline your tattoo studio operations with this all-in-one management app. Manage appointments, digital forms, client portfolios, and team collaboration. Boost revenue and cut no-shows with integrated payment processing and customizable reminders.

Highlights
  • Digital client forms
  • Appointment management
  • Portfolio showcase
  • Team collaboration
  • Automated reminders
  • Stripe POS integration
  • Financial tracking
Features
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Say goodbye to shop chaos and hello to the only all-in-one management app built just for tattoo studios, no salons, no gyms, just your world. Tattoo Studio Pro streamlines your workflow, cuts no-shows, and helps you grow, so you can focus on your art. Ready to level up? Everything you need to transform your business: - Log every ink and needle (NEW!): Set up the inks and needles you use, then tick them off on each client's form. Lot numbers fill in automatically and land on the signed consent PDF, ready for your health inspector. - Be up and running in minutes: Signing up asks for your studio name and a PIN, not ten fields. A setup checklist walks you through the rest. - Get answers without leaving the app: Tap Ask Dot on any screen, or reach a human by email or a booked call. - Run your day from the Calendar: Day, week, month, and list views, staff color-coding, and view settings that stick between sessions. - Track every appointment's status: Mark appointments Upcoming, Confirmed, Cancelled, Completed, or No-Show. - Keep your team's hours straight: Studio and artist hours, time off so nobody gets booked while away, and a Schedule view of the whole team's week. - Automatic booking confirmations: Every appointment fires an instant confirmation text from your own template, honoring each client's SMS consent. Switch texts off per appointment. - Collect deposits at booking: Your confirmation goes out with a secure payment link, or copy a link from any appointment and send it yourself. Take the deposit at the counter and the link switches off, so nobody pays twice. - Smarter reminder sequences: Build up to 5 timed SMS reminders per appointment, with live preview. - Take card payments in person: Pair a Stripe M2 card reader and take chip, swipe, and contactless payments with tipping, right from checkout. Sales land in your reports. - Know every client: Client profiles show visits, spend, and deposits at a glance, with purchase history in its own tab. - Online and walk-in check-in: Clients fill out your form before they arrive and land in a Walk-ins tab. Match them and drop them into the Queue, your one dashboard for appointments, forms, and check-ins. - Sync bookings to your phone: One-way calendar sync puts your appointments on your lock screen, your Apple Watch, or wherever your calendar lives. - Capture every lead with Inbox: Share your request link or embed it anywhere. Requests with notes and photo references land in one inbox you can confirm, decline, or convert. - Share your portfolio anywhere: Copy a public portfolio link or embed code for your socials, your site, or a client. - Ditch the paperwork: Go paperless with digital consent forms and health questionnaires, customize them to fit your vibe. - Sync your crew: Invite your team with role-based access to keep everyone on the same page. - Boost revenue with Stripe: Use Stripe as your full POS for service and retail sales, with required consent forms connected to each service. - Track your finances: Monitor sales, deposits, and reports with ease. Your numbers, your control. - Manage your plan in the app: Upgrade, switch plans, or manage your subscription without leaving Tattoo Studio Pro. - Keep it secure: Cloud-based storage and privacy-first design keep your data safe, with auto-lock controls to fit your device. - Run your shop anywhere: Our companion web app lets you manage your studio on any device. Why Tattoo Studio Pro? We're the tattoo-specific solution that gets you. Join studios around the world saving time, boosting revenue, and growing their client list. Try it free for 30 days! Download now and see the difference. Questions? Hit us up at support@tattoostudiopro.com. Let's keep your chairs filled and your shop buzzing! EULA - https://tattoostudiopro.com/eula/ Privacy Policy - https://tattoostudiopro.com/privacy-policy/ Terms & Conditions - https://tattoostudiopro.com/terms-and-conditions/

Screenshots

Square Appointments4 screens
Tattoo Studio Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Square Appointments at 4.9 against Tattoo Studio Pro's 3.4. Square Appointments also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and ratings volume (195K vs 88). Tattoo Studio Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.1). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tattoo Studio Pro sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $29.00 per month. Square Appointments asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Square Appointments holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Square Appointments has 195K ratings behind it against 88, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Square Appointments's written reviews are positive against 48% of Tattoo Studio Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Square Appointments ships an update every 4 days, Tattoo Studio Pro weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Square Appointments versus Tattoo Studio Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquare AppointmentsTattoo Studio Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (195K ratings) — better3.4 (88 ratings)
Positive reviews69.0% of reviews — better48.0% of reviews
Number of ratings195K — better88
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#209 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.115.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size792 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlock, Inc.Zadie Studio, LLC

Customer experience

Square Appointments

All ratings195,289 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews713 reviews
Positive69.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative22.7%

Tattoo Studio Pro

All ratings88 ratings
Positive55.7%
Neutral6.8%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive48.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative44.0%

User reviews

Square Appointments

From 195K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 📅 Helpful appointment reminders
  • 💳 Integrated payment processing
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 🕰️ Recurring appointments

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🤔 Confusing navigation
  • 🔒 Lack of security features
  • 💰 Expensive paid plans
  • 📞 Poor customer support

Tattoo Studio Pro

From 88 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Saves time and money
  • 👍 Looks professional
  • 👍 Stores client data
  • 👍 Sends appointment reminders

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy and unreliable
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 🐛 Constantly logs out
  • 🐛 Error messages
  • 🐛 Unusable after updates

Bugs and requests

Square Appointments

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Appointments disappearing or not syncing
  • Issues with changing or rescheduling appointments
  • Unreliable notification system
  • Incorrect time/date display
  • Trouble connecting with Square payment system

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to customize text/email reminders
  • Option to block time slots for personal use
  • Integration with more calendar apps
  • Easier way to manage multiple locations
  • Feature to collect deposits or prepayments
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  • Improved reporting and analytics

Tattoo Studio Pro

Reported bugs

34 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • App logs users out unexpectedly
  • App shows error messages about incomplete fields or permissions
  • App tells users they don't have a subscription when they do
  • App won't let users access their queue
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  • App frequently force quits
  • App buffers and freezes
  • App doesn't work properly after updates
  • App crashes and turns screen white
  • App requires users to re-enter information after crashes
  • App doesn't allow updating artist names or info
  • ID photo doesn't always work
  • Lost all paperwork from previous year after an update
  • App doesn't work at all after the latest update
  • App doesn't allow access to software paid for
  • New update requires users to enter names and emails of all past employees
  • App won't load
  • App crashes during client consent form process
  • App throws an error on the page asking for price, artist, etc.
  • App shows one client but not another with the exact same name
  • App asks for ID at the end instead of the beginning
  • App is down for extended periods (3 days)
  • New update prevents using new crew members until old pro member ends
  • App requires admin passcode and doesn't accept ID photo
  • Reports stopped working after the trial period
  • Cannot search for clients by last name
  • Customer service takes days/weeks to respond and gives zero effort
  • App has a spelling mistake on the first screen
  • App doesn't allow modification of artist or price after entry
  • Price sometimes saves as $0
  • App crashes sometimes, and the spinning wheel gets stuck
  • Customer can remove ID picture easily
  • Customer can enter one letter/number for fields like phone number
  • App crashes and customer needs to re-fill all info

Requested features

12 requests
  • Ability to adjust prices on paperwork
  • Easier search for previous clients
  • Add 'emergency contact' section
  • Way to select multiple clients to back up data
  • Option to remove piercing option for tattoo-only studios
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  • Save completed forms automatically to external drive (e.g., Google Drive)
  • Ability to post reference pics and finished pics under each client's file
  • Search clients by last name
  • Editable text for text reminders
  • Save every page before moving to the next to prevent data loss
  • Ability to adjust artist or price after entry
  • Fix spelling mistakes in the app

In-app purchases

None

Square Appointments

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

Tattoo Studio Pro

Subscriptions12
  • SOLO Monthly1 Month trial$29.001 Month
  • FORMS Monthly14 Days trial$39.991 Month
  • PLUS Monthly14 Days trial$49.991 Month
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  • CREW Montyly1 Month trial$69.001 Month
  • PRO Monthly14 Days trial$69.991 Month
  • TRIBE Monthly1 Month trial$119.001 Month
  • SOLO Yearly1 Month trial$239.001 Year
  • FORMS Yearly14 Days trial$299.991 Year
  • PLUS Yearly14 Days trial$399.991 Year
  • PRO Yearly14 Days trial$499.991 Year
  • CREW Yearly1 Month trial$579.001 Year
  • TRIBE Yearly1 Month trial$990.001 Year

Questions

Is Square Appointments free?
Square Appointments is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tattoo Studio Pro free?
Tattoo Studio Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Square Appointments or Tattoo Studio Pro?
Square Appointments is rated higher. Square Appointments averages 4.9 out of 5 from 195K ratings, while Tattoo Studio Pro averages 3.4 from 88 ratings.
Do Square Appointments or Tattoo Studio Pro have ads?
Neither Square Appointments nor Tattoo Studio Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Square Appointments or Tattoo Studio Pro?
Square Appointments ships an update every 4 days, and Tattoo Studio Pro weekly. Most recently, Square Appointments was updated on September 24, 2026 and Tattoo Studio Pro on September 17, 2026.

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