Comparison

Acuity vs BarnOps

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

Head to head
About

Acuity

Streamline your service-based business with an all-in-one scheduling solution. Automate bookings, accept payments, collect client forms, and reduce no-shows with customizable online scheduling and reminders.

Highlights
  • Online self-booking for clients
  • Accept payments at booking
  • Customizable client intake forms
  • Automated appointment reminders
  • Manage multiple services and staff
  • Schedule virtual appointments
  • Support for group classes and workshops
Features
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Looking for an appointment scheduling app that helps you book clients, accept payments, collect intake forms, and reduce no-shows? Acuity Scheduling by Squarespace is the all-in-one scheduling software for service-based businesses. It’s built for professionals who need more than a basic meeting scheduler—so clients can self-book online, pay at booking, fill out forms before appointments, and get automatic reminders in one smooth booking flow. If you want to save time, avoid missed appointments, and run your business with less admin, Acuity helps you do it all in one place. • REDUCE NO-SHOWS AND MISSED APPOINTMENTS Need a tool that helps you avoid empty time slots? Acuity helps you reduce no-shows with automated email and SMS reminders, confirmation messages, easy rescheduling, cancellation links, and booking policies that set expectations clearly. • ACCEPT PAYMENTS AT THE TIME OF BOOKING Looking for appointment scheduling with payments? Acuity lets clients pay when they book with Stripe, Square, or PayPal. Collect deposits, send invoices and receipts, sell gift certificates, offer packages, support recurring memberships, and enable tipping—all built in. No extra tools required. • COLLECT CLIENT INTAKE FORMS BEFORE APPOINTMENTS Need a booking system with intake forms? Acuity lets you attach customizable intake forms to every booking so clients can complete questionnaires, consent forms, waivers, and health history forms before they arrive. This helps therapists, wellness practitioners, coaches, and consultants stay prepared and organized. • MANAGE COMPLEX SERVICES AND AVAILABILITY If your business has multiple services, different durations, or changing availability, Acuity makes it easy to manage. Offer different appointment types, control your calendar, manage multiple staff calendars and locations, and let clients book only what’s available. • SCHEDULE VIRTUAL APPOINTMENTS AND TELEHEALTH SESSIONS Need online scheduling software for virtual consultations? Acuity can automatically generate Zoom, Google Meet, and GoToMeeting links for appointments, making it easy to run remote sessions, online coaching, and telehealth bookings. • RUN GROUP CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, AND RECURRING SESSIONS Acuity also supports group scheduling with capacity limits, class packages, and session bundles. Ideal for fitness studios, yoga instructors, tutors, workshops, and group coaching businesses. • BUILT FOR SERVICE BUSINESSES, NOT JUST MEETINGS Acuity is designed for businesses that need scheduling + client management + payments + automation in one tool. • INTEGRATIONS ADAPTED TO YOUR WORKFLOW Embed your booking page on Squarespace, WordPress, Wix, or other websites, customize it to match your brand, and let clients book online 24/7. Perfect for: - Hairdressers, salons, estheticians, tattoo artists, and beauty pros who want clients to self-book, prepay, and receive reminders automatically - Therapists, psychologists, and healthcare professionals who need intake forms, secure workflows, and scheduling tools designed to support HIPAA compliance, with features like encrypted data handling and a signed Business Associate Agreement (BAA) on eligible plans - Coaches and consultants who want to reduce admin, send booking links, and get client details before sessions - Personal trainers, yoga teachers, and fitness studios who sell packages, memberships, and group classes - Small service-based businesses and teams that want an online booking system without per-user pricing on select plans - Photographers who want to deliver a better booking experience. • MORE THAN A BASIC CALENDAR BOOKING APP Unlike simple meeting schedulers, Acuity is built for real service workflows. It helps you schedule appointments, get paid, collect client information, and automate communication. Try Acuity free for 7 days — no credit card required. _____________ Privacy Policy: https://squarespace.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://squarespace.com/terms-of-service

About

BarnOps

Streamline equestrian operations with a unified system for managing horses, staff, boarders, and facility tasks. Replace scattered communication and paperwork with organized digital tools for daily care, scheduling, and vendor coordination.

Highlights
  • Horse record management
  • Staff scheduling and time tracking
  • Event and lesson scheduling
  • Digital forms and e-signatures
  • Feeding and daily care tracking
  • Weather-informed blanket management
  • Facility and vendor coordination
Features
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BarnOps: The Operating System for Horse Farms & Equestrian Facilities BarnOps helps horse farms, boarding barns, lesson programs, training facilities, and equestrian businesses manage daily operations from one connected system. Stop juggling texts, spreadsheets, paper forms, whiteboards, and multiple apps. BarnOps brings your office and field teams together so everyone stays informed, accountable, and organized. Whether you're managing horses, staff, boarders, instructors, trainers, lessons, feeding programs, vendors, or facility operations, BarnOps gives you one place to run your entire barn. Horse Management Maintain complete horse records including: • Medical information • Medications and supplements • Feed programs and feeding instructions • Allergy and emergency information • Veterinary preferences • Activity history and notes • Care records and operational logs Keep important information accessible wherever work happens. Staff Operations Coordinate your team with tools built specifically for equestrian facilities: • Staff scheduling • Recurring shifts • Mobile clock-in and clock-out • GPS-supported time tracking • Timesheet visibility • Field-to-office communication • Operational accountability Know who is working, where they are, and what has been completed. Calendar & Scheduling Manage the moving parts of your operation from one calendar: • Lessons • Arena reservations • Vendor visits • Facility events • Horse-related appointments • Staff schedules Reduce scheduling conflicts and keep everyone aligned. Communication & Collaboration Replace scattered text threads with organized communication: • Role-based messaging • Staff communication • Trainer coordination • Instructor collaboration • Boarder communication • Real-time updates between office and field teams The right people see the right information at the right time. Digital Forms & Documents Eliminate paperwork headaches: • Digital waivers • E-signatures • Document collection • Role-based onboarding packets • Record storage • Public form links • Renewal tracking Keep documents organized and accessible. Feeding & Daily Care Track and manage critical daily workflows: • Feeding rounds • Feed plans • Supplement tracking • Care confirmations • Horse-specific instructions Reduce missed tasks and improve consistency. BlanketOps™ Weather-informed blanket management: • Blanket preferences • Blanket status tracking • Seasonal workflows • Horse-specific instructions FlyOps™ Stay on top of seasonal fly management: • Fly mask tracking • Fly sheet tracking • Seasonal management workflows • Horse-level visibility Facility Management Manage the infrastructure behind your operation: • Pasture management • Hay inventory tracking • Water trough tracking • Site and location management • Operational records Vendor Coordination Organize and track service providers: • Veterinarians • Farriers • Chiropractors • Dentists • Other barn vendors Keep appointments, records, and communication connected. Incident Tracking Document and manage operational issues: • Horse incidents • Medical concerns • Equipment issues • Facility problems • Follow-up tracking Maintain a clear operational history. Billing & Payments (Available with BarnOps Command) For barns that want financial operations connected to daily operations: • Boarding billing • Lesson billing • Trainer billing • Service charges • Invoice management • Payment tracking Built for Equestrian Operations BarnOps is designed specifically for: • Boarding barns • Training facilities • Lesson programs • Riding schools • Breeding operations • Multi-discipline equestrian facilities • Horse farms of all sizes From the office to the field, BarnOps helps you run a more organized, accountable, and efficient operation. Run your barn. Run your business.

Screenshots

Acuity4 screens
BarnOps4 screens

Verdict

The call

Acuity and BarnOps both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of BarnOps's written reviews are positive against 45% of Acuity's. BarnOps also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6). Acuity's advantage is ratings volume (30K vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Acuity sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $29.00 per month. BarnOps asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BarnOps holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Acuity has 30K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Acuity's written reviews are positive against 100% of BarnOps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Acuity ships an update weekly, BarnOps every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Acuity versus BarnOps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAcuityBarnOps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (30K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings30K — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size199 MB68 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSquarespace, Inc.SHALAN MARIA MARCUS

Customer experience

Acuity

All ratings30,318 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews530 reviews
Positive44.5%
Neutral15.3%
Negative40.2%

BarnOps

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Acuity

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Appointment information disappearing from calendar
  • Inability to see client payment status
  • Timezone errors and incorrect scheduling
  • Unresponsive app and slow performance

Requested features

6 requests
  • Waitlist functionality
  • Automated client reminders and confirmations
  • Ability to book multiple appointments at once
  • Improved calendar view and navigation
  • More robust reporting and analytics
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  • Integrated payment processing and point-of-sale

BarnOps

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Acuity

Subscriptions6
  • iOS Starter Monthly$29.001 Month
  • iOS Standard Monthly$50.001 Month
  • iOS Premium Monthly$89.001 Month
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  • iOS Starter Annual$289.001 Year
  • iOS Standard Annual$489.001 Year
  • iOS Premium Annual$869.001 Year
None

BarnOps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Acuity free?
Acuity is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BarnOps free?
BarnOps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Acuity or BarnOps?
BarnOps is rated higher. Acuity averages 4.8 out of 5 from 30K ratings, while BarnOps averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Acuity or BarnOps have ads?
Neither Acuity nor BarnOps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Acuity or BarnOps?
Acuity ships an update weekly, and BarnOps every 2 weeks. Most recently, Acuity was updated on November 3, 2026 and BarnOps on October 31, 2026.

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