Comparison

Pion vs Appointment Booking System

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

Head to head
About

Pion

Features
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About

Appointment Booking System

Quickly create a customer booking website in minutes. Customers can view available slots and book appointments online. Receive instant notifications for new bookings.

Highlights
  • Quick setup
  • Customer booking website
  • Real-time notifications
  • Unlimited bookings (subscription)
  • Free tier available
Features
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Using this app you can quickly set up a booking system to accept bookings from your customers by answering a few questions. It takes only a few minutes. Afterward, you will have a link to a website that you can send to your customers. On that website they can see where you have free appointment slots and can book them. When one of your customers books an appointment, you will immediately receive a notification, and you can optionally also receive an email. You can use this app for free for booking up to 20 hours per month. If you would like to have an unlimited number of bookings each month, you can subscribe: Monthly subscription: With this subscription you can use the app for an unlimited number of bookings each month. $1.99 for each of the first 2 months, then $9.99/month. The subscription will automatically renew until you cancel it. You can manage your subscriptions in the App Store app. You can find the Terms of Use here: https://www.calengoo.com/bookingsystem/impressum.html

Screenshots

Pion4 screens
Appointment Booking System4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pion at none against Appointment Booking System's 2. Appointment Booking System's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Appointment Booking System sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Pion asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pion ships an update every 3 months, Appointment Booking System monthly. The most recent releases landed on January 2, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pion versus Appointment Booking System: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPionAppointment Booking System
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—22 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB71 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperESTELDominique Andr Gunia

In-app purchases

None

Pion

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Appointment Booking System

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription2 Months trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Pion free?
Pion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Appointment Booking System free?
Appointment Booking System is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pion or Appointment Booking System have ads?
Neither Pion nor Appointment Booking System shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pion or Appointment Booking System?
Pion ships an update every 3 months, and Appointment Booking System monthly. Most recently, Pion was updated on January 2, 2026 and Appointment Booking System on October 27, 2026.

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