Appointment Trader vs Perch by Ginyu Squad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Appointment Trader
This app allows users to buy and sell reservations for various services, including restaurants, spas, and salons. It helps monetize cancelled plans and find availability in overbooked establishments.
- Buy and sell reservations
- Monetize cancelled plans
- Find overbooked service availability
- Marketplace for restaurants, spas, salons, and more
- Discover new service providers
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AppointmentTrader turns your cancelled plans into cash and makes overbooked Restaurants, DMV's, SPA's, Hair-Dressers, Golf Clubs and an ever growing list of categories a thing of the past.
Perch by Ginyu Squad
Discover cafés specifically designed for productivity. This community-driven app provides real-time ratings on Wi-Fi, outlets, noise levels, and seating, helping you find the perfect workspace in NYC.
- Find work-friendly cafes in NYC
- Community ratings for Wi-Fi, outlets, noise, seating
- Filters for open now, quiet, long stays
- Real-time watch outs from users
- Save favorite cafe locations
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Find a café built for getting work done. Perch is upheld by the community and made for the community. Café workers, remote workers, workaholics, and startup creators use it to pick a NYC spot that actually works. Community ratings for wifi, outlets, noise, and seating, from people who sat there. • Nearby cafés in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx • Workability from the community, not a chain score • Filters for Open now, Wifi, Outlets, Quiet, and Long stays • Watch outs from people here in the last few hours • Save the shops you like Free to use. You can browse without paying.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Perch by Ginyu Squad at 5.0 against Appointment Trader's 4.3. Perch by Ginyu Squad also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 30 months). Appointment Trader's advantage is ratings volume (755 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Perch by Ginyu Squad holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Appointment Trader has 755 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Appointment Trader ships an update every 30 months, Perch by Ginyu Squad every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Appointment Trader | Perch by Ginyu Squad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (755 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 755 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Phoenix Labs, LLC | syeda kazmi-shah |
Customer experience
Appointment Trader
Perch by Ginyu Squad
Bugs and requests
Appointment Trader
Reported bugs
4 issues- Reservations get cancelled without explanation
- Refunds and payouts are delayed or denied
- Inability to change reservation details
- Technical issues with the app and website
Requested features
5 requests- Improve user interface and navigation
- Enhance customer support and communication
- Implement better fraud/scam prevention measures
- Allow reservation deposits to be used towards bill
- Provide more transparency on reservation availability and status
Perch by Ginyu Squad
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Appointment Trader
No in-app purchases
Perch by Ginyu Squad
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Appointment Trader free?
Is Perch by Ginyu Squad free?
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