Square Go vs ChapterLamp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Square Go
Discover and manage your favorite local businesses. Reorder services, rebook appointments, and track your history with ease. Find new spots with personalized recommendations and communicate directly with businesses.
- Search businesses by name and map
- Explore 250K+ local businesses
- Rebook and reschedule appointments
- Track order and appointment history
- Personalized recommendations
- Direct business messaging
- Leave verified reviews and ratings
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Become a regular. Reorder, rebook, and track your favorite businesses. - Search by business and map: Easily find businesses near you and search across 2 million services - Explore 250K+ local businesses on Square - Convenient appointment and order management: Easily rebook, reorder, reschedule, without the phone tag - Track your appointment and order history, easily look up your favorite staff members, and get reminders - Get personalized recommendations based on your history - Communicate directly: message your favorite business in one tap - Share your Go-to spots: leave verified reviews and ratings for your favorite people and places
ChapterLamp
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ChapterLamp is a quiet, fully private reading log for the books you love. • Library — track Reading, Want to Read, Finished. All on this device. • ChapterLamp timer — log every chapter at your own pace. No streak shaming, no daily caps. • Saved lines — keep the quotes you'll come back to, with tags and pages. • Statistics — yearly goal, monthly heatmap, reading pace — all calculated on-device. • ISBN scan — first-scan only, then 100% offline. One purchase. No subscription, no cloud, no account, no social pressure. Yours, kept gently. Premium ($2.99 one-time) unlocks unlimited books, parallel reading, full statistics, exports to PDF/Markdown/JSON, six lamp themes, and adjustable haptic warmth. Nine languages: English, German, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, French, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Simplified Chinese.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: Square Go at #36 against ChapterLamp's unranked. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Square Go | ChapterLamp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (128K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 128K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #36 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Block, Inc. | Shanghai Runesmith Artificial Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd. |
Bugs and requests
Square Go
Reported bugs
4 issues- Constant loading screen, app never loads
- Inability to confirm appointments
- Calendar view issues (scrolling, month navigation)
- Sign-up flow problems
Requested features
5 requests- Favorite/bookmark frequently used businesses
- Ability to restrict search to specific locations
- In-app tipping functionality
- Seamless calendar integration (write-only access)
- Improved notification and reminder system
ChapterLamp
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Square Go
No in-app purchases
ChapterLamp
No in-app purchases
