Comparison

Vagaro Pro vs Schedule Anyone

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

Head to head
About

Vagaro Pro

Manage appointments, clients, sales, and marketing for independent professionals and growing teams. Features include online booking, calendar management, client profiles, online sales, and an AI description generator. Keep your business organized and scale with confidence.

Highlights
  • Effortless online booking
  • Seamless calendar management
  • Powerful client management
  • Sell online and earn
  • AI description generator
  • Automatic data sync and backup
Features
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The all-in-one app built for independent professionals and growing teams to manage appointments, clients, sales, and marketing – from your chair, suite, or studio! Take Control of Your Schedule & Impress Every Client: Effortless Online Booking: No more phone tag or DMs! Let your clients book appointments 24/7 through a personalized booking page that feels like your brand. Whether you’re renting a booth, running your own studio, or managing a growing team, clients can easily find available time slots, schedule services, and even pre-pay for appointments – all without needing to call you. Seamless Calendar Management: Say goodbye to messy paper calendars and scattered appointment books. Vagaro Pro provides a clear, drag-and-drop calendar that makes managing your schedule effortless – no matter how many clients or locations you handle. Easily view your day, week, or month at a glance. Double- or triple-book when needed, manage booth renter schedules with color-coding, and send automated reminders to reduce no-shows. Powerful Client Management: Keep every client detail in one secure place – from contact info and service history to favorite styles and notes about preferences or allergies. Vagaro Pro helps independent pros and small teams build loyalty through personalized care and thoughtful service touches. Boost Income & Build a Scalable Business: Streamline Your Operations: Vagaro Pro is more than a booking app – it’s your digital business partner. From calendar management and marketing to payments and reports, Vagaro helps solo artists, booth renters, and growing beauty entrepreneurs stay organized and scale with confidence. Sell Online & Earn While You Sleep: Launch your own online store to sell memberships, packages, products, and gift cards – even when you’re off the clock. Perfect for solopreneurs building passive income or studios adding new revenue streams. Join FREE today and list your business on the Marketplace to get found, booked & paid! Introducing the Revolutionary AI Description Generator: Effortless Content Creation: Struggle writing service descriptions or bios? Vagaro Pro’s built-in AI description generator helps you sound polished and professional in seconds. Create service menus, class descriptions, and policies that match your vibe – friendly, professional, or casual – and never waste time writing again. Never Lose Data Again & Always Stay Connected: Automatic Sync & Backup: Whether you work solo or manage a small team, Vagaro Pro keeps your data safe and accessible across all devices. Switch seamlessly between your phone, tablet, and laptop with confidence knowing your business info is always backed up. Support That Feels Personal: Get real help when you need it. Vagaro’s friendly support team is available 7 days a week by phone, chat, or email – ready to assist independent professionals, booth renters, and owners alike. Powerful Reporting & Insights at Your Fingertips: Make Smart, Confident Business Decisions: Track income, monitor bookings, and discover trends to grow smarter every month. Vagaro’s easy reports show what’s working so you can focus more on clients and less on spreadsheets. Join over 220,000 beauty, wellness, and fitness professionals who trust Vagaro Pro to run their business their way! Download Vagaro Pro today and see how it can transform your solo career, suite, or growing brand! P.S. Still using paper appointment books? There’s a better way. Download Vagaro Pro now and see why it’s the go-to choice for booth renters, solopreneurs, and growing pros who want to work smarter – not harder.

About

Schedule Anyone

This app simplifies business management by offering easy-to-use appointment scheduling, marketing, and point-of-sale features. It supports various service industries with customizable templates and automated reminders. Manage your business operations and customer interactions seamlessly from any device.

Highlights
  • Appointment scheduling with recurring options
  • Customizable service times and pricing
  • Automated appointment reminders (text/email)
  • Point-of-sale and credit card processing
  • Website creation for businesses
  • Inventory management and automated ordering
  • Data backup and migration support
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SUMMARY Manage your business anytime, anywhere using any device plus marketing with your own website. The easiest to use appointment scheduling software. Templates available for hair salon, nail spa, barber shop, pet shop, personal trainer, fitness class, doctor, tutoring, auto detailing, maid service, nail techs, carpet cleaning, pool cleaning, plumbing, landscaping, tattoo, tour groups, realtors, and other personal service businesses and independent contractors. YOUR APPOINTMENT BOOK / PLANNER • Setup recurring appointments • Set custom times (service time, processing time, finish out time, etc) and pricing for services • Services already have the business rules you need, for example: * Have a haircut and color appointment? The finish out is automatically removed * Have a manicure and pedicure appointment with two different staff members? The services are automatically scheduled at the same time (not back to back) • Want to override any business rule or move an appointment? No problem, it's as easy as drag and drop. • Our iPad app and website allow easy drag and drop to move and create new appointments • View your booking calendar in day, week, or month calendar views • Plus many other features including: wait-list management, walk-in management, the ability to create overlapping appointments, group parties / private parties, automatically block out off days and holidays, and much more... POINT-OF-SALE / CREDIT CARD PROCESSING • Save money with our low credit card processing rates • Save time doing paperwork with our easy to use interactive reports • Need a merchant account for each independent staff member? No problem, our software supports multiple merchant accounts • Our cash drawer feature allows you to keep track of your cash • Customers can sign with their finger or you can print a receipt to have the customer sign • Text & email customers beautifully designed receipts BOOKING REMINDER • Automatically send appointment reminders and confirmations via text,e-mail or both, specify the time before the appointment you want the reminder to be sent • Email/Text receipts to clients • Customize the emails sent to your clients YOUR DATA • All your data is backed up (to multiple locations in our safe and secure data center) the moment it is saved. Even if you lose your phone, iPad, and computer your information is still safe and secure. • Contact us and we'll help you migrate data from another system WEBSITE • Customers get a headache-free website under your own domain name (www.your-domain.com). • You start offering a new service, add a new staff, a staff member leaves? It immediately shows up on your website. INVENTORY MANAGEMENT • Automate ordering using our automatic order generator by ordering what you sold over a specific date range, since your last order, or based on a specific desired stock amount which you specify • Seamlessly email orders to your distributors and product reps • Easily print orders and product lists SECURITY • Role-based security allows you to set what each staff member's access • Location-based security allows you to set which staff members can login from home to view their schedule STAFF MANAGEMENT / PAYROLL • Manage your employees times by creating a schedule they can see on their phone (or any other device) and allows them to clock-in clock-out only from company computers. • Our easy to use timesheet allow you to track time and manage costs SUBSCRIBING IN-APP • Use the starter version for free, upgrade to the independent package for $9.99/mo or silver business subscription for $39.99/mo; payment is charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase • Monthly subscriptions automatically renew. You can manage auto-renew of your subscription from your iTunes account settings at http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4098 • For more information visit our privacy policy: www.ScheduleAnyone.com/info/PrivacyPolicy and our terms of service: www.ScheduleAnyone.com/info/ProviderAgreement

Screenshots

Vagaro Pro4 screens
Schedule Anyone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vagaro Pro at none against Schedule Anyone's 4. Vagaro Pro also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (16K vs 403). Schedule Anyone's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (81% vs 71%). On price, ads and device support 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. Schedule Anyone sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Vagaro Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Schedule Anyone holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vagaro Pro has 16K ratings behind it against 403, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Vagaro Pro's written reviews are positive against 81% of Schedule Anyone's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vagaro Pro ships an update every 4 days, Schedule Anyone every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Vagaro Pro versus Schedule Anyone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVagaro ProSchedule Anyone
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (16K ratings)4.6 (403 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.7% of reviews81.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16K — better403
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size345 MB35 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperVagaro IncScheduleAnyone

Customer experience

Vagaro Pro

All ratings15,944 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative12.3%
Written reviews1,947 reviews
Positive70.7%
Neutral5.1%
Negative24.2%

Schedule Anyone

All ratings397 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral3.0%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral3.1%
Negative15.6%

User reviews

Vagaro Pro

From 16K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Convenient online booking
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 💡 Helpful client communication features
  • 🤑 Affordable pricing
  • 🔒 Secure payment processing

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes and glitches
  • ⏱️ Slow performance and loading times
  • 🔍 Difficult to navigate and find certain features
  • 📞 Inconsistent and unhelpful customer support
  • 🔄 Forced app updates disrupt workflow

Schedule Anyone

From 403 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great for salon scheduling
  • 👍 Helpful reminders for clients
  • 👍 Integrates with POS
  • 👍 Many discounting options
  • 👍 Automated marketing features

Room to improve

  • 😞 Locked out of book
  • 😞 Charged for access
  • 😞 Accused of not paying
  • 😞 Horrible app functionality
  • 😞 Requires internet connection

Bugs and requests

Vagaro Pro

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Appointment double-booking issues
  • Incorrect or missing transaction records
  • Client profile data loss or duplication
  • Unreliable credit card processing

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to customize appointment booking options
  • Integration with other business software
  • More flexible payment and deposit options
  • Improved client review and feedback management
  • Expanded marketing and promotion tools

Schedule Anyone

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Locked out of book
  • Requires internet connection
  • App not loading
  • Sync contacts repeatedly
  • Backoffice changes fail
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  • Text alerts unreliable
  • App freezes often
  • Cannot create user account

Requested features

9 requests
  • Allow confirmation status indication
  • Ability to change message colors
  • Improve inventory management options
  • Allow logo changes
  • Provide customer service contact number
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  • Enable cancellation of upgrades
  • Simplify website creation
  • Improve app stability
  • Allow user account creation

In-app purchases

None

Vagaro Pro

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Schedule Anyone

Subscriptions4
  • Independent Package1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Individual Package$9.991 Month
  • Independent to Business Upgrade$29.991 Month
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  • Silver Package$39.991 Month

Questions

Is Vagaro Pro free?
Vagaro Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Schedule Anyone free?
Schedule Anyone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Vagaro Pro or Schedule Anyone?
Schedule Anyone is rated higher. Vagaro Pro averages 4.4 out of 5 from 16K ratings, while Schedule Anyone averages 4.6 from 403 ratings.
Do Vagaro Pro or Schedule Anyone have ads?
Neither Vagaro Pro nor Schedule Anyone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vagaro Pro or Schedule Anyone?
Vagaro Pro ships an update every 4 days, and Schedule Anyone every 2 months. Most recently, Vagaro Pro was updated on October 30, 2026 and Schedule Anyone on October 26, 2026.

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