Vagaro vs Square Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vagaro
Discover and book local beauty salon, spa, and fitness appointments instantly. Explore services, read reviews, find daily deals, and manage your bookings with ease. Earn and redeem loyalty points for future services.
- Discover local salons, spas, and gyms
- Read reviews and find daily deals
- Book appointments instantly
- Manage bookings (reschedule/cancel)
- Email and text reminders
- Earn and redeem loyalty points
- Bookmark favorite businesses
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Having a bad day and just need a quick pamper session? Use Vagaro to discover, explore, reserve, and manage beauty salon, spa, and fitness appointments – free and instantly – anytime, anywhere. You will read reviews and get the best daily deals and promotions on a variety of services, whether it’s your daily yoga session or your weekly mani pedi nail spa appointment. Find a salon or spa near you! If you have a busy schedule you will love our email and text reminders. Collect points when you book appointments with your favorite hair stylists or personal trainers and redeem those points towards even more services. Bookmark your favorites for easy access. Reschedule or cancel your appointments right from the app. Imagine being able to search late Thursday night for a massage in San Francisco the next day at 3pm. Vagaro spa booker and salon booker will find the best matching massage therapists for you in your area, show you the prices and reviews for the listed businesses and allow you to book the appointment right away - without making a phone call and then waiting on the professional to call you back the next day. You don’t pay until the service is performed and all monetary transactions are between you and the business that you are booking with. This app is a great salon and spa finder. You will find services for: *haircuts *shampooing *styling *weaves *blowouts *hair coloring *nail care (manicures and pedicures) *massages *makeup *lash extensions *waxing *yoga classes *CrossFit sessions *Pilates *shaving, beard trimming and many more services! Salon booking and spa booking available with Vagaro. And don’t forget that you can also complete your salon search and spa search online at https://www.vagaro.com where all of your favorite businesses are bookmarked and available as well.
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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Square Go at 84% against Vagaro's 50%. Square Go also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and ratings volume (184K vs 9.1K). Vagaro's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). 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.
Square Go holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Square Go has 184K ratings behind it against 9.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Vagaro's written reviews are positive against 84% of Square Go's.
Vagaro ships an update every 2 weeks, Square Go fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Vagaro | Square Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (9.1K ratings) | 4.9 (184K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.1% of reviews | 84.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9.1K | 184K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #23 — better | #52 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 152 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Vagaro Inc | Block, Inc. |
Customer experience
Vagaro
Square Go
User reviews
Vagaro
From 9.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Convenient booking
- 📆 Helpful reminders
- 💻 Seamless integration with calendar
- 🔍 Ability to discover new services
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy app performance
- 🔍 Poor search functionality
- 🤔 Confusing user interface
- 🔒 Difficult to cancel subscriptions
- 📍 Inaccurate location-based results
Square Go
From 184K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Convenient appointment booking
- 💡 Integrated with past appointments
- 🤩 Excellent service and results
- 🥰 Friendly and professional staff
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unreliable appointment reminders
- 🤔 Confusing search and filtering options
- 🤨 Promotes competitors to customers
- 🤯 Requires full calendar access
- 😒 Interrupts audio playback
Bugs and requests
Vagaro
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when syncing to calendar
- Login issues with invalid email/password
- Inconsistent display of appointment details
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to reschedule appointments directly in the app
- Improve search filters and sorting options
- Implement a more intuitive user interface
- Streamline the process for cancelling subscriptions
- Enhance location-based services and customization
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
In-app purchases
Vagaro
No in-app purchases
Square Go
No in-app purchases
