Gostelo vs Insta
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gostelo
Streamline your service business with an easy-to-use booking and scheduling platform. Create a custom booking page, manage your calendar in real-time, and reduce no-shows with automatic SMS reminders. Build your customer list and maintain full control over your schedule.
- Instant booking page
- Real-time dashboard
- Automatic SMS reminders
- Customer list management
- Full schedule control
- Custom intake forms
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Gostelo is booking and scheduling for solo operators and small service businesses — barbers, salons, beauty studios, mobile mechanics, tutors, cleaners, and anyone whose calendar is their business. WHAT YOU GET • Your own booking page in 60 seconds. Pick a subdomain (yourname.gostelo.com) — customers book online without downloading anything. • Real-time dashboard. Today's bookings at a glance, swipe through the week, push notifications the moment a new booking lands. • Automatic SMS reminders. Cut no-shows. Customers confirm or cancel by text 24 hours before their appointment. • Customer list that builds itself. Every booking creates a record. Add notes, mark VIPs, block problem clients. • Full schedule control. Weekly hours, vacation blocks, buffer time. Customers only book slots you've opened. • Custom intake forms. Ask the questions that matter — allergies, preferences, vehicle make — right at booking. NO COMMISSIONS No per-booking fees. No upsells. The free tier covers everything most one-person businesses need. PRIVACY FIRST We don't sell your data. SMS goes out from your business name, not ours. No Gostelo ads on your booking page. Sign up takes a minute. Share your booking link, fill your calendar.
Insta
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Your business is already on Google Maps. Insta-Booked adds the missing step: a simple way for customers to choose a service, select an available time, and book an appointment online. Instead of calling, messaging, or waiting for a response, customers can book when they are ready. You receive the appointment instantly and can manage it from your phone. With Insta-Booked, you can: • Add online booking to your Google Business Profile • Let customers choose services and available times • Receive notifications when a new appointment is booked • View and manage upcoming appointments • Confirm or reschedule customers by text • Reduce calls, messages, and manual scheduling • Make booking easier for customers using Google Maps Insta-Booked is designed for salons, barbershops, beauty professionals, and other appointment-based businesses. Your customers can already find you on Google Maps. Now they can book you there too. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gostelo at none against Insta's 1. 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
Both are free to download. Insta sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $30.00 per month. Gostelo asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Gostelo | Insta |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NIBIYAA LLC | Jose Guerreiro |
In-app purchases
Gostelo
No in-app purchases
Insta
- Insta-booked subscription$30.001 Month
