Comparison

Booked Store vs Insta

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

Head to head
About

Booked Store

Features
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Booked by OrderCounter is an all-in-one reservation management and POS platform designed for modern businesses. Use the Booked mobile app to easily create, update, and organize bookings from anywhere with a streamlined interface. Adjust availability in real time to reflect schedule changes, prevent overbooking, and keep operations running smoothly. Stay connected with customers through built-in two-way messaging, enabling instant communication for confirmations, updates, and support. Whether you're managing appointments, events, or services or one business or many, Booked gives you full control and visibility while enhancing the customer experience.

About

Insta

Features
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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

Screenshots

Booked Store2 screens
Insta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Booked Store at none against Insta's 1. Insta's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Insta sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $30.00 per month. Booked Store asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Booked Store versus Insta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBooked StoreInsta
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB15 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperOrderCounter.com, Inc.Jose Guerreiro

In-app purchases

None

Booked Store

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Insta

Subscriptions1
  • Insta-booked subscription$30.001 Month

Questions

Is Booked Store free?
Booked Store is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Insta free?
Insta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Booked Store or Insta have ads?
Neither Booked Store nor Insta shows ads.

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