Comparison

Sessurely vs Countstead

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

Head to head
About

Sessurely

This app helps solo service providers manage bookings, protect their time, and get paid accurately. It offers a personalized booking page, automated reminders, and client management tools to streamline operations and maximize earnings.

Highlights
  • Personalized booking page
  • Automated reminders and confirmations
  • Client scoring for no-shows
  • Payment processing via Stripe
  • Client notes and spending history
  • Customizable rules per service
Features
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You cannot sell Tuesday at 2pm twice. An hour is the one thing you sell that expires. If nobody books it, or somebody books it and never turns up, that hour is gone and so is the money. Restaurants, hotels and airlines worked this out long ago. The person working alone, who feels it hardest, never got the tools. Sessurely does three things. It fills your hours, protects them, and makes sure you get paid for them. Free to start and free to stay. No card. No countdown. Nothing switches off later. FILL YOUR DAY Your own booking page, with your name on it and not ours, so people can book at 11pm instead of texting you. Add as many services as you like, each with its own length and price. Set the hours you actually work. Keep a waitlist, so you know who wants a slot the moment one opens. Nudge clients you have not seen in a while, or send someone an invite with the message already written. PROTECT YOUR DAY Reminders and confirmations go out on their own, by email and by text. When you are ready, take a deposit when they book, or keep their card on file without charging it, and only charge for a no-show or late cancel when your own rules say so. With Pro, every client gets a score based on whether they actually turn up, and you get a heads up when someone looks likely to bail, in time to act. GET PAID PROPERLY Sell blocks of sessions up front, not one at a time. Sell gift cards from your page. Take payment in person with Tap to Pay on iPhone: they tap a card, phone or watch against yours and it is done, no reader to buy and nothing to carry. Available in the United States. The money lands in your own Stripe account, and we take nothing on what you collect in person. KNOW YOUR CLIENTS A proper client book with notes, history, and what each person has spent with you. Pull them in from your phone contacts. Get their forms filled in before they arrive. And the numbers that matter: who turns up, who comes back, what you earned. ONE SET OF RULES PER SERVICE A four hour tattoo and a thirty minute chat should never share the same rules. Set the deposit, the fee and the notice period per service and leave it. Your client sees it before they book, so you never have to bring it up. MADE FOR ONE PERSON, ON PURPOSE This is not a salon system with the extra chairs taken out. Nobody to manage, no seats to buy, no charge per head, no plan you grow out of. One of you, one calendar, one price. FREE MEANS FREE Your booking page. Unlimited services. Your hours. A calendar that stays in step. Your client book. Contact import. Forms. A waitlist. Email reminders and confirmations. 100 texts a month to U.S. numbers. Deposits, card on file and no-show fees. Your Today screen, widgets and Apple Watch. YOUR CLIENTS PAY NOTHING TO BOOK No booking fee at the checkout. They pay you for the work, and that is the end of it. ONE PRICE FOR PRO, AND NOTHING ABOVE IT Pro adds unlimited texts, packages, gift cards, session scores, a daily briefing, analytics and Tap to Pay on iPhone. ON THE APPLE THINGS YOU ALREADY CARRY A countdown to your next appointment on the Lock Screen. Your whole day on Apple Watch. Ask Siri what is next. It keeps step with Apple Calendar. Face ID keeps your book to yourself. FOR ANYONE WHOSE CALENDAR IS THEIR LIVING Tattoo artists, hair stylists, barbers, nail and lash techs, personal trainers, coaches, consultants and photographers. WHERE THE MONEY GOES Straight into your own Stripe account. We never hold it, and we take nothing from your session prices, your packages, your gift cards, or anything you take in person. The only thing we take is 2%, capped at $10, on the deposits and no-show and late cancel fees we collect for you. Your client list is yours to take with you. Your time is what you sell. Sessurely makes sure you get paid for it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Service Terms: https://www.sessurely.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.sessurely.com/privacy

About

Countstead

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Countstead helps small businesses know what they have, where it is, and what is running low—without adopting an ERP or warehouse system. Count kitchen stock in kg and litres, set low-stock levels, and export a stocktake. WORK OFFLINE Keep items, counts, locations, and history available on your iPhone or iPad without an internet connection. No account is required for local use. SCAN AND FIND ITEMS Use the camera to scan a barcode or QR code and find an item you already track, or prefill its code when creating a new item. Countstead reads codes on device and does not query an external product catalogue. TRACK EVERY MOVEMENT Record stock in, stock out, recounts, corrections, and transfers. Each change is added to a clear activity history so the original record remains visible. KNOW WHAT IS WHERE Track balances by location and move stock explicitly between shelves, vans, storerooms, and storefronts. CATCH LOW STOCK Set a threshold for an item at a location, then use the Low Stock report to see what needs attention. BRING YOUR DATA WITH YOU Import up to 10,000 rows from CSV. Export items, locations, balances, events, transfers, and activity as a documented CSV package. Countstead is iPhone-first and adapts to iPad. Local inventory remains usable without an account or connection. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Sessurely4 screens
Countstead4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sessurely at none against Countstead's 2. On price, update cadence, 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. Countstead sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $10.00 per month. Sessurely asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sessurely ships an update every 3 days, Countstead every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Sessurely versus Countstead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSessurelyCountstead
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSilk Creative Labs LLCImdad Ismail

In-app purchases

None

Sessurely

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Countstead

Subscriptions2
  • Countstead Pro Monthly$10.001 Month
  • Countstead Pro Annual$90.001 Year

Questions

Is Sessurely free?
Sessurely is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Countstead free?
Countstead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sessurely or Countstead have ads?
Neither Sessurely nor Countstead shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sessurely or Countstead?
Sessurely ships an update every 3 days, and Countstead every 5 days. Most recently, Sessurely was updated on October 15, 2026 and Countstead on October 20, 2026.

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