- Rytuo
- Square Appointments alternative
Square Appointments alternative for massage studios: rooms on every plan.
Looking for a Square Appointments alternative? Rytuo is scheduling software built for massage studios and day spas: every booking has a room and a therapist on every plan, couples and four-hands massage are one booking, and the Rytuo Assistant answers your clients' messages 24/7.
Key factsAs of November 9, 2026
- Square Appointments plans
- Free $0, Plus $49, Premium $149 a month per location
- Square resource management (rooms)
- Square Premium
- Square in-person processing
- 2.6% + 15¢ (Free), 2.5% + 15¢ (Plus), 2.4% + 15¢ (Premium)
- Rytuo price
- Start $29, Salon $69 per location per month, plus sales tax where it applies (launch price for the first 10 salons; regular $49 and $119)
- Rytuo rooms and couples
- On every plan, Start included
Competitor prices on this page were read from the providers' public pages on November 9, 2026, from a server outside the US, and some providers show different prices by country. Check the current US price on the provider's own page before you decide.
Square Appointments pricing in plain words
Square Appointments is part of Square's payments and point-of-sale system. Its US pricing page lists three plans with a monthly fee per location: Square Free $0, Square Plus $49 and Square Premium $149, with unlimited staff calendars. Resource management, which Square describes as assigning rooms, chairs, stations and other resources to the services that need them, is listed in Premium. In-person card payments cost 2.6% + 15¢ on Free, 2.5% + 15¢ on Plus and 2.4% + 15¢ on Premium; online payments 3.3% + 30¢ on Free and 2.9% + 30¢ on Plus and Premium. Selling gift cards on Free or Plus carries a 2.5% load fee (0% on Premium).
A worked example: a studio that needs rooms
A massage studio with 4 therapists and 2 treatment rooms needs bookings assigned to rooms.
| Square Appointments | Rytuo | |
|---|---|---|
| Plan with rooms | Premium $149 a month | Start $29 a month (launch price) |
| Per year | $1,788 | $348 |
Rytuo Salon, at $69 a month (launch price), adds the Rytuo Assistant for Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp and website chat, therapist pay, time clock, the online gift certificate shop and inventory.
Subscription per location before sales tax and card processing. Square figures from its US pricing page, November 9, 2026. Square's processing is lowest on Premium; Rytuo prices do not include card processing.
Square Appointments and Rytuo side by side
| Rytuo | Square Appointments (as described on its US pricing page) | |
|---|---|---|
| Rooms | Every plan: every booking has a room and a therapist, no overlaps, cleaning buffers | Resource management in Premium ($149 per location) |
| Couples and four hands | One booking: 2 therapists in 1 room, or 2 therapists for 1 client | Multi-staff appointment booking from Plus: one appointment with several services assigned to different staff |
| Gift certificates | At the desk and in an online gift certificate shop, no commission | Gift cards with a 2.5% load fee on Free and Plus, 0% on Premium |
| Staff | No charge per therapist | Unlimited staff calendars |
Who should switch, and who should not
- Switch if your schedule is limited by treatment rooms and you would otherwise move to Premium for resource management.
- Switch if you sell couples massage, four-hands massage or long spa rituals that need room buffers.
- Square may suit you better if you mainly need payments and a simple calendar for one person, where Square Free costs nothing a month.
Why choose Rytuo
- Rooms on every plan. Massage therapist software built around couples rooms and four-hands massage.
- The Rytuo Assistant answers Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp and website chat in the client's language and books into the schedule, in approval or automatic mode.
- Therapist pay per massage, hourly, percentage, base, bonuses and advances, from completed visits; time clock with a PIN or on the phone.
- Spa features: packages, inventory with usage per treatment, discounts, morning brief. More for day spas.
- No commission, setup done for you. See pricing.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Square Appointments alternative for a massage studio or day spa?
Rytuo. Rooms are in every plan, couples and four-hands massage are one booking, and the Rytuo Assistant answers Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp and website chat and books into the schedule. One flat price per location: Start $29, Salon $69 per location per month, plus sales tax where it applies (launch price for the first 10 salons; regular $49 and $119).
How much does Square Appointments cost?
Square's US pricing page (checked November 9, 2026) lists a monthly fee per location of $0 on Square Free, $49 on Square Plus and $149 on Square Premium, plus card processing: 2.6% + 15¢, 2.5% + 15¢ or 2.4% + 15¢ in person, depending on the plan.
Which Square Appointments plan has room management?
Square lists resource management, which assigns rooms, chairs, stations and other resources to services, in Square Premium ($149 a month per location). In Rytuo, rooms are part of every plan, from Start at $29 a month (launch price).
Can I keep Square for payments and use Rytuo for scheduling?
Ask us in the demo. Rytuo records every payment with its payment method at checkout, so you can see revenue by method and close the day, whichever card terminal you use.
How do I move from Square Appointments to Rytuo?
We do it for you: services and prices, rooms, therapists and their schedules, and your client list from a CSV or Excel export.
Sources
- Square Appointments US pricing (plans per location, processing fees, resource management), checked November 9, 2026
Product and company names belong to their owners; Rytuo is not affiliated with them. Competitor information comes from the providers' public pages as of November 9, 2026. Prices and terms change and can differ by country. If something here is out of date, email [email protected] and we will correct it within 7 days.
Try Rytuo free for 7 days
Create your account and test everything on your own studio: rooms, therapists, online booking and the Rytuo Assistant. 7-day free trial, no card required. Choose a plan when it ends.
- No card required to start
- No commission on bookings, one flat price per location
- We can move your services, team and client list for you
Questions or a chain with 3+ locations: [email protected]
How the trial works
- 1Create your accountA few details about your studio and you are in. It takes a couple of minutes.
- 2Set up or let us do itAdd services, rooms and therapists yourself, or book a demo and we set it up with you.
- 3Test it for 7 daysThe full package from day one, with your own team.
- 4Choose a plan when it endsOnly then do you pay. Without a choice, nothing is charged.
7-day free trial, no card required. Choose a plan when it ends.