Keep Square for payments. Get a real booking system.
Square started as a card reader and grew booking outwards from the counter. AppFlow started with the booking and works with Square for the money, so you keep the payments you already trust and get a diary shaped around your trade.
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AppFlow is a Square Appointments alternative for Australian service businesses. You do not have to leave Square behind: it is one of our two supported payment providers, you connect your own account, and the money settles directly to you. What changes is everything around the payment, from how the booking is taken to the website it comes from.
Everything you need, in one place
Switch on what you need today and add the rest as you grow.
Square stays your payment provider
Connect your own Square account for deposits and card payments. Funds settle directly to you and AppFlow never holds them.
A diary built for service work
Travel time for mobile jobs, durations that match the actual service, buffers, and start-time rules for longer work.
A website, not just a booking link
Build your site in AppFlow and publish it on your own domain, with your booking form already part of it.
Staff, seats and rosters
Give each team member their own login, set who can be booked, and keep availability per person and per location.
Reminders in your name
Confirmations, reminders and reschedule notices by email and SMS, sent under your business name.
Where the bookings came from
See visits, enquiries and the bookings they became, split by website, booking link and embed.
AppFlow compared to a POS-first booking tool
Both approaches work. The question is which end of the business the software was designed from. Check current plans and features on any provider before you decide.
| What matters | AppFlow | POS-first booking tools |
|---|---|---|
| Where the product started | Booking and the customer experience | The point of sale and the card reader |
| Card payments | Your own Square or Stripe account, settling directly to you | Tied to that provider's own processing |
| Your website | Built in, published on your own domain | Varies, often a booking page rather than a site |
| Mobile and travelling work | Service areas and travel time built into availability | Varies by platform |
| Agency access | A scoped login for your marketer that reaches content and traffic only | Varies by platform |
| Pricing | Flat subscription in AUD, no lock-in contract | Check current plans and processing rates |
You do not have to choose between them
This is the part most comparison pages get wrong. Square is a genuinely good payment provider and AppFlow supports it directly. Connecting your Square account takes a few minutes, and from then on deposits and card payments run through the processor you already know, with the booking, the reminders, the website and the reporting handled in AppFlow.
- Connect your own Square account, keep your existing rates
- Money settles directly to you, never through AppFlow
- Stripe is supported the same way if you would rather use it
Built for trades, mobile work and studios
A counter-first tool assumes the customer comes to you and pays on the way out. Plenty of Australian service businesses do not work that way. If you drive to the job, quote before you start, take a deposit to hold a full day, or run services that need a specific bay and a set duration, the diary has to understand that before anything else.
- Travel areas and travel time for mobile jobs
- Deposits to protect full-day work
- Start-time rules so long jobs do not land at 4pm
Common questions
Can I keep using Square if I move to AppFlow?
Yes. Square is one of the two payment providers AppFlow supports. You connect your own Square account, keep your existing processing arrangement, and the money settles directly to you.
Do I have to switch payment providers?
No. You can connect Square or Stripe, whichever you already use. AppFlow never holds your funds either way.
What does AppFlow add that a POS-first booking tool does not?
A website you publish on your own domain, travel time and service areas for mobile work, start-time rules for long jobs, a scoped login for your marketing agency, and reporting that ties visits and enquiries through to booked value.
Is AppFlow priced in Australian dollars?
Yes. Plans are in AUD with no lock-in contract. See the pricing page for current plans.
Can I import my existing customers and services?
Yes. You can bring your customer list across with contact details and history, and set up your services and prices before you go live.
Keep the payments. Upgrade everything around them.
Your website, bookings, payments and customers in one place. Set it up today and take your first booking the same afternoon.
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