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Coachfront vs Square Appointments

Square Appointments is Square's booking tool, free for one location with paid plans from £29 a month.

Choose Coachfront for

Class timetables, packs and class waitlists with no monthly fee
Programmes and session logging

Choose Square Appointments for

Square's own card readers for in-person payments
A free plan for 1:1 appointment booking

Create your booking page

Import your clients from a spreadsheet when you're ready.

Side by side

We make Coachfront. Square Appointments's details come from their own website.

Feature	Coachfront	Square Appointments
Monthly price	No monthly fee. 1% of online payments, never more than £49 a month	Free plan, or Plus from £29 a month per location
Class booking	Included	On Plus and Premium
Packs	Yes	Packages on Plus and Premium
Memberships with a session limit	Yes, with optional carry-over of unused sessions	Not stated on their site
Waitlist for classes	Yes	Appointments only. No class waitlist on their site
Deposits	Yes. The balance is tracked and payable by link	Yes: deposits, prepayment or a card on file
Card fees for online UK payments	Stripe's rate, usually 1.5% + 20p, plus our 1% (capped)	1.4% + 25p
UK Direct Debit	Yes (Bacs, through Stripe)	Not stated on their site
Write programmes and log sessions	Yes. Write a client's week and log sets as you coach	Not stated on their site

Monthly price

Coachfront: No monthly fee. 1% of online payments, never more than £49 a month
Square Appointments: Free plan, or Plus from £29 a month per location

Class booking

Coachfront: Included
Square Appointments: On Plus and Premium

Packs

Coachfront: Yes
Square Appointments: Packages on Plus and Premium

Memberships with a session limit

Coachfront: Yes, with optional carry-over of unused sessions
Square Appointments: Not stated on their site

Waitlist for classes

Coachfront: Yes
Square Appointments: Appointments only. No class waitlist on their site

Deposits

Coachfront: Yes. The balance is tracked and payable by link
Square Appointments: Yes: deposits, prepayment or a card on file

Card fees for online UK payments

Coachfront: Stripe's rate, usually 1.5% + 20p, plus our 1% (capped)
Square Appointments: 1.4% + 25p

UK Direct Debit

Coachfront: Yes (Bacs, through Stripe)
Square Appointments: Not stated on their site

Write programmes and log sessions

Coachfront: Yes. Write a client's week and log sets as you coach
Square Appointments: Not stated on their site

Square Appointments details from their own website, checked on 8 October 2026. Prices and features change, so check source 1, source 2, source 3, source 4, source 5. Card processing fees are charged by the payment provider on both. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we'll fix it.

Questions

Is Coachfront cheaper than Square Appointments?

For classes and packs, yes. Square needs its Plus plan for those, from £29 a month per location. Coachfront has no monthly fee. For 1:1 appointments only, Square's free plan has no monthly fee either.

Can I move from Square Appointments to Coachfront?

Yes. Export your clients from Square Appointments as a spreadsheet and import them with their remaining sessions. You can use both until you're ready.

When is Square Appointments the better choice?

Square suits you if you want its card readers for payments in person, or you only need 1:1 appointments on its free plan.